Jersey Jazzman: "Overpaid" Teachers Redux

Jersey Jazzman: "Overpaid" Teachers Redux:

"Overpaid" Teachers Redux

by Duke

Yeesh...

The effects of this liability are already popping up: when Standard & Poor dropped New Jersey’s credit rating in February, the first explanation given was “concern regarding the stresses from the state’s poorly funded pension system.” Such fallout can only be expected to spread, with Pew reporting that pension funds in 31 states were funded below 80 percent in 2009.

How did the situation get so grim? While the financial crisis and irresponsible politicians

Motivating Students Through Blowin' Stuff Up

by Duke

From the nice folks doin' nice things who are gonna teach our kids through X-Boxes:

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I want these kids to be talking about what they got out of the Dimension U system in the same breath that they're talking about what they got out of World of Warcraft; what they got out of Halo - 'cause it's the same psychological motivations.

And what are the "psychological motivations" inherent in Halo?