Foxy Woxy Is A Sly Money Maker

I have heard that history repeats itself. I wonder what the old characters of the barn yard would think as they sit on their front porch rocking their days away, watching the current world affairs. That is of course if they managed to have escaped the sly Foxy Woxy who was going to save them from the falling sky. Back then, the fox worked for food. Today, he works for money.

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Those invested in Global Warming stand to make a lot of money. The wicked heat must assuredly be causing our brains to be a bit poached. How else can we explain this recent survey conducted by MetLife.

I broke out into a mild sweat when I read this:

"The survey reveals that a majority of today’s teachers (62%) are very satisfied with their careers, compared to 40% in 1984. Two-thirds (67%) of teachers think that the training and preparation teachers receive does a good job of preparing them for the classroom, compared to 46% in 1984."

I started packing to move close to the nearest melting glacier when I read this:

"More teachers (66%) feel respected in society today, compared to 47% in 1984. Nearly twice as many teachers in 2008 agree that their jobs allow them the opportunity to earn a decent salary (66%), compared to 1984 (37%)."

I wondered what was the concern about education reform when I read this:

"The number of teachers who rate academic standards in their schools as excellent has doubled from 26% in 1984 to 53% today."

Maybe the increased heat will thaw some of the frozen technology routes:

"However, students rate teachers lower in their abilities to teach about computers and the Internet than almost all other subject and skill categories: 26% of students rate teachers as fair or poor.

43% of teachers never communicate on-line (e.g., e-mail, instant messaging, blog) with other teachers outside their district.

72% of teachers have never read or written a blog about teaching."

This report is going to be

"released today at a forum hosted by the Committee for Economic Development, which will be held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Humphrey Taylor, Chairman of The Harris Poll®, Harris Interactive, will present survey findings to an audience of educational professionals, policymakers and high school students."

I can now see why this report is such a hot topic. Despite the fact that "No estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated", the "MetLife Foundation places strong emphasis on education and draws on the findings of the Survey to inform its grantmaking."

Foxy Loxey is as sly as he ever was, and that is no fable.