One Big Happy by Rick Detorie for November 04, 2012

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    rkorny  about 12 years ago

    You’ve got my vote!

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    josietn  about 12 years ago

    Japan has high test scores because they only educate and test their “elite” students. In America, we educate and test EVERY student. If we only tested our elite students, we would outperform them. I believe it that strongly because look at the Nobel Prizes, USA has one over 300. Second place is England with less than 200.

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    Jeff0811  about 12 years ago

    In the old guys on money frame, 2 questions, 1, how long has Conan O’Brien been on US currency?, and 2, What denomination is he on?

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    celeconecca  about 12 years ago

    Ruthie – I was with you until the last one!

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    marilynrknits  about 12 years ago

    Read any forums with reader replies (replys) and check the spelling and grammar (grammer) . Frightening how poorly people write (rite). And don’t even mention punctuation.

    Yes, you can tell I am old. We used to have 10 new words to spell and understand every week, even through high school years ago.

    I owe much of my success at university to Miss Florence Dahlberg who taught academic English in Monmouth IL when I had the good fortune to be one of her students.

    And further success to Dr. Durward Prudden who taught social studies at NYU, again many years ago. (I know, it is not a pure complete sentence, it is literary embellishment) He had his students learn to outline, check facts, and understands the subtleties of propaganda.

    I feel sorry for bright students who are being short changed by the dumbing down of education. Of course, it serves the powers that be, since people don’t think critically and make intelligently thought out choices.

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    punslinger  about 12 years ago

    The Japanese (especially men) DROP DEAD much earlier than the rest of us…All that stress from such an early age takes a toll!

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    calvinsfriend110  about 12 years ago

    I agree on the chess thing.

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    hcr1985  about 12 years ago

    I kinda like number 7 about no computers or smartphones. That is all too true about our families today!!

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    Buggerlugs  about 12 years ago

    Ruthie for President!

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    snugharborman-catalog  about 12 years ago

    You mean “Joe the Gentle Genius”? :-)

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    Badfisherman  about 12 years ago

    Correct and proper language died with the birth of “Texting”.

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    dragonflyontherose  almost 12 years ago

    if only ruthie had her way :)

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