School Lunch and Smart Kids

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: 

"Take only ONE. God is watching." 

Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. 

A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples. 

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God is busy watching the apples.

The New Student

It was the first day of school and a new student, the son of a Japanese businessman, entered the fourth grade. The teacher greeted the class and said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history. 

Who said "Give me Liberty, or give me death?" 

She saw only a sea of blank faces, except for that of Toshiba, who had his hand up. 

"Patrick Henry, 1775," said the boy. 

"Now," said the teacher, "Who said 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth?'" 

Again, no response except from Toshiba: "Abraham Lincoln, 1863." 

The teacher snapped at the class, "You should be ashamed. Toshiba, who is new to our country, knows more about it than you do." 

As she turned to write something on the blackboard, she heard a loud whisper: "Damned Japanese." 

"Who said that?" she demanded. 

Toshiba put his hand up. "Lee Iacocca, 1982, my classmate he," he said. 

America's Worst Colleges?

If we have the best colleges, maybe we can also have the worst colleges. In the case of the U.S., there are at least 10 Worst Colleges ranked and posted in the Washington Post.

See the story at  http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/08/americas_worst_colleges.html?hpid=sec-education

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So, whose standards are we following? What are the criteria involved in the ranking?

The rate of graduates as a criterion doesn't justify the ranking. What about the drop-out rate, the administration factor, etc, etc....?