Middle School Reading Lists 100 Years Ago vs. Today | Intellectual Takeout

Middle School Reading Lists 100 Years Ago vs. Today | Intellectual Takeout

I recently dug up a 1908 curriculum manual in the Minnesota Historical Society archives. It provided instructions on everything from teacher deportment to recommended literature lists for various grades. As a book lover, I was especially interested in the latter!

With the exception of a few textbook-like anthologies, the chart below lists the recommended reading material for Minnesota 7th and 8th graders in 1908:

With such a list in hand, I decided to examine if the common accusation that today’s education standards have been dumbed down is really true. To make sure I wasn’t unfairly weighting this survey in favor of the past, I went to one of the Twin Cities metro area's finest districts, namely, Edina Public Schools. Again, with the exception of a few textbook anthologies, the list below offers the reading options for their 7th and 8th grade students:

In examining these lists, I noticed three important differences between the reading content of these two eras..."

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What they REALLY think!-----Liberal Party-ex-prime minister of Canada....

Facebook--Michael A. Rothman

"The ex prime minister of Canada....

That was in reference to the incoming hurricane. 

Even as a joke - how pathetic is that, and from a 70+ yr old woman..."

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DHS bars Dem staffers from visiting border facilities after 'rude' and 'disruptive' behavior | Fox News

DHS bars Dem staffers from visiting border facilities after 'rude' and 'disruptive' behavior | Fox News:

EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has barred Democratic staffers from the House Oversight Committee from visiting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a planned trip this week after committee staff allegedly were “disruptive” and refused to follow instructions during their last trip, Fox News has learned.
Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., had sent his staff to visit border facilities for “oversight inspections” last week and planned to send staff again to view Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and CBP centers.

"Wonder Drug"!-----Marijuana contaminated with heavy metals, pesticide recalled in testing lab investigation - mlive.com

Marijuana contaminated with heavy metals, pesticide recalled in testing lab investigation - mlive.com
"Four medical marijuana products are under recall from Michigan regulators as an ongoing investigation into a testing lab revealed the products contain unsafe levels of pesticide and heavy metals.

The Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued its largest recall to date, warning patients Friday that the four products have been sold in provisioning centers in 15 cities across Michigan.
Officials are warning the products could cause “coughing, wheezing, decreased pulmonary function, nausea, vomiting, abnormal heart rhythm, and damage to blood vessels,” according to a press release from the agency...

The products under recall are:

• RSO 1G. SYRINGE-MONSTER X-, failed testing on May 2 for chemical residue (Bifenazate)
• Glue-Buds, failed testing on June 14 for heavy metal (Cadmium)
• 1g Savage Signature OG Budder, concentrate, failed testing on July 17 for heavy metal (Arsenic)
• 1g - Platinum Vapes - Diamond OG Cartridge, failed testing on June 25 for heavy metal (Total Chromium)

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Destroying education-----College Board Drops Plans for SAT Student Adversity Scores - WSJ

College Board Drops Plans for SAT Student Adversity Scores - WSJ:

• Facing criticism, nonprofit that oversees test backs off proposal to capture students’ socioeconomic backgrounds in single metric

The College Board is abandoning its plan to assign an adversity score to every student who takes the SAT college admissions test, after facing criticism from educators and parents.

Instead, it will try to capture a student’s social and economic background in a broad array of data points.
The new tactic is called Landscape and, while it includes much of the same information, it doesn’t combine the metrics into a single score..."
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Lunch video-----The Truth About the Hong Kong Protests

Biologically Male D1 Runner Switches To Women’s Team For Senior Year | The Daily Caller

Biologically Male D1 Runner Switches To Women’s Team For Senior Year | The Daily Caller:

Eastwood competed on the men’s track and cross country teams through May 2018, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported. “I felt like I still had more years in me, and that I would regret it later on if I didn’t at least try to do what I am doing,” Eastwood told the local paper, describing the decision to compete on the women’s team.
“Our goal is to be supportive of all student-athletes. I understand there will be varying opinions,” university athletic director Kent Haslam told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an email. “We have followed the NCAA bylaws and policies in place when it comes to inclusion of transgender student-athletes and participation in intercollegiate athletic competition.”

How Might Cat 4 Dorian Compare to the Great Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane of 1935? by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6 | Weather Underground

How Might Cat 4 Dorian Compare to the Great Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane of 1935? by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6 | Weather Underground

Above: Aerial view taken three days after the 1935 hurricane of the ill-fated rescue train sent into the Florida Keys to rescue veterans working on a railway. High winds and an estimated 18-foot storm surge swept the train off the tracks. The hurricane killed at least 257 veterans and 228 civilians. Image credit: State Library and Archives of Florida.

"...Tropical troubles on Labor Day weekend: 1935 and 2019

With an intensifying Hurricane Dorian bearing down towards Florida over Labor Day weekend, it’s worth comparing Dorian to another famous Labor Day weekend hurricane: the great Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the most intense landfalling hurricane in U.S. history. 
It is unlikely, but theoretically possible, that Dorian could grow as strong as the 1935 hurricane over the next several days. 
Dorian will also likely be a much larger and longer-lived storm than the 1935 hurricane at landfall, which will raise the odds of widespread coastal surge. 
Given the current track forecasts for Dorian, though, the storm is highly unlikely to make landfall at the 1935 storm’s record-breaking landfall intensity: 185 mph winds and a pressure of 892 mb.

Figure 1. Track of the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane.

History of the 1935 hurricane

The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 developed very rapidly from a system that was classified as a tropical storm less than two days before landfall in the Keys. Brushing the south end of Andros Island in The Bahamas, the storm headed toward the north coast of Cuba before angling unexpectedly rightward and intensifying with astonishing speed as it approached the Keys. In just 42 hours, the 1935 hurricane intensified from a tropical storm with 70 mph winds to an incredibly intense Category 5 beast with 185 mph winds as it passed over the very warm waters of the Florida Straits.

The great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 made landfall in the upper Florida Keys during the late evening hours of Monday, September 2, 1935—Labor Day. It was originally classified as having 160 mph winds at landfall, but a reanalysis done in 2014 concluded that the mighty storm made landfall with 185 mph winds and a central pressure of 892 mb--all-time landfall records for the Western Hemisphere...
Theory says Dorian could match the 1935 hurricane..."

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The promise?

Colluding to interfere with the election?-----DB Hawthorne - Glenn Reynolds: A key lesson of the Trump era is...

DB Hawthorne - Glenn Reynolds: A key lesson of the Trump era is...
"Glenn Reynolds: A key lesson of the Trump era is that every single allegedly neutral, nonpartisan, super-professional institution has turned out to be, in fact, a bunch of partisan hacks shilling for the permanent political party. 
Voters can be forgiven for adopting a "burn it all down" attitude in response.

FTA: Perhaps you’ve seen former Chairs of the Federal Reserve defending the central bank’s independence and foreswearing all political intentions. 
Fair enough. 
But then what are we to make of former Fed monetary Vice Chair William Dudley’s marker that the Fed should help defeat President Trump in 2020? 
...But Mr. Dudley seems to be saying the Fed should do nothing to assist the economy even if it heads into recession. 

Then he goes further and essentially says the Fed should join The Resistance.

“There’s even an argument that the election itself falls within the Fed’s purview,” Mr. Dudley writes. “After all, Trump’s reelection arguably presents a threat to the U.S. and global economy, to the Fed’s independence and its ability to achieve its employment and inflation objectives. If the goal of monetary policy is to achieve the best long-term economic outcome, then Fed officials should consider how their decisions will affect the political outcome in 2020.”

Wow. 
Talk about stripping the veil..."
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#1 This day 1974-----(You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka and Odia Coates

Read how they cheat us!-----The great failure of the climate models

The great failure of the climate models
"Computer models of the climate are at the heart of calls to ban the cheap, reliable energy that powers our thriving economy and promotes healthier, longer lives. 
...Yet, the real-world data aren’t cooperating. 
...Should we trust the computer models of doom? 

• ...The first adjustment changed how the temperature of the ocean surface is calculated, by replacing satellite data with drifting buoys and temperatures in ships’ water intake. The size of the ship determines how deep the intake tube is, and steel ships warm up tremendously under sunny, hot conditions. The buoy temperatures, which are measured by precise electronic thermistors, were adjusted upwards to match the questionable ship data. Given that the buoy network became more extensive during the pause, that’s guaranteed to put some artificial warming in the data.
• The second big adjustment was over the Arctic Ocean, where there aren’t any weather stations. In this revision, temperatures were estimated from nearby land stations. This runs afoul of basic physics. Even in warm summers, there’s plenty of ice over much of the Arctic Ocean. Now, for example, when the sea ice is nearing its annual minimum, it still extends part way down Greenland’s east coast. As long as the ice-water mix is well-stirred (like a glass of ice water), the surface temperature stays at the freezing point until all the ice melts. So, extending land readings over the Arctic Ocean adds nonexistent warming to the record.

Further, both global and United States data have been frequently adjusted. 
There is nothing scientifically wrong with adjusting data to correct for changes in the way temperatures are observed and for changes in the thermometers. 
But each serial adjustment has tended to make the early years colder, which increases the warming trend. 
That’s wildly improbable..."
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He's dead without the teleprompter!

Trump's new immigration rules work for the American people | TheHill

Trump's new immigration rules work for the American people | TheHill:

In 2019 alone, the White House has directed 17 major immigration and border changes. The administration is taking real action — and voters will take notice.
This summer, Heritage Action for America polled 4,500 voters about their top political concerns. The results were clear: immigration is their top issue. Almost two-thirds of voters in swing states acknowledged there is an emergency at the border, and most voters across the country said that illegal immigration affects their life. And among every demographic category, abuse of social services was the top worry about illegal immigration — an issue the public charge rule directly addresses.

7 Things I'd Do if I Wanted to Keep Poor People Poor | Intellectual Takeout

7 Things I'd Do if I Wanted to Keep Poor People Poor | Intellectual Takeout
If I wanted to keep poor people poor, there are several government policies I would favor. 
Let's count them down.

1: An Expanding Welfare State

For starters, I would advocate for a robust and ever-expanding welfare state—programs like Medicaid, food stamps, unemployment insurance, etc. 

I would recognize that an effective recipe for keeping poor people poor is to create incentives that push them into decisions that prevent them from climbing out of poverty..."

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AM Fruitcake

History for August 31

History for August 31 - On-This-Day.com
Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) 0012, Arthur Godfrey 1903, William Saroyan 1908
  


Richard Gere 1949, Debbie Gibson 1970 - Singer, Chris Tucker 1971 - Actor ("Rush Hour" movies)


1920 - John Lloyd Wright was issued a patent for "Toy-Cabin Construction," which are known as Lincoln Logs. (U.S. patent 1,351,086)


1980 - Poland's Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement signed in Gdansk that ended a 17-day strike.

'THE LEAST RACIST NATION ON EARTH' - WND

'THE LEAST RACIST NATION ON EARTH' - WND:

In reality – as the August issue of Whistleblower magazine winningly documents – in no other nation on earth does skin color and ethnicity mean less than they do in America. The United States of America is by far the most diverse, multi-ethnic, open, free and opportunity-laden society in the world today, and in all of history.

The way we were-----Ol' Man River - William Warfield and MGM chorus(Showboat)

Boob-tube-----Top 10 Decade Defining TV Shows: 1970s

Biden Campaigns In South Carolina : NPR

Biden Campaigns In South Carolina : NPR
"Former Vice President Joe Biden has been campaigning this week in South Carolina.
Supporters describe a personal affection that seems to overcome doubts about Biden's strength as a candidate..."
Read all AND listen to the NPR spin a lie into "election gold"!
Click link: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/30/755752326/biden-campaigns-in-south-carolina

More: https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/340484/

Harvard study finds that wind turbines create MORE global warming than the fossil fuels they eliminate – and the same is true for scooters and electric cars

Harvard study finds that wind turbines create MORE global warming than the fossil fuels they eliminate – and the same is true for scooters and electric cars
"Researchers from Harvard University have made an interesting and hilarious discovery with regards to wind power, which actually causes more global warming than the burning of fossil fuels does.
While massive wind farms are said by some to be the “renewable” energy source of the future, two Harvard scientists have found that the spinning blades of these massive metal monstrosities create more climate warming than coal plants, as one prominent example of the fossil fuel energy that climate alarmists claim is creating global warming.
In fact, wind turbines are more “polluting” in terms of the heat they give off than any fossil fuel energy source currently in use, which just goes to show that so-called “clean” energy is, at least in this case, a myth..."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Warns That ‘Diseases Could Escape’ From Frozen Glaciers Due To Climate Change | The Daily Caller

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Warns That ‘Diseases Could Escape’ From Frozen Glaciers Due To Climate Change | The Daily Caller:

“Things that were frozen for thousands of years, and that they’re going to get into our water, and that humans could contract them, and they’re going to be diseases that are thousands of years old that have vectors that we are not prepared for, that we have never seen,” she said, continuing, “Um…and so that’s a concern…Even if there are no diseases frozen at all in these glaciers, you have diseases that are spread by mosquitoes, and now mosquitoes are starting to fly further north that carry diseases like malaria, and a whole slew of other things.”

Don't support a wall?-----Mexican Navy seizes 25 tons of fentanyl from China in single raid

Mexican Navy seizes 25 tons of fentanyl from China in single raid
"Mexican government authorities reported a seizure of approximately 25.75 tons of powdered fentanyl in the port city of Lázaro Cárdenas, in the western Mexican state of Michoacán — and it came from China.
The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico intercepted the fentanyl shipment which originated from Shanghai, China and was bound for the Sinaloa Cartel home base of Culiacán, Sinaloa, as reported by local media outlet Tobasco Hoy on Saturday..."
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University banned beef because a fashion expert declared a ‘climate emergency’

University banned beef because a fashion expert declared a ‘climate emergency’
"When Goldsmiths, University of London was looking for a new leader who would reorient its fight against climate change, it looked past those who were conventionally qualified, such as environmental scientists.

The British university chose someone with more intuitive insights: a fashion expert.

...She banned beef from Goldsmiths’ campus and enacted the equivalent of a 12-cent tax on water bottles and single-use plastic cups – decisions that may bring to mind the regulatory overreach that led the United Colonies to break free from Britain..."

Frances Corner OBE@FCorner

Why canteens should stop serving beef – and probably milk too https://www.theguardian.com/food/shortcuts/2019/aug/13/why-canteens-should-stop-serving-beef-and-milk?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other …

Why canteens should stop serving beef – and probably milk too

Goldsmiths, University of London has put down a challenge to everyone with its canteen beef ban. It is one the rest of us should take up for the sake of the planet

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It’s a sweeping agenda for an academic who has only written books about fashion..."

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