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May 21, 2015
There have been studies done about how different languages affect the development
development of the brain in different ways...
This is an interesting study on how German sounds compared to other languages. (On a personal note: No wonder my brother failed German in high school many, many years ago. :O )
May 20, 2015
edit: The newspaper gif would not show on DU
Adam Savage (of Myth Busters) on how to raise test scores
http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/mythbusters-star-bring-back-band-shop-class-if-you-want-better-test-scores/2225685In a week when Florida students were logging on to another round of standardized tests, one of the stars of Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel clearly touched a nerve.
"If you want the kids' test scores up, bring back band and bring back shop and get kids actually learning stuff instead of teaching them how to take a test," TV personality Adam Savage said in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times. (snip)
The reaction seemed to underscore not just the public's exasperation over testing but the frustrations of science, art and music teachers who need expensive materials or who see their subjects de-emphasized because so much time is needed to get ready for tests.
Savage said STEM, the acronym for science, technology, engineering and math, should be STEAM "because you need art in there to complete an education."
(more at link)
"If you want the kids' test scores up, bring back band and bring back shop and get kids actually learning stuff instead of teaching them how to take a test," TV personality Adam Savage said in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times. (snip)
The reaction seemed to underscore not just the public's exasperation over testing but the frustrations of science, art and music teachers who need expensive materials or who see their subjects de-emphasized because so much time is needed to get ready for tests.
Savage said STEM, the acronym for science, technology, engineering and math, should be STEAM "because you need art in there to complete an education."
edit: The newspaper gif would not show on DU
May 12, 2015
If anyone is so inclined to express your opinion to the powers that be in St. Augustine, the contact information is below. Since we are a tourist town, the voices of potential tourists might ring louder than the voices of the local (non merchant class) people.
The commissioners listed below are not the ones who banned artists form the various parts of St. Augustine, but they haven't done anything to over turn these laws.
St. Augustine City Commissioners:
Mayor Nancy Shaver, NShaver@citystaug.com
Vice Mayor Roxanne Horvath, RHorvath@citystaug.com
Commissioner Todd Neville, TNeville@citystaug.com
Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline, NSikesKline@citystaug.com
Commissioner Leanna Freeman LFreeman@citystaug.com
City Manager: John P. Regan cosa@citystaug.com
Contact all members of the St. Augustine City Commission
Mail: P. O. Box 210 (75 King Street), St. Augustine, FL 32085-0210
Phn: 904.825.1006
Fax: 904.825.1096
Email: cosa@citystaug.com
Creating Art Is Not a Crime ... Except in
If anyone is so inclined to express your opinion to the powers that be in St. Augustine, the contact information is below. Since we are a tourist town, the voices of potential tourists might ring louder than the voices of the local (non merchant class) people.
The commissioners listed below are not the ones who banned artists form the various parts of St. Augustine, but they haven't done anything to over turn these laws.
St. Augustine City Commissioners:
Mayor Nancy Shaver, NShaver@citystaug.com
Vice Mayor Roxanne Horvath, RHorvath@citystaug.com
Commissioner Todd Neville, TNeville@citystaug.com
Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline, NSikesKline@citystaug.com
Commissioner Leanna Freeman LFreeman@citystaug.com
City Manager: John P. Regan cosa@citystaug.com
Contact all members of the St. Augustine City Commission
Mail: P. O. Box 210 (75 King Street), St. Augustine, FL 32085-0210
Phn: 904.825.1006
Fax: 904.825.1096
Email: cosa@citystaug.com
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