Thursday, May 22, 2008

Hoo-boys and girls!!

An eighth grade class at a school in the Bronx refused to take another round of standardized tests. Consider their teacher fired, although he denies being involved in planning the protest.

Remember what happened to Socrates when he was accused of "corrupting the youth?" Here's an interesting account of how the debate and trial probably went down. Interesting to note the emphasis on piety in the Athenian situation when the religion plays such a prominent role in US politics.

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