rebelling against low expectations
“The pursuit of maximum moments drives many a multitasking life and an often-distracted mind,” writes Carolyn Curiel in her recent New York Times opinion piece. “We think of America as a sleep-deprived nation, but we are becoming deep-thought deprived, too. A closed door does not stop interruptions, because we are packing the weapons that can shatter concentration or quiet...
Our generation multitasks constantly. Chances are that some of you won’t even be able to finish this article without checking your email — while others are already listening to music or IMing a friend. In fact, a recent Yahoo! and OMD conducted survey says that you’re probably doing three to four other tasks while surfing the Internet. Though multitasking has long been...
The Rutherford Institute — representing high school valedictorian Brittany McComb (read the full story, click here) — has recently posted its legal brief in the First Amendment lawsuit it has filed against the Clark County school district. We know our legal-minded readers will be interested. However, others who have followed the story should also attempt to glean some of the detailed information...
“In case you were, I don’t know, too busy text-messaging to notice, Americans today are looking to use their cell phones for a lot more than just phoning people.” — Dave Wischnowsky, Enter The Mind of a Teen, June 21, 2006 Cell Phone, Help Me Cheat On My Test According to recent Siemens Communications Inc. survey many Americans want their cell phones to not only serve as their...
UPDATE: Watch the extended video of the speech: — Click Here — NBC5i.com has footage from Brittany McComb’s speech (read our full coverage). To launch the streaming Windows Media file (.asx) click on the snapshot above or use this link.* The video itself is slightly confusing, jumping between several clips and cutting the audio several times, seemingly for no reason. A few...
This post serves as coverage central for Brittany McComb’s story. Updates will be added directly below in reverse chronological order. For first time vistors, the original post is below the updates. UPDATE #10: Read an interview with Brittany McComb conducted by Richard Abowitz of the latimes.com blog. UPDATE #9: Read the legal brief submitted by The Rutherford Institute in the First...
Fellow rebelutionary, Spunky Junior, shares the following quotation by G.K. Chesterton: “There are no boring subjects, only disinterested minds.” Chesterton is right. When you think about it, there really aren’t any intrinsically boring topics. After all, some people really are interested in studying a dripping glob of congealed black tar for decades on end. In fact, someone won...
On January 11th, readers were given the following assignment: In “Challenge of Youth” (1974), Professor Friedrich Heer documents and analyzes historically-significant youth movements, from the time of ancient Greece through the hippie era, and concludes that: “[T]he harsh light of historical fact [is] that every significant youth movement is in its own time crushed by the forces...
Noah Riner, 21 — homeschooled son of a Baptist preacher, and now student body president at Dartmouth College — sparked national controversy with his September 20th convocation speech to incoming freshmen. In what is traditionally an immemorable speech, Riner maintained that character, not just intelligence and talent, must be the goal for true education. Dartmouth, Riner told his peers, has...
rebelling against low expectations
