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Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 6 views
I saw lying between Chatham and Sheerness a number of ships that I supposed to be old hulks. I thought how stupid the government was to let them remain there and not chop them up for firewood or something else. But someone said to me, “Those ships can soon be fitted for service. They look old now, but…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 51 views
By Dr. Keith Ablow Published May 02, 2012 | FoxNews.com Adam Sandler’s new movie, “That’s My Boy,” should be BOY-cotted by anyone who believes that statutory rape of a 13-year-old is wrong. That sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? I mean, after all, “That’s My Boy” is a comedy that makes light of the seduction…
Adam Carrigan • Illustration • • 4 views
What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895... Remember when parents, grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 31 views
By Dr. Keith Ablow Published January 08, 2013 FoxNews.com A new analysis of the American Freshman Survey, which has accumulated data for the past 47 years from 9 million young adults, reveals that college students are more likely than ever to call themselves gifted and driven to succeed, even though…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 4 views
Wed, Dec. 29, 2010 Posted: 07:00 AM EDT Concerns about the face of Christianity have led a former atheist to form a non-profit to address the perceived hypocrisy of the church. The Texas-based non-profit Changing the Face of Christianity Inc. is a direct response to non-believers who believe all Christians…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 68 views
That’s what Sylvester Stallone said in 2006. While promoting his last (one can only hope) Rocky film, Stallone shocked Christian fans with the revelation that his faith in Jesus Christ not only impacted the writing of the first Rocky film, but his decision to created yet another sequel was inspired by…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 5 views
December 28, 2010 By R. Brad White 4 Comments People outside Christian circles believe Christians are too political; using politics to further a right wing Christian agenda. Christians Using Politics to Further a Christian Agenda People outside Christian circles believe Christians are too political;…
Adam Carrigan • Illustration • • 2 views
If every school principal gave this speech at the beginning of the next school year, America would be a better place. To the students and faculty of our high school: I am your new principal, and honored to be so. There is no greater calling than to teach young people. I would like to apprise you of some…
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My parents want me to have the things they didn't have when they were kids. Like, all A's on every report card. Mikey's Funnies, May 19, 2009
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AUSTIN, Texas — Parents, teachers and activists will sound off Wednesday on how history — topics from the fall of the Roman Empire to cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash — will be taught to millions of Texas children for the next decade. The State Board of Education begins hearing testimony, before a tentative…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 4 views
Associated Press A new survey of Americans' knowledge of religion found that atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons outperformed Protestants and Roman Catholics in answering questions about major religions, while many respondents could not correctly give the most basic tenets of their own faiths. Forty-five…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 8 views
A college education is one of the few things a person is willing to nay for and not get. - William Lowe Bryan, president emeritus of Indiana University Braude’s Handbook of Stories, Jacob M. Braude, page 72
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 1 view
What I Learned at School Good Aim Motivation Sharing T-Shirt on boy at Bank of America in Bellevue, 7-7-06
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 3 views
At a convention a delegate once wore a homemade badge with the letters B.A.I.K. “What does this mean?” asked his friends. “Brother, am I confused!” said he. “But you don’t spell confused with a k.” “You don’t know how confused s am,” said the delegate. The Public Speaker’s Handbook of Humor, J. Edward…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 1 view
The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned but still ‘tis nonsense.’
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 2 views
It’s one of those highly ethical colleges that doesn’t believe in buying its football players. All it gives them is room, board, and $200 a week toward their textbooks. The Joke Teller’s Handbook, Robert Orben, page 46
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 2 views
It’s reassuring to see that colleges are putting the emphasis on education again. One school has gotten so strict, it won’t even give a football player his letter, unless he can tell which one it is. The Joke Teller’s Handbook, Robert Orben, page 46
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 2 views
A college freshman was having considerable difficulty. His counselor called him into his office and asked him, “Why are you at college?” The boy replied, “My mother says that I’m here to prepare to be president, my sister says that I’m here to get a wife, my brother says I’m here to play basketball,…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 4 views
I know one football player who’s been in college for 13 years. It’s kind of a sad story. He can run and he can kick – but he can’t pass. The Joke Teller’s Handbook, Robert Orben, page 46
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 6 views
“EDUCATION, PROFITING FROM” A boy called up his mother from his college and asked her for some money, because he ran out of it. His mom said, “Sure, sweetie. Mom will send you some money. You also left your calculus book here when you visited two weeks ago. Do you want me to send that up too?” “Uhh,…
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Some parents in Frisco, Texas, are fuming because their public school district allowed Christian evangelists to provide Bibles to students on school grounds, which administrators say was done to stop even more proselytizing outside the schools. Frisco Independent Schools allowed Gideons International…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 11 views
"As one education expert put it, 'Our current ceiling for students is really much closer to where the floor ought to be.' " Source: Harris, Alex & Brett, Do Hard Things, Multnomah Books, (Portland OR) p. 36
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 9 views
During a homicide trial in Nassau County, NY., the witness had just stated that he saw the victim lying on the ground, obviously dead. The defense lawyer rose to his feet and conducted the following cross-examination: “Sir, are you a doctor?” “No,” replied the witness. “Well, are you a paramedic?” “No,…
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Advice to Grads “The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.” Ed Koch, former New York City mayor “You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of…
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The following are a sampling of real answers received on exams given by the California Department of Transportation's driving school. Q: Do you yield when a blind pedestrian is crossing the road? A: What for? He can't see my license plate. Q: Who has the right of way when four cars approach a four-way…