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  1. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    Because we moved from the city to the 'burbs when I was in second grade, I spent from October to May in a public school as the local Catholic school didn't start until third grade. It was as if I'd died and gone to heaven. I did well and the teacher was a sweetheart. I really wanted to stay...
  2. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    The best thing that the Catholic Church did in the 1970's was to open up higher education to them. The ones I encounter today all seem to have advanced degrees and work in the real world, and turn over their salaries to their communities to support the older sisters, who seem to live very long...
  3. ChiTownScion

    Getting People Into Movie Theatres

    I knew this Red Riding Hood's real life doppelganger. The red hair, freckles.. even the grammatical butchery. She was someone I grew up with who became a registered nurse.
  4. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    We were taught phonics when learning to read, but we were also given sheets of words with several word lists each to learn. The reading books were published by Ginn & Co. and featured Roman Catholic clones of Dick and Jane named David and Ann. September 1960 I was barely six and had to learn...
  5. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    I hated having Dr. Seuss read to me as a young kid: I thought that it was patronizing and silly. I'd much rather have accounts of the crash of the Hindenburg, the great Chicago fire, or the sinking of the Titanic read to me.
  7. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    My wife's little niece was born 1980. In second grade the entire year had been planned out with math homework modules. By staying up as late as 2 AM (mom walked in on her!) and literally studying under the bedcovers by flashlight, she ripped through the entire year's work by mid- October. She's...
  8. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    First grade (1960- 1961) homework was brutal. Catholic parochial grade school, and the only known teaching method was mere rote. Homework on a typical school night started about 3:30 and ended at bedtime: 9:00. Half an hour for dinner, of course. I did, however, learn to read. As I have said...
  9. ChiTownScion

    The End of the Era ...

    The one day of the year I refuse to admit being of Irish descent. If "everyone is Irish on St. Paddy's Day," where the hell's the honor in it?
  10. ChiTownScion

    The End of the Era ...

    Those things were vile. Even back in the early 70's I thought that they were more likely fed to prisoners of war to obtain confessions than eaten by the astronauts.
  11. ChiTownScion

    The End of the Era ...

    It wasn't until I was in college and after I had taken a philosophy course that dealt with logic/ syllogisms that I finally "got" algebra, in the sense that the cranial light bulb illuminated and I had the "aha moment." I think that it really boils down to the teacher: to not only communicate...
  13. ChiTownScion

    The End of the Era ...

    Once the Soviets launched Sputnik, even the educational focus of the United States changed. That small beeping satellite, more than anything that Madalyn Murray O'Hare accomplished, was the real reason that prayer and Bible reading in tax supported public schools ended. The new emphasis was on...
  14. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    I was proud as hell of my dad's work. At the end he partnered with an old country German, and the two of them were rehabbing mansions in Winnetka, Glencoe, Kenilworth, Wilmette, and other North Shore villages. He used to tell how the wealthy owners would watch him work for hours: they were...
  15. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    There was a failed revolution in 1848 that provided the impetus for many idealists and progressives to set sail for the US: Franz Sigel, Carl Schurz, Max Weber, to name but three. The German American population was essential to Lincoln winning the Civil War: 250,000 served in the Union Army...
  16. ChiTownScion

    Getting People Into Movie Theatres

    When the weather's wet, cold, and miserable... I need my Lizzie fix. When the stupidity of politicians or Facebook commentators gets me too depressed for words... I need my Lizzie fix. When I want to learn about history that so few have taken the time to familiarize themselves with, but is...
  17. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    It boils down to the economy of one's own time, sadly or otherwise. When I was public sector, my salary (with benefits) topped out at over $50/ hour. When I retired and did cases on my own, my billable rate (actually quite low: and I tapped from the retainer at about one hour for every five that...
  19. ChiTownScion

    Getting People Into Movie Theatres

    The early Fleischer works were awesome. I remember the Betty Boop feature where Popeye made his debut and, for a millisecond, you can see Betty dancing with her, uh, "features" open and in plain view. Coupled with Popeye's mumblings, they - and the war time Avery MGM features, were definitely...
  20. ChiTownScion

    Getting People Into Movie Theatres

    Avery's Red had a lot going for her, too. Since the subject is "Getting People Into Movie Theatres," has your theatre ever considered holding a Tex Avery Film Festival, Lizzie?
  21. ChiTownScion

    Getting People Into Movie Theatres

    Whaddaya mean, "was??"
  22. ChiTownScion

    Getting People Into Movie Theatres

    Ahh, the Boys....
  23. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Biscuits & gravy are about as "down home" as I'm willing to wander at a breakfast table.

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