Extra Credit Reading: Thursday, November 30, 2006

As today is Writing Thursday, we humbly present The 25 Funniest Analogies (Collected by High School English Teachers) as well as Ten Ways to Become a Better Writer. (Tipped by the UK's Dodgeblogium)

Even though the federal No Child Left Behind Act mandates that school personnel will be held accountable for the progress of 100% of America's public school students regardless of their willingness to put-forth even minimal effort, the federal law says nothing about holding negligent parents responsible for at least getting their offspring to school well-rested and on time. It's great to see that somebody in Philadelphia is holding parents accountable as well as the schools.

Today's Non Sequitur: Over at Watcher of Weasels, The Watcher takes a whimsical look inside the real Iraq Study Group.
-------------------------------See our latest EduPosts and yesterday's Extra Credit Reading.