‘50 percent of teachers not qualified’ The National Center for Assessment in Higher Education (Qiyas) has found that 50 percent of teachers are not qualified to teach students even in the richest state.[...]
Archive for December, 2013
December 19th, 2013 - 1:34 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Teachers found not qualified in rich district!
December 18th, 2013 - 3:28 pm § in America
Responding to an email complaint
A relative who lives in South Carolina has complained that posts here about that state are unfair My reply: As for posts about SC, they really are nothing new. Like many here in Seattle I have been angry that Boeing moved its assembly plant to avoid paying skilled workers a fair wage and becaus[...]
December 18th, 2013 - 1:55 pm § in Misc.
The Art Of Getting Disbarred For Perjury
Disbarment is somewhat like suicide. If you’re a neurotic lawyer hell-bent on self-destruction, there are a couple of easy ways to get yourself thrown out of the bar, and a whole bunch of messy ways that aren’t guaranteed to get the job done. I won’t go into the details of how to m[...]
December 18th, 2013 - 12:00 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Peace is Possible?
Beit Jalla, West Bank – Palestinians Ready To Extend Talks With Israel Today 01:34 PM Beit Jalla, West Bank – The chief Palestinian peace negotiator says the Palestinians are ready to extend the current talks with Israel beyond an April deadline — if there is a framework agreement in[...]
December 18th, 2013 - 4:40 am § in Environment, Misc.
North America to Drown in Oil as Mexico Ends Monopoly
Confession: We Own a Boat! A few years ago, faced with 3 gallons of gasoline per mile. we upgraded the Aquila to diesels. That cots us tens of thousands of dollars but … aside form safety issues … it was nice to get three miles to the gallon instead of three gallons to the mile […[...]
December 17th, 2013 - 8:45 pm § in Misc.
How White Men Count Coup, Part 2
The Swifts Find Wives A few days ago I related the odd story of Will and Tom Swift, twin brothers greatly divided by the effects of their father’s death. Will became “The Great Avenger,” determined to kill as many Indians as he could in revenge for the death of father Swift at the hands of [[...]
December 17th, 2013 - 8:42 pm § in Misc.
A Song For Our Times
I dedicate this to Kim Jong Un and all the lesser uns unlucky enough not to be rulers for North Korea.[...]
December 17th, 2013 - 12:43 pm § in The Ave Scene
I did not even know the West Coast had an Avenger!
Reassuring the Trolls A commentator who frequently sends me emails was upset that story I wrote recently featured a character I called “The Great Avenger.” Apparently he had an ancestor who used that name! This made me wonder how many folks have used Avenger as a nicknames? I did a[...]
UW Senate Operates Like the Soviet Duma
Why doesn’t the UW faculty understand that democracy requires open discussion? This AM I received the following email that made me quite angry. The message: Voting Faculty, At its meeting on December 5, 2013, the Faculty Senate approved legislation that revises the Faculty Code on principles o[...]