Tuesday, May 29, 2007
the burning question nobody asked
Slate magazine asked writers what typeface they prefer when writing. Glad to see Palatino made the top three. I use it for two simple reasons: serif typefaces are easier to read (I'm getting old) and proportional typefaces cram more words in per page (I'm frugal (cheap bastard)). I also use 1.5 line spacing for greater economies. How about y'all?
Thursday, May 17, 2007
i made a funny, then they made the same funny
See my 10/03 post on timetables (two posts down), then watch the first minute, originally aired 10/10. I've been robbed, I tell you, robbed! Or not. Whatever.
It should have gotten a bigger laugh, anyway. Stupid audience.
It should have gotten a bigger laugh, anyway. Stupid audience.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Thursday, May 03, 2007
timetables and testing -- different things, obviously
President Bush, 02/2001, on his Presidential Education Initiative:
The cornerstone of reform, as far as I'm concerned, is not only high standards and maximum flexibility, but strong accountability systems. I think it's so important to measure. I think it's a legitimate thing -- I know it's a legitimate request from those of us in public life to say if you receive taxpayers' money, you measure, and you show us whether or not the children are learning.
And when I ask Congress to pass legislation that says, in return for federal help the state of Tennessee, local jurisdictions must develop accountability measures on an annual basis, 3 through 8, to determine whether or not our children are learning. It is essential we do so.
(my bold)
Now, I know there's some around who will say we can't measure, it's not the proper role of the government. Well, I believe the proper role of any government at any level is to insist upon results.
So, if, like Congress or somebody governmental like that, said, "Hey, you've spent $600 billion and stuff and like people are dying and stuff on a war that's been going on for like four years, and you still want to continue with this, so now we're going to set to deadlines and measurements and if you don't meet them were going to close shop" you'd be cool with that? Or am I just being unpatriotic?
The cornerstone of reform, as far as I'm concerned, is not only high standards and maximum flexibility, but strong accountability systems. I think it's so important to measure. I think it's a legitimate thing -- I know it's a legitimate request from those of us in public life to say if you receive taxpayers' money, you measure, and you show us whether or not the children are learning.
And when I ask Congress to pass legislation that says, in return for federal help the state of Tennessee, local jurisdictions must develop accountability measures on an annual basis, 3 through 8, to determine whether or not our children are learning. It is essential we do so.
(my bold)
Now, I know there's some around who will say we can't measure, it's not the proper role of the government. Well, I believe the proper role of any government at any level is to insist upon results.
So, if, like Congress or somebody governmental like that, said, "Hey, you've spent $600 billion and stuff and like people are dying and stuff on a war that's been going on for like four years, and you still want to continue with this, so now we're going to set to deadlines and measurements and if you don't meet them were going to close shop" you'd be cool with that? Or am I just being unpatriotic?
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