A Must-Read Article

For those who don't read dafydd's journal, you should go read this article.

I have no voice and I must scream

And so will you, after you read this.  ilcylic was right about it.  You want to know why Johnny can't read or write?  Just look at what's happening in our schools.  Then wonder no more.

There's a random post-modern essay generator here.  It generates fully "essay-compliant" output that would in all likelihood be scored highly by automated grading systems like Intellimetric, because they can only look at the structure and grammar of the essay, but can't actually understand the meaning of the text enough to recognize that there ISN'Tany -- that, in fact, it's total random gibberish.

Johnny can't read, write or do math, because Johnny's school administration, Johnny's school board, and Johnny's state board of education can't be bothered to think, if they even know how.

Truth, Justice, and the American Way

Or, One law for Uncle Sam and one for all the rest of us.

...as one pundit put it... "Why don't we just give Iraq our Constitution? It's not like we're using it."