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An update on the American education system

Tom Brosz — 1/20/2006 10:07:21 PM (archived)

Links to the data and more, and some comment by Jerry Pournelle.

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An update on the American education system - Tom Brosz - 1/20/2006 10:07:21 PM
- Another blog cited in toto. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/20/2006 10:14:25 PM
  - re: Itâ€™s easy to teach kids to read (phonetically). It takes genius to waste twelve years of their lives, sixteen in the case of college graduates, and keep them from learning to read. - Scott Evil - 1/21/2006 6:47:49 PM
    - That would be "Fred." - Tom Brosz - 1/21/2006 7:20:00 PM
  - The source article cited was MSNBC. - Tom Brosz - 1/21/2006 12:39:47 AM
    - THE VIEW FROM CHAOS MANOR - that's the link I have. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/21/2006 12:46:13 AM
      - Jesus wept. Read the goddam link. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/21/2006 12:54:28 AM
  - Case in point. (n/t) - RobVG - 1/20/2006 11:19:14 PM

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