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What you learn in school these days

Posted on February 6, 2003 Written by Diane

Ah yes. The important lessons of school:

A high school senior says he earned an A+, not an A, and has sued to get the grade changed to bolster his chance at becoming valedictorian.

Brian Delekta, who finished 11th grade in 2002 ranked at the top of his class, says he should have received an A+ for a St. Clair County intermediate school district work-experience class in which he worked as a paralegal in his mother’s law office.

Let’s see: grades are important for what they get you, not as a reflection of what you’ve learned. And you should sue to get what you want. (His mom’s a lawyer—probably not a help.)

(From the Volokh Conspiracy.)

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Just admit it.

Posted on February 5, 2003 Written by Diane

You’d buy a used car from this baby.

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(Shirt by Dookiewear.)

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A guide to my blogs III

Posted on February 4, 2003 Written by Diane

Holy crap. I currently have 51 blogs on my Lefty blogroll. Here are the first 18. I’ll get through them, I’ll get through them…though not all tonight.

(Alas, A Blog through Kieran Healy)
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