http://www.karensays.com What I have to say -- on whatever I feel like talking about. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:17:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ABC News: Teacher Says No to Standardized Test http://www.karensays.com/2008/04/abc-news-teacher-says-no-to-standardized-test/ Seattle Teacher Says Tests Kill Learning http://www.karensays.com/2008/04/this-man-is-a-hero/ A great bumper sticker: Born OK the first time. http://www.karensays.com/2008/02/seen-on-the-road/ Our search for just the right school for The Boy has been a multi-year odyssey. In Roanoke, The Community School fulfilled our dream of a school with rigorous academics, lots of time for physical activity and encouragement to mix socially with the bigger kids. The Boy loved it, and so ... http://www.karensays.com/2008/02/a-parents-dream/ Thanks to Andrew for posting about this -- you can read all about this unbelievable story here. No need to check a map -- California is still in America. Unfortunately, America in 2008 is not the same country we grew up in. http://www.karensays.com/2008/02/judge-orders-site-dedicated-to-revealing-corruption-wiped-from-american-servers/ Nope -- it's 2008 New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and NOPD Superintendent Warren Riley try out a pair of the NOPD's new M-4 rifles Tuesday at the Superdome. http://www.karensays.com/2008/02/prohibition-in-chicago/ I'm usually not a fan of PETA, but they have it right when it comes to shelter dogs. Watch the ad. http://www.karensays.com/2008/02/buy-one-kill-one-free/ The FBI is spending a billion dollars on a database of biometric information. According to Dow Jones newswires: Besides including data on known criminals and terrorists, it will compile data on foreign visitors to the U.S. whose fingerprints and digital photographs were collected under a separate Department of Homeland ... http://www.karensays.com/2008/02/i-feel-safer-already/ A beautiful opinion piece in The New York Times has a lot to say about heroes -- and how we should work harder to remember the ones who succeed in their tasks and go on to live long and (hopefully) happy lives. http://www.karensays.com/2008/02/on-heroes/ Well, at least one senator does. Arlen Spector had this to say: "The NFL has a very preferred status in our country with their antitrust exemption. The American people are entitled to be sure about the integrity of the game. It's analogous to the CIA destruction of tapes, or any time ... http://www.karensays.com/2008/02/congress-wants-in-on-nfls-spygate/