It was assumed that men were just better than women at math and science, but a recent study suggests that the lovely ladies are equally equipped to dominate at these subjects.  A study, led in part by Kellogg School of Management Professor Paola Sapienza looked at over data from over 276,000 students in over 40 countries.  What were the results?  In a nutshell the study suggest that what we have come to believe about the differences in male and female inherent aptitudes can be discarded. 

I'm not positive, but I believe both these girls think they are Paris Hilton.  This is pretty screwed up. 

If you are following the story of Alex Barton, the kindergarten student who was voted out of his class survivor-style , you may be interested to know that his teacher has been officially reassigned.  Big whoop, right?  Morningside Elementary teacher Wendy Portillo has been reassigned outside the classroom and further action may be forthcoming, according to St. Lucie County School District spokesperson Janice Karst.  One can only assume that with all the public outcry for Ms. Portillo’s termination, the school board may have little other option than to excuse her at this point. 

What does a teacher need to do to get fired these days?  Well let’s see that this teacher gets the boot.  In Port St. Lucie, Florida a kindergarten class, under the direction of their teacher, voted to kick a boy out of their class.  Alex Barton was voted out of the class by a margin of 14-2.  The reasons cited for voting Alex out of the class ranged from the fact that he was “annoying” to "disgusting."

First, kindergartners shouldn’t be doing a Survivor style vote and second, Alex may have Asperger’s.  Can anyone say "lawsuit?"  Asperger’s Syndrome is a form of autism, a high-functioning form, but a form nonetheless it would make Alex react differently than the average child in social settings.  So what better way to initiate him into our society than vote the poor kid out of his kindergarten class? 

I think everyone that reads my blog is a super star to some degree.  First, they have put up with how quirky it is.  Slow page loading times (a thing of the past I hope, see next post) and obnoxious colors--not to mention how stuck on myself (rightly so) I am.  So, if you are reading this, take a bow.  Now, there are some elite Joeprah followers that not only stomach my daily diatribe, but they actually think it to be noteworthy--so noteworthy in fact, that