CNN ran an article on how American college students are not able to perform these complex, real-life tasks.
The results cut across three types of literacy: analyzing news stories and other prose, understanding documents and having math skills needed for checkbooks or restaurant tips.
Without “proficient” skills, or those needed to perform more complex tasks, students fall [...]
Entries from January 2006
January 25, 2006
Study: College students lack literacy for complex tasks
January 19, 2006
Lack of control over genetic engineering
Genetic engineering gives some people the creeps, with unknown side effects from these mutants. Now we also have to deal with mutant crops spreading the modified genes into where you thought it was safe.
CNN ran an article on how a government department in USA has been neglecting their duty.
Still, many scientists worry that biotechnology crops [...]
January 19, 2006
Best blonde joke ever
Haha! This has to be the best blonde joke ever! I guess technology can be too much for some people to handle!
January 19, 2006
Spoof of Memoirs of a Geisha
Popular movies sometimes attract fans who will do a parody of the movie or modify part of it for laughs. I haven't read the book or seen the movie so I don't know how good it is, but since Memoirs of a Geisha has a spoof it might be worth watching? Is this a good [...]
January 18, 2006
Prosperity Gospel in New York
New York Times ran an article on how prosperity gospel is gaining popularity in New York City. What is prosperity gospel? It is a teaching in churches that God will bless everyone with wealth and health if you are faithful, that you are not doing the right thing if you are poor or sick.
It is [...]
