Teachers Bent On Economic Self-Destruction
An article in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune, School supplies: Teachers, parents shoulder a rising share of the costs1 spotlighted the phenomenon of school teachers purchasing supplies for their students. These excerpts illustrate the problem.
But in an era of cost-cutting and economizing, the expense is increasingly shouldered by parents and teachers, rather than [...]
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Zero Tolerance For Teachers Purchasing School Materials For Students
August 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Fascinations
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Video Of Boxing Gloves, Stethoscope, & Monkey Sequence At Leonard Cohen Colmar Concert
August 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Fascinations, Leonard Cohen
The boxing gloves and stethoscope, accouterments to lyrics from “I’m Your Man” deposited on stage (first documented in the photo posted at Leonard Cohen Equipped To Step Into The Ring And Examine Every Inch Of You), can now be viewed in this video excerpt of that song’s performance at Leonard Cohen’s Colmar Concert.
Cohen, already wearing [...]
Onion News Reports On Google Opt-Out Village
August 13th, 2009 · Comments Off · Fascinations
Onion News Network Precisely On Target
I’ve long had a thing for The Onion, the most reliable source of consistently high quality, insightful, clever, funny satire in text form. I hadn’t paid much attention, however, to the Onion News Network, their mock emulation of CNN and similar television news shows.
Today, however, I happened onto their report [...]
