Dec. 13th, 2006

pastfancy: (Froggybrella)
A few of you will be seeing this for the 2nd or 3rd time, but it was too good to keep quiet.

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For those not in "the know", no child left behind (NCLB) are the new rules under which educators must now work. To illustrate their stupidity, I give you the following:


"No Child Left Behind - The football version

1. All teams must make the state playoffs and all MUST win the championship. If a team does not win the championship, they will be on probation until they are the champions, and coaches will be held accountable. If after two years they have not won the championship their footballs and equipment will be taken away until they do win the championship.

2. All players will be expected to have the same football skills at the same time even if they do not have the same conditions or opportunities to practice on their own. NO exceptions will be made for lack of interest in football, a desire to perform athletically, or genetic abilities or disabilities of themselves or their parents. All players will play football at a proficient level!

3. Talented players will be asked to workout on their own, without instruction. This is because the coaches will be using all their instructional time with the athletes who aren't interest in football, have limited athletic ability or whose parents don't like football.

4. Games will be played year round but statistics will only be kept in the 4th 8th and 11th game. It will create a New Age of Sports where every school is expected to have the same level of talent and all teams will reach the same minimum goals. If no team gets ahead, then no team gets left behind. If fans do not like this new law, they are encouraged to vote for vouchers and support private teams that can screen out the non-athletes and prevent their players from having to play with bad football players."
pastfancy: (Froggybrella)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/13/boyle.obit.ap/index.html

Sad... He was a great actor, in drama and comedy. But, to me, he'll always be Puttin' on da Riiiiitz.

And secondly...

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/mom-sues-over-rejection-of-yearbook/20061213100409990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

I think that is nuts that they won't let it be his senior photo. It's one thing if David Duke wants to wear his robes for his senior pic, but the SCA is reputable and promotes history... Would it be different if the picture was taken in the context of a theatrical production?? It's like my school complaining that I am wearing a revealing skating outfit for my senior pic, saying that if they post it, it's promoting overtly sexual behavior.

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