No amount of affirmative action or social policy is going to change basic human biology.

That won't stop them from trying.

Taa-daa! Here it is folks, the left-wing justification of terrorism for their friends, the Islamists. Oh wait, Obama himself said they weren't real Muslims. So forget what I said. And the fact that he deliberately snubbed the free speech march in France.

"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
-- President Obama, addressing the United Nations General Assembly

Yeah, that's why they were supportive of The Satanic Verses when it was published..

Oh, shit, they weren't? Damn that sucks being on the wrong side, doesn't it?

"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
-- President Obama, addressing the United Nations General Assembly

Have we considered that the Casey Anthony jurors were total fucking idiots? To have perverted justice in this way?

(obviously I don't mean this if they were people of color

Well let's get things straight here. When we do that to Christianity, it is an important exercise of free speech. When we do that to Muslims, suddenly religion should be off limits for mockery or criticism without realising it's almost the most deserving thing of both!

So, let me get this straight: the entire Western world (less Obama) just marched racist, disgusting cartoons? Do you live in Bizarro World?

The French magazine spent most of its time ridiculing the Right. No, seriously, Le Pen was its main target. Muslims were a target of opportunity. I guess you've never cracked an issue of Charlie Hebdo, ever. Sad.

Do you really think that juries composed of the common folk, in 2015, really desire to implement Obama's faith? Because the whole damn thing is too hard to understand, and what we should really do is trust the government? Really? REALLY?

I have two questions: what are you smoking, and where can I get some?

Give up the girl offering easy sex now, have a self-respecting partner for the rest of your life.

Why are these exclusive? You can have both.

Also, I don't like the moralizing tone of your post, it smacks of dog whistle racism.

I'm preaching to the 4-digit choir here, I know. Let me issue the disclaimer that I am not a teacher but a bunch of my friends are, and my job does depend on staying up to date.

I am not sure what my ability to remember the login information for an account I created in 1997 has anything to do w/the discussion; however, EVERYONE's job depends on them staying up-to-date, it's just that most people choose not to and fall behind.

Technology funding in school districts (in my area these are tax levies) is already insanely high; mostly because we're pushing for tablet devices in schools driven, behind the scenes, by extremely lucrative vendor deals.

Without adequate training, the related curricula are severely limited and thus the added benefits when compared to related cost are low, if at all positive.

Now, this research, as well as the districts, are rightly saying the teachers need more training in order to leverage the technology effectively; however, what really needs to be understood is just how much training is really necessary and whether the tech gap between teachers and their students can really be mitigated.

It is my unfounded opinion that it will never be mitigated enough as teachers are not usually well enough equipped at their own subject matter, let alone keeping up with the taxing knowledge demands of technology.

What we need to do is take a step back and ensure that these additional tax investments in technology are actually doing anything to further student development and because they aren't, think about what we can do to actually concentrate on doing that instead of buying the new and shiny and letting it, effectively, collect dust in the corner while levy after levy is passed to support it.

That must be why he snubbed the largest demonstration in French history, refusing to attend, refusing to even send the vice-President (isn't that what he's for?) Je suis Charlie indeed.

"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
-- President Obama, addressing the United Nations General Assembly

It's a good thing that not all the world is that crazy. The USA is solidly NOT Charlie. Nobody of any importance showed up at the "world leaders link arms" show of force, and this was no accident. It is consistent with US policy.

Was this really an attack on free speech, or the predictable result of pointless provocation? Defending freedom of expression in the face of oppression is one thing; insisting on the right to be obnoxious and offensive just because you can is infantile. Baiting extremists isn't bravely defiant when your manner of doing so is more significant in offending millions of moderate people as well. And within a climate where violent response however illegitimate is a real risk, taking a goading stand on a principle virtually no one contests is worse than pointless: its pointlessly all about you. USA condemns those heinous killings, but IS NOT CHARLIE.

"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
-- President Obama, addressing the United Nations General Assembly