Rapid Fire

Well, well, well!!!

Let me start by saying that i am always surprised when I find out that people actually read this blog and even more so when they ask me about it or mention that I have not written in it for a period of time. So to you demented few I say thank you for you patronage.

Well now there are so many things going on in the US today what should I begin with. Lets start with the Financial issues facing this country now. As anyone who has not been under a rock knows Wall Street took a big hit when several major players in the the financial Market went under. This act has caused the Nations economy to become even more unstable than I believe it already was. I believe that we have been in trouble for several years, you just didn't know about it. So to help remedy this current state of affairs and to try and prevent the US falling into it's second Depression, Notice I said Depression not Recession. The government is proposing a Bail-out plan worth 700 billion dollars. Many people are apposed to this action, however I believe that is because they are still not aware of the circumstances that they are being faced with. Should the Government sit aside and do nothing many people will suffer and be worse for ware. As it is now we only see that the government is helping the rich stay rich by paying off their debts, however what this does is provide a means for the people who currently have loans to continue to pay on their planed timetable. Should this not be done think of the ramifications. Student loans would be harder to come by and in many cases stop, Car loans would be harder to come by, you think that 19 and 20 percent is high just wait. Home loan, which is more responsible for the current issue than anything else, would be much harder to come by. These are a few of the fall out affects of a No-Bailout stance.

As for the Presidential candidates, well this is a far better show than Barnum and Bailey could have ever put on. On one side we have Barak Obama, a historical candidate, who is afraid of being looked at as such. I am still waiting for him to say that he is 'Caubliasian' or some shyt. This man has yet to really speak out to the colored people of this country. Although he has told us that we need to become a more Bilingual nation??? Commi bastard if I wanted to learn to speak spanish I would have moved to Spain. I hate when people will stand up for the rights of others while ignoring those people who have been waiting the longest. On the other hand we have John Mccain... sigh I feel bad talking about old people because I was taught that it is not proper. But oh well Grandma if you are watching I am sorry. This old bastard is really getting on my nerves. If he mentions the fact that he was a prisoner of war one more time... Geez alright we get it. The truth is because of this fact you have more in common with Black men in America than Barak does. How is that for a campaign swing. Not to mention that the man's health is so bad that it is frigtening. I half way expect for the photos to come out of him being put into a sarcafacus and transported from event to event.

Now for the comedy of it all Palin... LOl this shyt is histarical. Really I have more forign affairs experience than she does. Hell I have been to several countries and servered as an Ambassador abroad. lol All the women who keep yelling that she is being mistreated because she is a woman do me a favor shut the F up. If she was a man who came out of nowhere she would still be treated the same way. When you are unable to go to an interview and answer questions expect to be ridiculed. Oh and the Best thing was when the Repulicans said that she would only answer certain question as long as they fit a certain criteria... WTF!!!! sorry I can't stop laughing. Hannity please turn in your press card and just call yourself what you really are a dumbass trying to get paid. To go on national TV and do what you did and keep a straight face you deserver to be Bitch slapped.

well I am done ranting for now but I am sure today something else will happen that will bring me right back.

Pass or Fail

Good Morning,  I have been thinking about a new to me concept.  Last week I was sitting in a class we started talking about the European concept of grading.  It appears in the UK the emphasis is on whether or not one passes or fails.  However here in the US we are overly concerned about the prospect of scoring in the upper percentile.   As I started to think about this concept I had a revelation.

What if in this country we started to focus more on Pass or Fail?  I believe that we would see more participation in schools and higher level education.  As you may have realized once you graduate and move on into the corporate world no one cares about your GPA or if you where in fact an "A" student.  All that matters is if you passed or failed your particular discipline. 

This concept is somewhat eye opening, Think about it, do you know if your doctor was an "A" or "C" student? Was your CPA a "B" student, in all truthfulness we do not care, nor do we think about it, all that we are concerned about is, does he have the degree that says he passed the course.  Being that this is the case why do we make it so hard on our kids when in fact what they should be focusing on is gaining a basic understanding of whatever it is that they are learning.  We are far to competitive in this country and that is all the grading system is about.  We feel the need to compartmentalize everything and everyone.  The "A" student may not be a better Dr. than the "C" student however he may be a better test taker.

So think about it do we really care about the Grades that one gets or is it more important to know if that person passed or failed?

something to think about.