via TYWKIWDBIA thought from the Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered, "Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."
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4/4/11
The Dalai Lama Says:
9/25/08
The Military-Industrial Complex
I was just sitting here, watching Rachel Maddow (she's awesome!) talk to Richard Shelby, Pat Buchanan and Ed Rendell when the thought struck me; I have not heard one word of blame or concern for the financial clusterfuck directed at the war-mongers, and the security danger it implies.
Think about it. We are being asked to foot a $1trillion dollar bailout of the credit markets. These markets provide credit for things like mortgages and business loans. Without the bailout, the military-industrial complex may not be able to get the money they need to stay fat, and to keep us armed!
So, my question (I only teach 2nd grade. This stuff is a bit over my head) is:
With our military so overextended, and our money gone, are we so weak as a nation that we are in danger?
Think about it. We are being asked to foot a $1trillion dollar bailout of the credit markets. These markets provide credit for things like mortgages and business loans. Without the bailout, the military-industrial complex may not be able to get the money they need to stay fat, and to keep us armed!
So, my question (I only teach 2nd grade. This stuff is a bit over my head) is:
With our military so overextended, and our money gone, are we so weak as a nation that we are in danger?
8/23/08
I Had An Original Thought: 2
The school reformers who would "professional development" us to death would also have you believe that most teachers just aren't very smart. These are the same folks who, rightly or wrongly, put weight in IQ indicators. For argument, let's stipulate that too many teachers are stoopid. Here is a chart showing the population's IQ distribution:
If 100 is normal, and a standard deviation is 15, you see a couple SDs in either direction and you're looking at someone packing, or not, so to speak. How many folks with IQs of 120+ are going into teaching? Not many. Hell, there aren't very many! What might lure them?
Also, I think there are teachers out there who are incredibly smart, and do their thing their way, and it works. They are indeed, and in IQ score, exceptional. So leave them alone! Let them teach! They bring what NCLB is quickly draining from our kids--creativity! Thoughtfulness! Things that matter to humanity, not some bottom line or rung on a career ladder.
If 100 is normal, and a standard deviation is 15, you see a couple SDs in either direction and you're looking at someone packing, or not, so to speak. How many folks with IQs of 120+ are going into teaching? Not many. Hell, there aren't very many! What might lure them?Also, I think there are teachers out there who are incredibly smart, and do their thing their way, and it works. They are indeed, and in IQ score, exceptional. So leave them alone! Let them teach! They bring what NCLB is quickly draining from our kids--creativity! Thoughtfulness! Things that matter to humanity, not some bottom line or rung on a career ladder.
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