Links to Your World, Tuesday August 23

"Despite years of putting up with underperforming teachers, overcrowded classrooms, and a gradually deteriorating educational experience, American students reluctantly announced Tuesday that they would be giving the nation's public school system yet another chance this fall" (Nation's Students To Give American Education System Yet Another Chance)


How to Win at Rock, Paper, Scissors


Survey: 1 in 8 Fake Using Their Cell Phone to Avoid Talking to Others








According to a survey reported in Time online, "every hour of TV that participants watched after age 25 was associated with a 22-minute reduction in their life expectancy."


"A former “Teacher of the Year” in Mount Dora, Fla. has been suspended and could lose his job after he voiced his objection to gay marriage on his personal Facebook page" (story). Were his statements intemperate? Probably (Read the article to reach your own conclusion). Did he lose his rights as a citizen when he became a public school teacher? We'll see.


12 Things You Should Stop Buying Now


Nice guys finish last. Or at least they earn less, according to a new study.


Serving placenta at your next party? Let me know so I can send my regrets....