Arctic may lose all ice by summer 2040

by Wisdom ~ Monday, December 11th, 2006

This article was posted all over the net on Dec 11, 2006.

Arctic may lose all ice by summer 2040
Tuesday Dec 12 11:45 AEDT
Global warming could leave the Arctic without ice during the summer as early as 2040, a study by a team of US and Canadian scientists shows.
“The effects of greenhouse warming are starting to [...]

You’re Fired! Preventing Prevention and the First Amendment.

by Wisdom ~ Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

On October 18, members of the Sweetwater County Fire District #1 fire department spent a part of their morning teaching a fire prevention class to a group of preschoolers. The firefighters, mostly volunteers, came to the preschool in Rock Springs at the request of the preschool teachers, who knew that one of the firefighters’ children [...]

Chapter Six - The Broken Body of Our Education System - A Principled Principal is Hard to Find

by Wisdom ~ Sunday, December 19th, 2004

Ah, the principal. Everyone remembers their principal, right? He (or she) is the head of the educational body. He was the guy whose office was seen only by the most disciplinarily helpless classmates. He had a paddle hanging on the wall in the reception area as a reminder to what would happen if you got [...]

Chapter Five - The Broken Body of Our Education System - Teacher, Teacher, Won’t You Teach Me

by Wisdom ~ Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

Without a doubt, teachers are the most visible part of the educational system. Along with being the backbone, they are the face of the educational body. They are the ones that our children see every day. They are the ones that we, as parents, usually have contact with when we have need to have direct [...]

Chapter Four - The Broken Body of Our Education System - Teach me, or Teach Me Not

by Wisdom ~ Sunday, May 2nd, 2004

The third injury warranting immediate medical attention is the backbone of the education system, the teachers. Now before you go all NEA on me, let me say that it isn’t all teachers, just like it isn’t all bus drivers or the entire lunch room staff, but it isn’t just a few anymore either. There’s a [...]