Just curious how folks have gathered that today more emphasis is placed on science and math? That test was well-labeled to be a GEOGRAPHY test. You can bet they had something similar each for Science and Math that required them to cognitively solve problems. I've a number of 1880-1930s school textbooks and they are without fail, FAR more rigorous than those given to kids today (when they do get textbooks,which is increasingly rare).
Re: Segway.... Not quite. The guy who drove the Segway off the cliff in 2010 was Jimi Heselden, the British businessman who had bought the company (Segway, Inc.) earlier that year. He didn't invent the insanely overhyped gizmo, though.
Typically modern complex devices like a Segway have a bunch of people credited with the intellectual intellectual property. The main "inventor"/visionary behind the Segway was nonetheless, eccentric yet clever guy Dean Kamen. He woud have been even cleverer if he sold Segway, Inc. in 2002 instead of 2010, though... By 2010 it became well-evident that the world had not changed as a result of its introduction.
mmmm.... Marie Curie was a scientist who *discovered* radium. She did not invent it. Scientist Inventor Engineer. The terms are not mutually exclusive, but they aren't interchangible either.
I'm late to the party here, but a coupl eof comments: 1. My regular pen is a fountain pen. With computers, I don't write as much as I did taking notes in college, but a fountain pen is WAY easier to right fast with than just about anything -- there is virtually no friction so your hand doesn't get tired nearly as easily. 2. Difficulty reading penmanship is a big problem modern Germans have reading Sütterlin handwriting. This is a form of cursive handwriting that was only taught in Germany during the early 20th century and is pretty tough to read if you aren't used to looking at it. Here's a link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCtterlin
I have a vintage copy of "The Great Big Car and Truck Book" (his first book) that my 3 year old adores. I like it too, because the vehicles and life pictured seems like such a great snapshot on the immediate postwar era. Yes, the images of the happy homemaker wives are really dated, but that's exactly what makes it so charming. It's definitely my favorite of his.
Reminds me of the scene with the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
“Oh! Had enough, eh? Come back and take what's coming to you, you yellow bastards! Come back here and take what's coming to you! I'll bite your legs off!”
Foreigner1 - I applaud your use of the diaeresis in your writing "reënact". That isn't seen enough anymore. We should further coöperate on such matters. :-)
MadMolecule-- We Americans are too isolated. Historical reënactment is popular worldwide. The Napoleanic Wars, The War of Spanish Succession, The Crimean War, and even the Gallic Wars of Ancient Rome are popular subjects in Europe.
All- When I first the posting, I assumed it was a group doing this in Europe. As I said above, I know there are plenty of reënactors in Europe, but I didn't know WWII was on the table at this point... it seems like the wounds are still very fresh for that. Once I went to their site, it became apparent that the group is in California and probably generally consist of the girlfriends/wifes of guys doing WWII reënactment -- it's a way to be involved together in that. No issues with that at all.
One thing worth pointing out: If you click on "members" and then the women's individal pictures, you will get individual "character bios" for each. The political beliefs on some of these may make some uncomfortable.... They probably realistically represent those of women in Germany at the time, but in the current age of political correctness, might be misunderstood.
Yeah, sorry, but this is crap, not neat. People think that by buying their little kids some over-complicated hunk of plastic, it will somehow stimulate their intellect more than the parent playing with the kid or reading to him.
It's really rather sad that the example given has the kid Tweeting that he misses his mommy and wants to play with her in the evening when she is home. Actually, the kid misses her NOW and would benefit from some interaction with her NOW, not in the evening. Go pay some attention to your kid instead of relying on others and gimicky gadgets like this.
My toddler (almost 3) has wooden blocks, non-electric push-toy trains (Brio style), lots & lots of books, Legos, flashcards, crayons, Tonka trucks, Matchbox cars, &c. Relatives know well not to get him and his little sister anything that "takes batteries or makes noise".
The guy who drove the Segway off the cliff in 2010 was Jimi Heselden, the British businessman who had bought the company (Segway, Inc.) earlier that year. He didn't invent the insanely overhyped gizmo, though.
Typically modern complex devices like a Segway have a bunch of people credited with the intellectual intellectual property. The main "inventor"/visionary behind the Segway was nonetheless, eccentric yet clever guy Dean Kamen. He woud have been even cleverer if he sold Segway, Inc. in 2002 instead of 2010, though... By 2010 it became well-evident that the world had not changed as a result of its introduction.
1. My regular pen is a fountain pen. With computers, I don't write as much as I did taking notes in college, but a fountain pen is WAY easier to right fast with than just about anything -- there is virtually no friction so your hand doesn't get tired nearly as easily.
2. Difficulty reading penmanship is a big problem modern Germans have reading Sütterlin handwriting. This is a form of cursive handwriting that was only taught in Germany during the early 20th century and is pretty tough to read if you aren't used to looking at it. Here's a link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCtterlin
“Oh! Had enough, eh? Come back and take what's coming to you, you yellow bastards! Come back here and take what's coming to you! I'll bite your legs off!”
I applaud your use of the diaeresis in your writing "reënact". That isn't seen enough anymore. We should further coöperate on such matters. :-)
MadMolecule-- We Americans are too isolated. Historical reënactment is popular worldwide. The Napoleanic Wars, The War of Spanish Succession, The Crimean War, and even the Gallic Wars of Ancient Rome are popular subjects in Europe.
All- When I first the posting, I assumed it was a group doing this in Europe. As I said above, I know there are plenty of reënactors in Europe, but I didn't know WWII was on the table at this point... it seems like the wounds are still very fresh for that. Once I went to their site, it became apparent that the group is in California and probably generally consist of the girlfriends/wifes of guys doing WWII reënactment -- it's a way to be involved together in that. No issues with that at all.
One thing worth pointing out: If you click on "members" and then the women's individal pictures, you will get individual "character bios" for each. The political beliefs on some of these may make some uncomfortable.... They probably realistically represent those of women in Germany at the time, but in the current age of political correctness, might be misunderstood.
It's really rather sad that the example given has the kid Tweeting that he misses his mommy and wants to play with her in the evening when she is home. Actually, the kid misses her NOW and would benefit from some interaction with her NOW, not in the evening. Go pay some attention to your kid instead of relying on others and gimicky gadgets like this.
My toddler (almost 3) has wooden blocks, non-electric push-toy trains (Brio style), lots & lots of books, Legos, flashcards, crayons, Tonka trucks, Matchbox cars, &c. Relatives know well not to get him and his little sister anything that "takes batteries or makes noise".