The Zimmerman Trial

[Elok]

The tests become the material. And since it's impossible to test many of the most important skills in a standardized, "objective" way, they wind up hampering education still further. Without providing any meaningful insight into teacher quality--many, if not most, of our educational failures are on the student end. If you're still seriously worried about bad teachers, give the principals expanded power to sack them. They know perfectly well who's lazy or incompetent*, and how to weigh their failings against the difficulty of replacing them. It's not like teaching is a glamorous job with tons and tons of qualified applicants, after all.

*This bears noting: you cannot keep a secret in a public school. Everybody gossips like you wouldn't believe. The teachers, the students, everyone talks about everyone else. To the extent that, if a teacher isn't doing his or her job properly, it's the talk of the faculty lounge.

[ZEE]

^^ lol nerd Poast

[Wiglaf]

You are wasting your time here. Hurry and process some more photos before the one life skill you have becomes completely obsolete.

[ZEE]

lol little do you know

[MrFun]

Apparently, a growing number of artists that already include ones such as Justin Timberlake, Madonna and Jennifer Lopez, have cancelled their upcoming concerts in Florida.

[giblets]

Most of those artists are terrible (except Madonna, she's only been terrible for over two decades). But their stand against the presumption of innocence and the notion that "it's better to let ten guilty people go free than to convict one innocent person" is inspiring.

[MrFun]

Whether you think the artists are terrible or not, they're still very popular, and very successful (look at Cher).

Which means Florida cities are going to lose millions of dollars as a result.

[giblets]

Collective punishment for not putting someone in prison who wasn't guilty beyond all reasonable doubt. Cool

[Wezil]

Apparently, a growing number of artists that already include ones such as Justin Timberlake, Madonna and Jennifer Lopez, have cancelled their upcoming concerts in Florida.

That sounds like an incentive for more states to pass similar laws.

[Guynemer]

Most of those artists are terrible (except Madonna, she's only been terrible for over two decades). But their stand against the presumption of innocence and the notion that "it's better to let ten guilty people go free than to convict one innocent person" is inspiring.

While definitely not my cup of tea, there is no denying that Justin Timberlake is a talented guy.

However, your larger point is spot on.

[Uncle Sparky]

As a person who works with actors, singers and musicians, I suspect they want to avoid Florida for the same reason I avoid the States in general.

[DaShi]

TMZ?

[Hauldren Collider]

While definitely not my cup of tea, there is no denying that Justin Timberlake is a talented guy.

However, your larger point is spot on.

His best song is clearly the lonely island collaboration Motherlover.

[SlowwHand]

Zimmerman is changing his name to Ben Ghazi so Obama and the media never mention him again

[Uncle Sparky]

Zimmerman is changing his name to Ben Ghazi so Obama and the media never mention him again