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Education > Educational Philosophy The educational costs of standardized testing

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Breathe in slowly. Count backwards from 20. As you breathe in the anesthetic, and before you lose consciousness, ask yourself this about the person who's about to cut into your body:Would you rather your surgeon be:A) a great standardized test-takerB) experienced in performing surgeriesC) a great regurgitator of factsOr imagi... More..

Education > Teachers & Administrators What makes an effective teacher?

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Here's what no one told me about being a teacher: You get fearless. But I don't mean fearless all the way around _ there's this increasing fear of authority figures, test scores, and running out of chocolate I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about being impervious to the kinds of people that scare most other people.Case... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Classic country music: An introduction

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Ask not for whom the fiddle whines; the fiddle whines for thee. Or at least I think it does if you were born and raised in America. Country music, whether you or your hipster friends want to admit it, is like our collective subconscious. All those songs about cheating, death, doom, and mama's sweet, sweet love have worked the... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Unforgettable female country music singers

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I can come out of the closet to you now. I absolutely worship Dolly Parton. I feel clean now; thanks for letting me share. I spent so many years secretly loving her music. Before Cher, before Madonna, Parton's big chest and even bigger hair made her impossible to ignore.Critics always yammer about how fixated they were the fi... More..

Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: The Twilight Zone

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"The tools of conquest do no necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be found only in the minds of men" intones Rod Serling in that distinct, clipped tone at the end of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," one of the best episodes from a serie... More..

Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues The importance of "coming out" and the difference it makes

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I wonder if he wonders if it was the karate gi he gave me instead of the hair bows he gave my sister. Or the hysterical crying when I found out the Hot Wheels set was not for me that Christmas. Maybe the Dallas Cowboy football uniform I circled in the Sears Catalog for my wish list. Maybe someone couldve tapped him on the sho... More..

Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) How to make pizza

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Pizza is dinner magic at my house. Sometimes it's the only way I can get my teenagers to get off the phone/MySpace/PS2/TV and actually talk to a human. Every time I announce that I'm making pizza, both girls are there (after texting friends and boyfriends to come and share the pizza goodness), ready to help and talk. So, not ... More..

Computers & Technology > Smartphones & PDA Phones The best smartphones for your money in 2008

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The debate over smartphones has narrowed to a struggle between two titans: the BlackBerry and the iPhone. And it's also a debate within my household: one of us is true-blue to Apple; the other to BlackBerry. On the surface, it looks like a head-to-head matchup, but for my money, one phone does edge ahead: BlackBerry.I could g... More..

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