An excerpt from the New Yorker -
OBAMA WILLING TO SERVE AS TEMP PRESIDENT WHILE TRUMP RECEIVES PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION
By Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Amid concerns about Donald Trump’s fitness to be President, former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he was willing to serve as “temp President” while Trump undergoes psychiatric evaluation.
“It would just be a temp thing,” Obama told reporters. “As soon as psychiatrists determine that Donald Trump is mentally stable and fit to serve as the most powerful officeholder in the world, I’d step aside.”
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/obama-willing-to-serve-as-temp-president-while-trump-receives-psychiatric-evaluation
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
IT Hero
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2017/may/16/marcus-hutchins-man-who-halted-global-cyber-attack-im-no-hero-video
Monday, May 15, 2017
Sunday, May 14, 2017
An Exhaustive List That Will Keep Growing
From the NY Times -
The Republican’s Guide to Presidential Behavior
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
It wasn’t so long ago that Republicans in Congress cared about how a president comported himself in office. They cared a lot! The president is, after all, commander in chief of the armed forces, steward of the most powerful nation on earth, role model for America’s children — and he should act at all times with the dignity his station demands. It’s not O.K. to behave in a manner that demeans the office and embarrasses the country. Shirt sleeves in the Oval Office? Disrespectful. Shoes on the Resolute desk? Even worse. Lying? Despicable, if not impeachable.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/the-republicans-guide-to-presidential-behavior.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=0
The Republican’s Guide to Presidential Behavior
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
It wasn’t so long ago that Republicans in Congress cared about how a president comported himself in office. They cared a lot! The president is, after all, commander in chief of the armed forces, steward of the most powerful nation on earth, role model for America’s children — and he should act at all times with the dignity his station demands. It’s not O.K. to behave in a manner that demeans the office and embarrasses the country. Shirt sleeves in the Oval Office? Disrespectful. Shoes on the Resolute desk? Even worse. Lying? Despicable, if not impeachable.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/the-republicans-guide-to-presidential-behavior.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=0
Not Smart
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
In Arizona, teachers can now be hired with absolutely no training in how to teach
By Valerie Strauss
New legislation signed into law in Arizona by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will allow teachers to be hired with no formal teaching training, as long as they have five years of experience in fields “relevant” to the subject they are teaching. What’s “relevant” isn’t clear.
The Arizona law is part of a disturbing trend nationwide to allow teachers without certification or even any teacher preparation to be hired and put immediately to work in the classroom in large part to help close persistent teacher shortages. It plays into a misconception that anyone can teach if they know a particular subject and that it is not really necessary to first learn about curriculum, classroom management and instruction.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/14/in-arizona-teachers-can-now-be-hired-with-absolutely-no-training-in-how-to-teach/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_as-arizona-955am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.44c3524d23bd
In Arizona, teachers can now be hired with absolutely no training in how to teach
By Valerie Strauss
New legislation signed into law in Arizona by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will allow teachers to be hired with no formal teaching training, as long as they have five years of experience in fields “relevant” to the subject they are teaching. What’s “relevant” isn’t clear.
The Arizona law is part of a disturbing trend nationwide to allow teachers without certification or even any teacher preparation to be hired and put immediately to work in the classroom in large part to help close persistent teacher shortages. It plays into a misconception that anyone can teach if they know a particular subject and that it is not really necessary to first learn about curriculum, classroom management and instruction.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/14/in-arizona-teachers-can-now-be-hired-with-absolutely-no-training-in-how-to-teach/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_as-arizona-955am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.44c3524d23bd
Happy Mother's Day
As a mother to two sons and a grandmother to three precious little girls, I've learned some things.
I've learned that the greatest impact on a child's life happens in the first five years.
This is tough because as a new mother, or even a seasoned one, the first five years of a child's life are hectic. You're busy taking care of them and they're busy discovering and exploring the world around them. But it is in the first five years that lifelong lessons are learned. In those first five years, kids learn how to behave, how to treat others, how to take care of themselves, and how to think for themselves, to name a few. And the tricky part is, as a parent you have no idea if what you're doing is right or good for that child until much later. In these first five years, you're operating on a hope and a prayer.
I've learned you don't do your child any favors by always coming to their rescue.
When a child blows it, they need to understand that they need to figure out what to do to solve their issue. I'm not suggesting that we let them suffer, but I am saying that they need to understand that the world will not bail them out. When they screw up, they need to fess up, correct the problem, make amends and move on. Too often parents become a lifelong crutch. In their desire to help, they become a hindrance.
I've learned that kids have to be taught how to work; how to complete a task and do a good job.
If kids are allowed to get away with doing half-ass work, they will grow up thinking that's good enough in school, at work, and in relationships. Kids have to be explicitly taught how to do a job and do it well. That begins with picking up their toys and cleaning their rooms. Simple things that have a lifelong impact.
I've learned that once your kids are grown, you have to step aside and let them live their lives.
And to me . . .
That's the hardest lesson of all.
I've learned that the greatest impact on a child's life happens in the first five years.
This is tough because as a new mother, or even a seasoned one, the first five years of a child's life are hectic. You're busy taking care of them and they're busy discovering and exploring the world around them. But it is in the first five years that lifelong lessons are learned. In those first five years, kids learn how to behave, how to treat others, how to take care of themselves, and how to think for themselves, to name a few. And the tricky part is, as a parent you have no idea if what you're doing is right or good for that child until much later. In these first five years, you're operating on a hope and a prayer.
I've learned you don't do your child any favors by always coming to their rescue.
When a child blows it, they need to understand that they need to figure out what to do to solve their issue. I'm not suggesting that we let them suffer, but I am saying that they need to understand that the world will not bail them out. When they screw up, they need to fess up, correct the problem, make amends and move on. Too often parents become a lifelong crutch. In their desire to help, they become a hindrance.
I've learned that kids have to be taught how to work; how to complete a task and do a good job.
If kids are allowed to get away with doing half-ass work, they will grow up thinking that's good enough in school, at work, and in relationships. Kids have to be explicitly taught how to do a job and do it well. That begins with picking up their toys and cleaning their rooms. Simple things that have a lifelong impact.
I've learned that once your kids are grown, you have to step aside and let them live their lives.
And to me . . .
That's the hardest lesson of all.
Ditch These Folks . . . Fast
From the Huffington Post -
10 Toxic People You Should Avoid Like The Plague
Quit trying to beat them at their own game.
Dr. Travis Bradberry
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/10-toxic-people-you-should-avoid-like-the-plague_us_591344f2e4b07e366cebb80e
10 Toxic People You Should Avoid Like The Plague
Quit trying to beat them at their own game.
Dr. Travis Bradberry
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/10-toxic-people-you-should-avoid-like-the-plague_us_591344f2e4b07e366cebb80e
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Still Happening
An excerpt from the Root -
Mass. Charter School Students Sent to Detention, Banned From Prom Because They Wear Braids
By Breanna Edwards
Why black hair in school environments is still an issue in this, the year of our Lord 2017, is beyond me. But here we are, yet again. This time, in an apparent sudden enforcement of the “rules,” black students at a charter school in Malden, Mass., have been subject to punishment over braids (yes, the same hairstyle almost every little black girl has had at least once). And parents are upset.
According to the Boston Globe, Colleen Cook, whose twin 15-year-old daughters, Deanna and Mya, attend the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, have been subject to several detentions since last week and now could actually be suspended from school over their hairstyle.
http://www.theroot.com/mass-charter-school-students-sent-to-detention-banned-1795173513
Mass. Charter School Students Sent to Detention, Banned From Prom Because They Wear Braids
By Breanna Edwards
Why black hair in school environments is still an issue in this, the year of our Lord 2017, is beyond me. But here we are, yet again. This time, in an apparent sudden enforcement of the “rules,” black students at a charter school in Malden, Mass., have been subject to punishment over braids (yes, the same hairstyle almost every little black girl has had at least once). And parents are upset.
According to the Boston Globe, Colleen Cook, whose twin 15-year-old daughters, Deanna and Mya, attend the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, have been subject to several detentions since last week and now could actually be suspended from school over their hairstyle.
http://www.theroot.com/mass-charter-school-students-sent-to-detention-banned-1795173513
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