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Former Supreme Court Justice Switches to Video Games

TechDirt is reporting that former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has moved into the one industry that I don't think anyone might have expected, video games. Not only did she speak at a recent gaming conference, she is also working on creating a video game about the courts. "There have been many similar 'civic education' video games out there, like the UN video game to teach kids about world hunger and, my personal favorite, a video game to teach kids how to gerrymander voting districts to get political support. It's not clear how successful any of these sorts of games really are, but it's nice to see a former Supreme Court Justice taking an interest in these sorts of things. Though, some might point out that this could be seen as something of a gimmick, and students might just be better served by adding a decent civics curriculum back into school (it's apparently gone thanks to No Child Left Behind)."

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  1. Re:No Child Left Behind by moderatorrater · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's really hard to actually kill something outright, usually you just starve it of funds until it dies anyway. Would that be acceptable?

  2. state of the union resembles sci-fi cartoon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. Re:No Child Left Behind by geekoid · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Clarification:
    He is cutting the severely underfunded Man to mars mission, not the entire budget.

    Well, by 'fix it' he is effectively getting rid of it.
    To be frank, I was being a little flip. If they fix the problems with it, that would be good. It would also be the same in name only.

    McCain's view is the same as Bush's. Vouchers, Privitazation, etc...

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  4. Re:No Child Left Behind by R2.0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You are aware that NCLB included the largest increase in federal funding for schools in history, right?

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    "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." A. Carlson
  5. Re:No Child Left Behind by Frinet · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "Again, I've seen many examples of -- well, Senator Kennedy and President Bush worked together on the No Child Left Behind Act. The No Child Left Behind Act may have some flaws associated with it, but I still view it as a major milestone in trying to improve education in this country." --McCain http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0511/03/lkl.01.html Nope, he's not your guy either.

  6. DoE = Dept of Energy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Not to take away from your comment overall, but I noticed a pet peeve that usually appears during such discussion.

    Before NCLB the federal government has some requirements to give money. NCLB changed those requirements, without allocating more money. School districts are allowed to tell the DoE to take their money, take their standards, and stuff them both into the same shredder.
    DoE = Department of Energy.
    ED = Department of Education (Education Department).
  7. Re:No Child Left Behind by frosty_tsm · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    While I may not agree with your choice of words, you have a point about not holding back those of higher intelligence in the interest of keeping everything equal.

    However, I do know that people with lower IQ/smarts can get better through hard work. There are many fields that require college education but don't require brilliance. There's no reason to stop people from pursuing such opportunities.

    Also, I don't know if I want someone if incredibly low intelligence building my house...