We have an awful lot of assumptions that these numbers hold a certain amount of magic, when they really are a snapshot, ... Why are we elevating these narrow scores and thinking they show so much? -Alan Young

 

We have an awful lot of assumptions that these numbers hold a certain amount of magic, when they really are a snapshot, ... Why are we elevating these narrow scores and thinking they show so much?


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Judges pretty much act independently once they get on the bench so I'm not really sure why Harper's concerned that the court is currently being stacked with a lot of Liberal appointments.

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Something has to be done in the short term, because we have created a panic in our community.

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What clicked on Mister Ed? I'll tell you, it was just about everything. It was an age of innocence. It was just a fun show. I think people had had their fill of quiz shows by then. The quiz shows had been investigated for crookedness. -Alan Young
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I said ... on Tuesday we are not saying anything on or off the record. That remains the position.

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Every Tom, Dick and Harry in our movement has received his cash.

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In cases where you're trying to do more complex, sophisticated tasks in middle school, that's not as easily translatable into a multiple-choice test, ... If we used more authentic assessments, we might find they're not doing just as well but maybe better. -Alan Young
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Last year set a new kind of standard, ... I think it does influence, especially when you consider how few people turn out to vote.

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