Here is is:
F u cn rd ths y cnt spll
Yesterday the California board of ed passed what amounts to a phonics-only
curriculum up to 3rd grade at which time children are MANDATED to be "fluent
readers"
Sunday two stories.
1. NY Tims mag: George Soros declaring that over-reliance on market mechanisms
undermines the moral authority of society.
2. Several papers: Liberal arts programs in colleges have become the domain of
female students. This is certainly true in the three departments I work in. Communication,
Psychology, and Human Development, here at UCSD.
My response. Critical engagement to provide alternatives and demonstrate their
effectiveness along a variety of socially valued dimensions. Will that save the
world? Of course not. Will it allow me to live with myself? Temporarily.
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Time to make breakfast.
See ya'll
mike
ps. XMCA tech infrastructure seems to be working. Its a temporary situation to
be appreciated when it occurs.
pps. my quote of the day: "Its good to laugh. Doctors advise you to laugh"
Sholom Alaichem