Anyways, three headlines on the story are below.
the information is not different in the stories but you can see how they are played differently. These are mainstream media, allegedly objective media.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Headlines
Looking at the news this morning, I was shocked a bit - probably should not have been - at the vastly different take on this story. The story is about national ACT scores, which allegedly measure a person's readiness for college. I say they measure a person's ability to take a form test and nothing else, but thats a topic for another day.
Anyways, three headlines on the story are below.
the information is not different in the stories but you can see how they are played differently. These are mainstream media, allegedly objective media.
Anyways, three headlines on the story are below.
the information is not different in the stories but you can see how they are played differently. These are mainstream media, allegedly objective media.
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While I don't consider myself all that old?
ReplyDeleteI think some of my best teachers would refuse to teach some of the criteria taught TODAY!
Especially anything that corrupted history or was not beneficial to the students ability to comprehend and perform the required standards for a course!
They would be "Fair" in assessing each students abilities but when it came to Pass or Fail?
If the student didn't apply themself ask for help or make an honest attempt to meet the requirements? They would get FAILED!
What is even more interesting is the number of people who are choosing to Home School and the number of Private Acadamies that are evolving as the result of the inadequate PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM!
Another area where there is a GREAT DIVIDE in TODAYS SOCIETY! (The haves and have nots)
I can remember how much farther ahead the Catholic children were when they entered Public School at then seventh grade!
Those mean old NUNS had them diciplined and educated well in advance of the Public Grade Schools!
But
When the turned them loose at seventh grade?
Watchout - cause they went WILD!!!!!!!
Oh for some good old NUNS NOW!
A lot of it has to do with how you interpret data.
ReplyDeleteOff topic, but...
ReplyDeleteI notice the Traveler has a poll up asking readers to rate AC compared to other towns. With 194 votes cast, 153 rated AC as inferior; 79% see AC as worse than other towns. How do we turn that around?
Even worse. only 7% thought AC was better than other towns.
ReplyDeleteHow do we turn that around?
ReplyDeleteI don't think you can turn it around if your GOAL is to focus soley on RETAIL!
Like some people want to do!
I think its PR. We lack vision and leadership. Leaders need to articulate a vision and people need to buy into it.
ReplyDeleteIm going to start another thread on this.
A lot of it is just deciding to be positive. There are people in Ark City who would find something to complain about even if you gave them a million bucks tax free, already deposited in the bank, and if you offered to go get whatever they wanted with the money and deliver it.
Anyways, new thread on this coming
I think its PR. We lack vision and leadership. Leaders need to articulate a vision and people need to buy into it.
ReplyDeletePR won't change the fact that you are mainly an exporter of talent and wealth!
From an Article on CNN/Money Today:
ReplyDeleteDeficit hawks: A dangerous trajectory
This year, U.S. debt held by the public, which does not include money owed to Social Security and other government trust funds, will top 60% of the country's economy as measured by gross domestic product. By 2022 it is projected to reach 100%. And by 2035, it's on track to approach 200%.
By comparison, the average debt held by the public between 1960 and 2000 was just 37%, according to information from the debt reduction task force.
The large leaps in indebtedness mean, among other things, that by the end of this decade, the vast majority of all federal tax revenue will be swallowed up by just four things: Interest payments on the country's debt, and the payment of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits.
By 2021, the cost of annual interest payments alone would top that of the defense budget and itself eat up more than half of all federal taxes, according to information from the debt reduction task force.
yes, this towns nickname of little chicago didn't come from the drug business, but rather from the backroom deals perpetrated by the politicians, local businesses, and dept. heads, all at the expense of the taxpayer!!
ReplyDeleteJ.J. are you ready for some B.B.Q? Sept 3 and 4 ag building!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! d.
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