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Stephen loves an underdog, and we’re mighty happy that he chose to be FM’s benefactor this year. We will miss Stephen’s attention to detail, ability to write great content at the last minute, and his tender, no-nonsense approach to the steering of our ship. He was a singular leader, and he’s not even that...
FM’s Southern beau, Conrad jumped ship from the Sports board to join us, and we’re so glad. From coaxing writers to turn in great content to trekking out to the Wonderland dog track to write a story on a rainy day, FM will miss its Georgia peach next year. Did we mention he’s funny...
...also altering the design and content of the window sticker. The new label will allow consumers to make more informed decisions when comparing the fuel economy of new vehicles. In addition to better fuel economy estimates, for the first time the EPA will be requiring fuel economy labeling of medium-duty vehicles, which are between 8,500 and 10,000 lbs., including large sport-utility vehicles and vans. Manufacturers will be required to post fuel economy labels on these vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year...
Students may not be qualified to judge the content of a professor’s scholarship, but they must be the primary judges of a professor’s teaching abilities. One does not need a doctorate to determine whether professors are well-organized and present engaging lectures, and whether, in the end, students feel educated by the class. In practical respects, reports on all professors will hopefully improve—or at least educate—faculty members on how they either inspire or bore the students whom they teach. On a more general level, mandatory evaluations send...
...teachers whose lesson plans already are bloated with required content, it will be a challenge to cover the additional academic concepts the state is mandating along with the new graduation requirements. Chemistry teacher Tim Graham predicts the new content mandates in science and math will only exacerbate tensions between depth and breadth with which teachers must grapple. "Our [state proficiency test] scores show that we're bringing our kids along in terms of learning to think critically," he says. "We're wondering if we can continue to do that while covering the broader spectrum of skills required...