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Billy Gerchick

Grammar Girl :: Quick and Dirty Tips ™ - 2 views

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    Grammar Girl blog is a wonderful resource for short lessons and reviews on grammar essentials. I learned about this blog at the NCTE 2010 Convention in Orlando, FL.
Robert Harrison

Are Sports More Important than School? | Extreme Biology Blog - 0 views

  • 75% of parents let their child skip an exam for an important game, and only 47% of musicians’ parents would let them skip an exam for a concert or performance.
  • Also, the all-star players said the schools help give them extended deadlines for essays, homework, reports, etc., while the musicians only had 44% and the sport leagues 33%. In addition, 63% of all-stars said the schools helped them with tutoring sessions, while those in sport leagues had 11% and only 8% musicians.
  • After those facts, it is no surprise that the principals interviewed said,” Sports is one of the most popular interests in the school. This can be seen by the fact that the athletes’ needs are met through designing special programs, consideration of their needs, consideration of their teachers, competitions and placing the school athletics program high on our list of priorities
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    From a studies shown in this article that special rewards were given to those who played sports compared to those who played instrument's just to show the difference. Placing school athletics high on their list of priorities.   
Billy Gerchick

Web Design Blog, Tutorials and Inspiration | Web Design Ledger - 1 views

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    A gateway for various web design lessons and ideas
Robert Harrison

What Runners Can Learn From Cheetahs - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    It explains the difference from cheetahs and greyhounds running styles. And apply it to humans to see what can help us run faster.
Billy Gerchick

Confessions of an Aca-Fan: The Official Weblog of Henry Jenkins - 0 views

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    The author of Convergence Culture, Henry Jenkins is one of the world's most respected minds on media studies.
Robert Harrison

Comparing the Acceptance Rates of Athletes to the General Public - The Husky Haul - A W... - 0 views

  • Average SAT Scores Overall Male SAT Male Athlete SAT Men’s Bball  Football  *Ranking Arizona 1145 990 1016 924 #30 Arizona State 1111 988 906 937 #46
  • GPA and other data Overall Special Admit % Special Admit % athletes M Bball GPA Football GPA GPA overall % admitted Arizona 4.6% 14.3% 2.56 2.70 3.40 80.5% Arizona State N/A N/A 2.65 3.25 3.39
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    This article is another site that compares the Pac-10 GPA and SAT scores. Showing ASU and U of A at the bottom of the list of schools of the football players.
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