Don't let technology rob you of the fruits of doing things the hard way (USA Today)
I used to be a good speller. No longer, thanks to inline spell check in Word and Firefox, which give me the convenient red squiggly line if I make a mistake. Instead of thinking about a word, I type in my best guess and let the computer correct me. I can do a lot of math in my head, and I try to keep those neurons exercised by not jumping straight to the calculator. But I'm pushing buttons more ......more...Black smoke monsters and white polar bears (Houston Chronicle)
Lost "Pilot, Part II" Originally aired September 29, 2004 Hey! Any of you ever hear of this show called The New People? An Aaron Spelling confection (because that's all that crazy genius made: perfect, frothy, shameful television confections)? From 1969?... ...more... Identifying Dyslexia: A key to academic success (Baltimore Times)
Last week there was the release of yet another national article bringing attention to Baltimore City's dismal high school graduation statistics....more... Weekend Guide (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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Nonprofit organizations seeking volunteers should submit items to Volunteering, Contra Costa Newspapers, P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 or fax 925-933-0239....more... Top Searches (Football365.com)
Can You Read The Mails Fernando? Torres? I'll Believe It When I See It Ah those heady summer months, when day after day passes by without any real football news taking place, so we all get swept along with the latest random transfer rumours linking our clubs with all and sundry, and try to pretend that we care about Wigan signing some Swedish guy that none of us have heard of before!...more... P.G. company fights dyslexia (Provo Daily Herald)
Scott Naylor didn't like to read and wouldn't choose to do it for fun, but at least now he can. Included in a group with the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Cruise and Jay Leno, the 13-year-old will soon be able to say he has his dyslexia under control....more... Early grad uses theater to focus (Independent Tribune)
MIDLAND - Emily Anne Smith was just 16 years old when she graduated from Central Cabarrus High School last week....more... News: Spell check: setting the record straight (Stanford Daily)
Despite claims of grade inflation, there?s one area in which students might receive a failing score: spelling....more... |