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Mitt Romney's new plan to "save" failing city schools has its good parts, but I really take issue with the idea of creating yet another standardized test, this one in science, as a graduation requirement. Our students need to learn how to think like scientists, not how to memorize the acceleration rate due to gravity. Only an incredibly well-designed test could even begin to assess a student's ability to think scientifically. Certainly the math and verbal MCAS tests have not proven to be so well-designed.
--Max
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2005.01.17
Hey, how 'bout them Patriots? I had a feeling it wasn't going to be a close game but I wasn't sure it was going to be the Pats on top...they really shut down the Colts though, that was nice to watch over at FoSO's place.

I was explaining to Ksenia how Boston has a basketball team, but between national champion Baseball and Football there's sadly little interest in any team that's struggling as much as they are, despiting some occasional inspiring flashes. In fact, pretending to want to talk about the Celtics on sports radio is a bit of a joke...

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"I broke something today, and I realized I should break something once a week...to remind me how fragile life is."