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Failure is impossible for high school students! (No, really) on Shine

So is this an inspired move to get those marginal students on track and learning, or just another way in which we’re coddling underachieving kids and hobbling the rest? Parents, educators and students are divided. Mary Mathewson, an English teacher at Potomac High tells the Post that the new standard not only cripples teachers in…

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Denounced anonymously for “seeking Christian roommate” request

“Our interest really lies in her getting some training so that this doesn’t happen again,” she said. via overlawyered.com   What do you think about this? A woman posts an ad for a roommate on her church bulletin board but says she's looking for a Christian. Gets reported to the state anonymously and the state…

Nordstrom’s Employee Handbook — short and sweet – (37signals)

Nordstrom Rules: Rule #1: Use best judgment in all situations. There will be no additional rules. via 37signals.com   I found this by accident. I find it interesting on a number of levels. The comments that followed were interesting for one thing. But what about the concept itself? It seems that everywhere I go people…

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Your kid’s an All Star? Wow! Someday he’ll be average like the rest of us. « drinking from the same dipper

The church in America is puzzled. Young adults are leaving in droves. Magazines, books and blogs are wagging the finger of blame to point out who is responsible. Some say it is a failure of youth ministry, some point to church budgets and some nail the blame on outdated, unhip worship services. We parents are…