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"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten" (B.F. Skinner)
July 31, 2009
Elmer Epps commented on Elmer Epps's blog post '8th Grade Graduation 1895!'
According to the Federal No Child Left Behind guidelines every state must have academic standards outlining what students should know and be able to do by the time they graduate from high school. Some states set the achievement bar higher than other…
July 5, 2009
thePaperBoy commented on Elmer Epps's blog post '8th Grade Graduation 1895!'
When I was in school they were just experimenting with this thing of teaching you to find answers instead of teaching answers. By the time I was in high school my high school was experimenting with a system where you decided what you wanted to learn…
July 2, 2009
sheila harris commented on Elmer Epps's blog post '8th Grade Graduation 1895!'
Boy, Have our standards ever dropped. I would have to say about 90% of our high school grads today could not pass this test.
June 30, 2009
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What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895 ... Remember when 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-…
June 30, 2009
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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Louis Stokes Health Scholars program. For the 2009-10 academic year, CBCF will award 10 scholarships of up to $8,000 to high school seniors or college…
June 27, 2009
Maricela replied to Elmer Epps's discussion 'Carl's Jr.'
So far so good. I personally dont care for burgers so I've had their chicken salad, their chicken tacos, the taco salad, and the nachos from the Green Burrito. But my husband... he devours those burgers and he loves them. It's almost embarrasing to…
June 8, 2009
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Paula Brown's Recipes Crock-pot Dinner *Complete* 2 large cans of Allen's Italian Green Beans Jalapeño pepper Onion Ham Potatoes Tony's Seasoning Olive Oil Pour both cans of Green Beans into the Crock pot Cut up the jalapeño pepper to taste in w…
June 6, 2009
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June 3, 2009
Elmer Epps commented on Elmer Epps's blog post 'The Good Old Days'
Hello Barbara, A belated thanks for your comment on 'The Good Old Days". I see from your profile that you live in Paul's Valley, OK. How close are you to my place of birth, Okmulgee? What prompted you to leave the land of milk and honey, California,…
June 2, 2009
Elmer Epps commented on Elmer Epps's blog post 'Good Eats'
Hello Mr Epps Wanted to tell you, I made the salmon pate & it was fantastic. A first for me but not the last. Any more recipes you'd care to share? Thank's, Barbara Brannon Williamson
June 1, 2009
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An anonymous writer says: For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies...... 1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer…
June 1, 2009
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Carl's Jr.
Hey everybody! The new Carl's Jr. is now up and running on highway 46 and Griffith. In addition to burgers, they have a Mexican menu and salsa bar. There is a wait for your order though, so take a number and have a seat. The wait is worth it because…
May 29, 2009

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Education Is...

"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten" (B.F. Skinner)

Posted on July 31, 2009 at 7:30am —

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8th Grade Graduation 1895!

What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895 ...

Remember when 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 , USA . It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal.


8th Grade Final Exam: Salina , KS - 1895
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Posted on June 30, 2009 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

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Health Careers Scholarship

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Louis Stokes Health Scholars program. For the 2009-10 academic year, CBCF will award 10 scholarships of up to $8,000 to high school seniors or college students who are enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, vocational or technical school. Applicants must be seeking a degree in a subject that will lead to a career in a health field.

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Posted on June 27, 2009 at 7:01am —

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Good Eats Update 6/4/09

Paula Brown's Recipes

Crock-Pot Dinner *Complete*

2 large cans of Allen's Italian Green Beans

Jalapeño pepper
Onion
Ham
Potatoes
Tony's Seasoning
Olive Oil

Pour both cans of Green Beans into the Crock pot
Cut up the jalapeño pepper to taste in with the beans (without the seeds or leave a few seeds in for a little kick)
Dice onion (to taste)
Put ham in crock pot (for vegetarian version leave out the meat))
Quarter red bud potatoes (with skin)
Use Tony's Seasoning
Pour a little olive oil in… Continue

Posted on June 6, 2009 at 8:00pm —

Elmer Epps

Gift of Failure

Musings on J.K. Rowling's "The Gift of Failure"
By Christopher Novak

Excerpt from Harvard Commencement Address by J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, June 5, 2008

“… What I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty, but failure. At your age, in spite of a distinct lack of motivation at university, where I had spent far too long in the coffee bar writing stories, and far too little time at lectures, I had a knack for passing examinations, and that, for years, had been t… Continue

Posted on June 3, 2009 at 9:00am —

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At 2:17pm on May 29, 2009, Barbara Williamson said…
Hello Mr Epps
Thank you for your reply. I'll most definately be on the look out for future post's. Thank's again for your time. Barbara Williamson
At 3:39am on May 29, 2009, Barbara Williamson said…
Hello Mr Epps
Wanted to tell you, I made the salmon pate & it was fantastic. A first for me but not the last. Any more recipes you'd care to share? Thank's, Barbara Brannon Williamson
 
 

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