It's funny that Rick mentioned that. Just for fun I asked my class today how many watched "The Daily Show with John Stuart," "The Bill Maher Show," and/or the "Colbert Report. " There was a high correlation between watching those shows and the ones who also have intelligent comments and input in class. At least, they are informed. By the way, several also watched Kieth Olberman as well.
On 20 Nov 2007, at 12:16, Rick Froman wrote: > I remember watching late night television back in college which, at > least during the monologues, would reference the news of the day. > You don't have to read books or even newspapers to have heard the > basic current events terminology of the day. All you need to do is > watch a TV news broadcast, however briefly, to see most of these > terms used repeatedly. I don't think today's students aren't reading > for pleasure enough to learn these new terms -- they're just not > watching enough TV. > > Rick > Dr. Bob Wildblood 711 Rivereview Dr. Kokomo, IN 46901-7025 765-776-1727 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." - Dwight D. Eisenhower "The time is always right to do what is right." Martin Luther King, Jr. "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Benjamin Franklin, 1775 "We are what we pretend to be, so we better be careful what we pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut ---
