160 posts tagged dumbing down

Our door is open to all The University of Cambridge is to drop its requirement that prospective students should have a foreign language at GCSE. Hitherto, the following GCSEs were required: English A foreign language Maths or science Two other subjects The move comes amid concerns over a huge drop in numbers studying French, German and Spanish in the state sector.

Freddie Flintoff You may think it is easy to prosecute someone for speeding. Anyone can do it. You may think it is easy to deliver a baby. Anyone can do that do. Sadly, "anyone" was recently delivering a baby at home, in Suffolk, and a young mother died. Total, gobstopping incompetence - but pay peanuts, get monkeys.

The Rant Foundation has been exploring the outer limits of Anglo-Saxon of late, and very entertainingly too. Over in the colonies, of course, our American cousins are of too delicate a disposition to understand the humour.

Associated Press | May 11, 2008 By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON - Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court. They seek vindication and financial redress from a government fund that helps people injured by shots.

“The English have become obedient-consumers rather than active citizens, with brand loyalty the nearest thing to religious/spiritual belief,” says the guide. “The English may have more material goods than they ever have had before, but they also swallow antidepressants by the bucketload.” Daily

I got this idea 24 hours after reading Duffy’s post here. Titled “My Most Popular Post”, it states simply that it is his most clicked post and provides a link. I wanted to do the same. But……..my most popular posts, are rather embarrassing. But if everyone else released theirs……..then to support FOIA……I will too..

Emil Pagliarulo at the GameTheory Podcast and Next Gen Posted on May 7, 2008 by briosafreak Lead designer on Fallout 3 Emil Pagliarulo talks a lot about the game and Bethsoft console centric approach to it on the Game Theory Podcast.

Apparently, the opening up of competition in postal services has not been particularly beneficial. The liberalisation of the UK postal service has produced "no significant benefits" for either households or small businesses, a report has said. That is the initial finding of an independent review of the UK postal sector commissioned by the government.

The government's continuing attack on the professions has two purposes. First of all, it serves their need for centralised, top-down micro-management. Secondly, it saves money. It takes many years to train a barrister or doctor. Both command high salaries and both insist on working with professional independence.

We live in a very “black and white” world where if you’re not a slut, you must be prudish. If you agree that a conservative person was right about something, you must be a neo-con. If Obama doesn’t get elected as president, all Americans are racist. If Hillary doesn’t get elected, all Americans are sexist and primitive.