Comment: Re:Wait, wait, wait ... I've seen this before ... (Score 1) 172
Comment: Encouraged by past success (Score 1) 186
Comment: Re:Sorry (Score 1) 569
I'm surprised that no-one responded to this more Swiftly.
I would mod ths funny if I had the points (though I do hope it is a literary joke and not a comment in support of the GP's idea)
Comment: Re:Where was this class for me? (Score 1) 1021
Racism, censorship, homophobia, totalitarianism, anarchy, genocide, etc...these are really hard things to discuss with a group of high-school kids
For that reason I would add 'A Scanner Darkly' by Philip k. Dick. Themes related to drugs and identity are very relevant to today's teenagers. The book is rooted in the present, so is recognisable and there is little moralising. It is being told by someone who lived through and survived drug abuse and the final dedication to friends that didn't survive is particularly moving.
Comment: Re:Oblig Chris Rock (Score 1) 615
I see what you are intending here, but it doesn't work. The original bit refers to high proces for bullets, with the assumption that a bullet can only be fired once. A knife can be used multiple times, so you might hate 5000 people and decide to use it on each of them - 1 pound each is probably a bargain.
Finger length key to aptitude?
From the article:
"The study of 75 seven-year-old children found those with shorter ring fingers than their index fingers did better in tests at literacy than maths.
The research team compared the ratio between the two fingers with the seven-year-olds' school test results, and said they found a 'valid relationship' between them.
Dr Brosnan said: 'We're not suggesting that finger length measurements could replace SAT tests.
'Finger ratio provides us with an interesting insight into our innate abilities in key cognitive areas.' ""