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April 2007 - Posts

google's information monopoly

It began as a search engine in 1997. As a small start-up company, google grew because of its accuracy in organizing websites using a complex algorithm. There was a certain visual appeal to google – crips, clear, simple. Making millions off of multiple Read More...
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2007 04 30

John Spencer

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my mixed feelings about the ghetto

Over the last few weeks, we began drawing a mural that will span an entire building. Students stay after school, recieving no money, no extra credit; just the satisfaction of excercising their creativity. It's hard, at times, for me to step back and let Read More...
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2007 04 22

John Spencer

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losing context in a sound-byte culture

On Tuesday night, Simon offered a harsh, insensitive form of body language. When a contestant explained that he had a rough time singing because of his friends who died in the Virginia Tech shooting, the American Idol judged rolled his eyes and sighed Read More...
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2007 04 19

John Spencer

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the wizard of odd - standardized testing week

Students are swept up into the whirlwind of the AIMS test - a grueling twelve hour marathon where they will be transformed from students into data on pretty graphs in Excel sheets. We're not in Kansas in more. (Honestly, we never were. We live in Phoenix, Read More...
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2007 04 14

John Spencer

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What American Idol Taught Me About Assessment

It is a show which lives up to its name, embodying nearly every form of America's idolatry. Yet, we scoop it up by the handful - the thirst for fame, the worship of celebrity, the cult of stardom, the sex, the lights, the music, the commercialism and Read More...
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2007 04 2

John Spencer

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