Think back to the first time you and your friends tried mixing all the sodas in the pop fountain. You watched each different fizz cascade into the 64 oz. Big Gulp, mesmerized as the cola-colored puddle metamorphosed into a rust-colored, guaranteed gut-buster of a beverage. You thought to yourself, "Is this a good idea?"

And if you're anything like me, you said, "What the hell," and took a sip and even as you felt your Cheetoes and chocolate milk crawling back up your throat (with just a hint of Dr. Pepper), you swore to all your friends--you swore to God--that it was the "best thing ever made, try it, you gotta try it, just try it." And in the end, after fighting back your lunch, you decided it wasn't really that bad. And you took another sip.

That's what life is like in mredison's neighborhood. Welcome.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Teach for UK!

I was reading this article when I came across this paragraph:

"In many of these schools, pupils' progress is hampered by poor basic skills in literacy and numeracy. It cannot be right that 20 percent of pupils leave primary school without a solid foundation in literacy and numeracy," [some official] said.


An article like this would never go in the American educational system. Pretend that statement was being read aloud in a faculty meeting. I can see three words in that paragraph above that would require someone to define and create a context. (Sure, numeracy's important. . .but what is it?)
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