This kids friend convinces him that falling off of a stack of chairs into the pool wont hurt at all. Too bad for him, he dose not fall all the way int
This kids friend convinces him that falling off of a stack of chairs into the pool wont hurt at all. Too bad for him, he dose not fall all the way into the pool. Ouch!
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I love parkour for two reasons: the first reason is that really good parkour is awesome to watch... the second reason is that really bad parkour is ev
I love parkour for two reasons: the first reason is that really good parkour is awesome to watch... the second reason is that really bad parkour is even more awesome to watch!!!
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You can`t take it with you!
Lyrics:
The beggar in the gutter and the king on his throne,
The business executive on his cellular phone.
Underne
You can`t take it with you!
Lyrics:
The beggar in the gutter and the king on his throne,
The business executive on his cellular phone.
Underneath we`re the same
And life`s just a game.
When it comes to the end every man`s on his own.
You can talk about holy and unholy wars,
Stand up for principles, justice and laws.
You say it`s okay to fight
When you know you`re in the right,
But terrorists also believe in their cause.
In Allah or Krishna or Jesus we trust.
We do what we can and we do what we must.
You can act out a part
Or follow your heart
But we`ll all be the same when we return to the dust.
You can own a big mansion and a fortune in shares,
But don`t think you`re better; don`t give yourself airs.
You need something more
So open your door
Or you`ll never escape from your worries and cares.
Physical beauty is only skin deep,
Material possessions are the things you can`t keep,
So find a new goal
And nourish your soul.
We`re awake a short while, then eternally sleep.
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An Azula tribute (I really gotta stop doing those...) -.- to Poor Unfortunate Souls by the Jonas Brothers.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything relate
An Azula tribute (I really gotta stop doing those...) -.- to Poor Unfortunate Souls by the Jonas Brothers.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to this video in any way. No money is being made from this video. This is fan-made
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Open Minds host Richard D. Heffner interviews Dr. Arthur Levine, President of Columbia University`s Teachers College, October, 13, 2002.
In this pr
Open Minds host Richard D. Heffner interviews Dr. Arthur Levine, President of Columbia University`s Teachers College, October, 13, 2002.
In this program, Dr. Levine passionately describes a real crisis in American Education-- for the poor. Although he struggles to maintain his optimism that Americans will not lose their focus after 20 years of an educational reform movement, he confides that he wonders himself if America does not have a "dirty little secret"-- that in America the poor and minorities do not really matter.
Dr. Levine describes how the affluent have excellent private schools, the middle class have their good magnet schools, and the poor are left with failing schools.
He describes how equality in U.S. public education is a myth because parents must pay dearly to live in neighborhoods that have the better public schools.
He laments that the poor who are mostly minorities and immigrants get poor schools for their children because they do not vote or agitate. He even suggests that some parents should refuse to send their children to bad schools... and even take to the streets in protest.
According to Dr. Levine, one of the biggest problems in poor neighborhoods today is that the schools there teach kids to adapt to their neighborhoods rather than teach them how to find a way out of them.
"Ultimately, what we really have to work for is making education a civil right," he declares. "To deny a child an education, or a quality education, is to deny a child a future."
Meantime, Dr. Levine argues that we need to save as many kids as possible: a job of "Schindler" proportions, to be accomplished by any means necessary.
He says that it is necessary for people to appeal to state courts to redress injustices and to get more money which is crucial to attracting better teachers.
He also argues that parents in poor communities need to become better educated consumers and demand more from their schools. They must also go to the polls and vote.
Dr. Levine argues that saving children might have to be done one school at a time, or even one child at a time. He describes how every disadvantaged student who had ever found a path out of poverty tells a similar story: of being taken under the wings of people who cared about them, usually after one person insisted that they get special treatment.
To illustrate, Dr. Levine tells an anecdote about a poor immigrant woman who became determined to get her daughter as good an education as belonged to the doctors at the hospital where she cleaned. (It dawned on her one day that many of the doctors were no smarter than she-- only they had good educations and credentials.)
In the course of the interview, Dr. Levine describes what a perfect teacher should be. Among other things, he describes the best teachers as people who are true believers in progress. They are the ones who can best protect children from the setbacks that are inevitable in a journey out of poverty.
Earlier in the program, Dr. Levine had expressed some surprise that George W. Bush seemed intent on keeping education a prominent issue even after the 9/11 terror attack. He noted that huge deficits (in 2002) were already entailing constraints on social and educational programs in all states. He further expressed his concern that war and further economic decline would challenge many of his hopes for the future of American education.
Rather than despair in the face of the daunting challenges post 9/11, Dr. Levine declared that Americans have all the solutions to all the problems confronting their educational system-- if only they would have the will and focus to implement them.
At the end of the program, Dr. Levine suggests that Americans need to rebuild the institutions that once helped the poor rise out of poverty. He describes how children today are forced to find their own ways out of poverty with little help or support.
This is one of the better programs in the Open Mind archives. It
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