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By Zac & DonEducation
The Best Paragraph I've Read... episodes
- Should We Lose Sleep Over: No Grades for UofM Freshman? Decline in Fast Food Eating? Less Dollar Settlements? Political Agreements Against Animal Testing? Procrastination's Financial & Health Impacts?
The Best Paragraph I've Read:
Comes from the following articles:
University of Michigan Drops First Semester Grades for Freshman
Americas are losing their appetite for Fast Food
Decline in Dollar Currency Settlements
Both American Political Parties Do Not Support Animal Testing
Latest on Procrastination Research
Zac & Don discuss the topics and decide which ones they should continue to worry about.
38 min - Back to School: Football! School Snacks! What Should Principals Be Thinking More About? Is Football the Last Hope for Boys? Do We Need to Bring Back Food Trading & Birthday Treats?
The Best Paragraph I've Read:
Comes from two articles about football and school snacks! What should a school administrator be thinking about as we head back to school?
America Needs Its Boys to Play Football
Nothing Blows up a Parent Group Like A Fight Over School Snacks.
27 min - Is Youth Travel Soccer the Reason America Can't Win the World Cup? Does Norway Have the Right Model? Would Americans Accept No Score, Volunteer Coaches, Few Games If It Meant Winning Internationally?
The Best Paragraph I've Read:
Comes from two different articles discussing the reasons behind the success (Norway) and failure (America) of national soccer teams.
World Cup Losses Unless America Fixes Youth Soccer System
This Nation Breaks Every Rule of US Youth Soccer & Builds a World Monster
39 min - Is the College Bubble Bursting? Evidence: Syracuse Drops 84 Majors! Small Colleges Raiding Endowments for General Funds! Is the College Financial Bubble Finally Coming True? Is this Sad?
The Best Paragraph I've Read"
Comes from two articles:
Syracuse drops 84 Majors
Small Colleges Raiding Endowments for General Funds
Zac & Don wonder if there are concrete signs that the college bubble is finally bursting.
42 min - What's More Impressive? Humanoid Robots Or Teens Breaking World Track Records? Will We See An Increase in Double-threshhold & Bicarb Training Among Teens? Don's Son Collin McLaughlin Joins!
The Best Paragraph I've Read:
Comes from the following two articles:
Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games
Elite teen runners are becoming freakishly fast. What's their secret?
Zac & Don discussing whether they are more impressed by humanoid robots or teen runners breaking track records.
47 min - Why Are K-12 Education & Schools So Hard To "Solve"? Shouldn't $125 Million Be Enough? Should Silicon Tech Entrepreneurs Have the Answers? What Ideas Still Need to Be Tried? Maybe There's No Problem?
The Best Paragraph I've Read:
Comes from the following article:
This School Was Priscilla Chan's Bold Education Experiment. It Just Closed.
Zac & Don discuss and wonder why it's so hard to solve education.
41 min - Should We Think of Europe as a Theme Park-Like Disneyland? Where Are the Real Europeans? OK to Pretend They're There? Or Should We Continue to See Europe As a Museum with Big History & Monuments??
The Best Paragraph I've Read:
Comes from The Economist:
Dismissing Europe as a museum is glib. Think of it as a theme park.
Zac & Don wonder whether we should see Europe as a theme park for tourists.
41 min - Should We Lose Sleep Over: Chinese EVs in USA? Autocrats as Peacemakers? Pet Divorce Rights? Refinancing Auto Loans? Jet Ski Drones? Isolation Studies Results? Franklin Advocated for the Bow?
The Best Paragraph I've Read:
Comes from several articles:
America can't hide from Chinese EVs forever
Refinancing Car Loans
Autocrats are the New Peacemakers
Isolation Studies in Antarctica
Increasing Pet Divorce Rights
Project Maven
Ben Franklin Bow & Arrow Letter
47 min - World Cup Tourists love America! Buc-ees, Waffle House, Walmart, Endless Chips & Salsa, Big Trucks, Cowboy Hats, Friendliness! Is this New American Soft Power? How Prideful Should America Feel?
The Best Paragraph I've Read...
Comes from the Wall Street Journal as it describes World Cup Soccer Fans experiencing and enjoying many common American activities. You can read the full article here:
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/world-cup-tourists-waffle-house-videos-9e031a6a?eafs_enabled=false
29 min - Ranch! Why Only Popular in North America? Can Ranchbassador Convince Europe to Try? Does Ranch With Paella or Snails work? Could Ranch Ever Meet Ketchup's Continental Sales Diversity? Is Ranch Good?
The Best Paragraph I've Read:
Comes from an article in the Wall Street Journal. The article is about a new job this summer - the Ranchbassador. You can read the full article here.
Zac & Don discuss Ranch and whether it can gain in popularity across the world.
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