Remember when there was only one right answer to a math problem? Not anymore.

(Didn't know what category this belongs in) picked by 86Apex 3 years ago

These are web resources that I used for my recent paper on the impact of distance education on the academic library for ILS560-College amp; University Libraries. picked by MaxShemet 2 years ago

The education system has finally figured out that there is no way to stop teens from having sex, and some states are denying the funding to abstinence education. picked by roarkmeister 2 years ago

A BOOK which teaches children about lesbian mums getting pregnant using sperm donors is being pitched at kids as young as two.

The controversial publication, Where Did I Really Come From?, also features a drawing of two gay men holding a baby in a chapter about surrogacy. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

What happens when Samurai are asked to quite fighting and take low paying government job? They teach night math class too make money and boast about their awesomeness by making works of art. I wish I could be a Samurai mathematician. picked by lsojunkie 2 years ago

’In 1973 I set out to do drawings of women’s genitals for use in sex education groups. I wanted the drawings to be lovely and informative, to give pleasure and affirmation. I organized the drawings into a coloring book because a major way we learn to understand the world, as children, is by coloring. As adults many of us still need to learn about our external sexual anatomy.’ -Te... read full post picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Operator: 911 emergencies. Boy: Yeah I need some help. Operator: What’s the matter? Boy: With my math. Operator: With your mouth? Boy: No with my math. I have to do it. Will you help me? picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

Perhaps I exaggerate, but the Texas State Board of Education is about to create a panel of experts to oversee the creation of their next social studies curriculum "that includes absurdly unqualified ideologues who are hostile to public education" and believe, for example, that wildfires and hurricanes are divine punishments for tolerance of homosexuality picked by equinox 7 months ago

Costello gives a hilarious math lesson. Inspired to post by beany11's post. picked by beckinacea 2 years ago

I don't know if anyone on Plime likes her (I don't, particularly... ), but my mom asked me to download the book so she could read it.
Suze Orman's book, "Women & Money", is being offered for free download from Oprah's site until 8pm tomorrow. Link is to the PDF file for the English version, but you can also find the Spanish version through Oprah.com. picked by Marli 2 years ago

"Text messaging, with its use of phonetic spelling and little or no punctuation, seems to pose a threat to traditional conventions in writing."


I've noticed this in my own students and it makes me shudder. Remember when they tried to make "Ebonics" a formal language? How do we get "these kids today" to remember proper language? picked by bevissimo 3 years ago

The world's oldest ocean-going passenger vessel still in service has been converted into a floating Japanese bookstore. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Interview with Andreas Albrecht, Ph.D., Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, University of California-Davis: “And then quantum mechanics falls out of that as a residue in our 3-D world, reflecting those universes. It would explain how, in Schroedinger's dilemma that the cat can be alive in this universe and dead in the parallel universe". *Links at bottom have more info* picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A bill that would grant Colorado residents who were awarded Purple Heart or higher medal free college tuition is under fire as too costly by people such as David Skaggs of the Dept of Education. The same David Skaggs who proposes having tax payers pay a large percentage of illegal alien's tuition. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The writer Courtney Love does music math and is not doing American Idol. picked by monkeyman 3 years ago

An Arizona man is celebrating a special day to promote comic books as engaging educational tools. Free Comic Book Day is set to take place the first Saturday in May. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

This fake book is a way of hiding your PSP and making people think you are reading a book. This is the perfect disguise. :) picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Rove in new book: "Bush is needy"

Obviously not a groundbreaking book, so Bush is a needy cry baby, BIG SURPRISE! picked by buddha 2 years ago

Problem, how do you get children, especially minority children to read? Not sure the best method, but this video running on Black Entertainment Television that teaches kids to read "Not a sports page, not a magazine, but a book n****r, a f**kin’ book n****r" is probably not it. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Politically correct German education officials have ordered a character called Bruno in a new children's book to be renamed Aydan. Officials in Hamburg were reportedly unhappy at having a character with the same name as Sacha Baron Cohen's Nazi-praising Austrian journalist Bruno. picked by kakana 4 months ago