The A+ Student and the D- Group Project

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Monday February 09, 2009 · 10:37 AM PST

2009/02/09 · 10:37

A parable for our times...

Once upon a time, there was an enormously talented young student who stood head and shoulders above his peers, and was the teacher's favourite student and the envy of the poorer students. He was polite, punctual, respectful, helpful, and had all of the traits that teachers wish every student had. Unfortunately, they didn't, and a number of his fellow classmates were rude, obnoxious, and spent far too much time fooling around entertaining themselves at the expense of the entire class's education.

The teacher, who was that day trying to present a lesson on cooperation, decided to show the students the benefit of cooperation. She came up with an idea to essentially give everyone a free grade bump. This is the story of how it turned out for the worse.

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I believe that:

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I believe that:

The A+ student INTENDED to get a poor grade to show up the goof-offs, even though everyone already knew they were goof-offs and that the class would suffer as a result.

4 votes

The A+ student made a mistake in trying to please the goof-offs.

20 votes

The A+ student was right to try and 'reach out' to the goof-offs, even though it meant the project was doomed.

5 votes

The A+ student should have listened to the goof-offs, even tried to reframe some of their ideas so that they could be included sensibly without dragging the final grade down.

11 votes

The A+ student really, really should have just simply written the paper so that everyone would have gotten A+'s.

11 votes

The A+ student should have bagged the whole thing and gone off to eat some key lime pie.

34 votes

2009 Get Fit Challenge Week 6

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Saturday February 07, 2009 · 8:22 AM PST

2009/02/07 · 08:22

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Saturday January 31, 2009 · 6:19 AM PST

2009/01/31 · 06:19

Welcome to the 2009 Kossack fitness challenge. If the long, depressing Bush era saw you lose that once-better shape, no longer fit into those hot jeans, or thos muscles turn to mush, this is the year to move on and shape up. Share your strategies, your recipes, your fitness regime, your worries and your successes with your fellow Kossacks also fighting the good fight to get healthier in '09.

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Saturday January 24, 2009 · 7:43 AM PST

2009/01/24 · 07:43

Welcome or welcome back to the DailyKos Get Fit Challenge! For those new to the challenge, every Saturday midmorning we get together to review our progress towards whatever fitness goals we've set for ourselves for this year, cheer each other on, trade hints, recipes, and workout routines.

drbloodaxe

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Saturday January 17, 2009 · 7:39 AM PST

2009/01/17 · 07:39

Welcome back to those of you who've been following along each Saturday morning, and welcome to new folks just seeing this. The 2009 fitness challenge is a year long challenge to each and every Kossack to get fit or stay fit. While some folks are suggesting specific diets, for long term health, it's lifestyle alteration that does the job most effectively. We've got a new President coming in on Tuesday, bringing hope of a far brighter year than the last eight we've slogged through, depressed and apathetic. And apathy and depression tend to go hand in hand with sloth and grazing on comfort foods. It's time to break free of those godawful Bush years, and spring forward, renewed and vigorous into the future.

So hop in, share your recipes, your workouts, your anatomy lessons, your ups and downs as you pursue the fitness goals that you're setting for yourself this year. We want to hear where you started, where you're headed, and how you're getting there.

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Saturday January 10, 2009 · 7:28 AM PST

2009/01/10 · 07:28

Welcome (or welcome back) to the 2009 DKos Fitness Challenge.

This is a shared weekly diary to celebrate a new year and a new start on life and encourage Kossacks to shape up this year and to personally recover from the apathy and sloth of the Bush years. We encourage you to join in, sharing your fitness goals, progress, training regimes, tips, recipes, and moments of backsliding. Try to be supportive, and let's not have any negativity - few are where they want to be yet, but we WILL get there.

drbloodaxe

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Saturday January 03, 2009 · 7:35 AM PST

2009/01/03 · 07:35

Greetings. If this is the first time you've come to the challenge, welcome. If you were here for the exploratory diary on January 1rst, welcome back, glad to see you again :)

The premise is simple. I'll post a weekly review diary around 10-11 EST Saturdays, wherein we all share our experiences over the last week in getting in better shape physically. Nutition and exercise are the most likely subjects of comment, but we want to know (if you're willing to share) your start weight and goals if you're trying to lose weight, or your BMI, or your starting exercise plan and goal, or however else you're measuring your progress. The more of us supporting each other there are, the more likely each of us is to meet our own individual goals, or so we hope ;)

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Thursday January 01, 2009 · 11:21 AM PST

2009/01/01 · 11:21

I'm a yo-yo dieter. I've yo'd so much, in fact, that I'm probably a yo-yo-yo dieter.

But I've been medically uninsured for almost a year now because of my weight. I simply can't get any kind of realistically-priced health insurance without dropping 60 lbs, to get below the cutoff over which I get rejected for even crappy short-term insurance. (My employer offers no healthcare, or indeed benefits of any kind above a straight hourly salary.)

This is it. We've got a new day dawning in the country, my enthusiasm for the possibility of a better day for the country and the world in the face of horrible challenges is high, and it's time to be part of the change in another way.

So, I'm presenting the 2009 Get Fit DKos Challenge!

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I'm going to ________ this year.

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I'm going to ________ this year.

lose weight

14 votes

gain muscle tone

5 votes

increase my endurance

5 votes

all of the above

55 votes

eat a lot of pie

7 votes

Obama needs Republicans!

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Saturday November 15, 2008 · 5:09 AM PST

2008/11/15 · 05:09

Or more specifically, he needs to offer some jobs to Republican Senators.

A few diaries back, there is a diary to suggest that the 'Hillary as Secretary of State' brouhaha is a 'trap' for Obama, set by the 'Clintonites'. While tinfoiling might be the theme of the day, I offer my own idea for a bit of tinfoil.

Obama should set his own 'trap' for the Republicans, and doing so could very well benefit the Democrats enormously while at the same time earning him serious 'bipartisanship' street cred.

drbloodaxe

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 3:29 PM PDT

2008/08/29 · 15:29

As the last thousand or so diaries scrolling madly down the list will attest, his choice of VP has generated more buzz than a hornet nest getting hit with a chainsaw.

But one thing that may have gotten lost in all the laughter, the derision, the sheer astonishment, is that John McCain did something with his VP choice that will, in fact, change politics in this country.

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Do I have something here?

55 votes Vote Now!

Do I have something here?

Hell no, you're a complete idiot.

18 votes

No, you've misread the mood of the voters.

7 votes

Can't say, maybe the sexists/racists will flip a coin.

8 votes

Yes, we'll probably see fewer of those voters in November.

13 votes

Most assuredly, and we won't miss them at the polls.

9 votes

I'm meeting with a campaign rep

drbloodaxe

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Friday June 27, 2008 · 4:49 PM PDT

2008/06/27 · 16:49

on Tuesday. Sounds like a fairly inexperienced volunteer, coming in from out of state, and wants a read on the area and how to tone the campaign message as they hit doors in the area and so on. I'm in southwest Ohio (Boehner's district) and wanted to see what any other Kossacks in the area might want brought up, if you don't also have meetings with him or similar reps. I know Wulsin has some strong supporters hanging around here. (And, BTW, he said they were going to have some sort of garden party in the backyard of one of Boehner's neighbor's, which is quite amusing.)

drbloodaxe

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Tuesday June 03, 2008 · 5:25 PM PDT

2008/06/03 · 17:25

18,793 diaries stating Hillary should be VP later, the reasons given are all still pointless.

There are only two reasons of any validity to pick a VP, one good, one mediocre but possibly necessary. Hillary just doesn't satisfy either.

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