Popular Culture |
6 October 2003
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Time is Money; Americans are Poor
A new book on personal finance is hardly what America needs, but You Don't Have to be Rich by Jean Chatzky makes a beautiful point. This society has decided that money is an end, rather than a means. "Whoever dies with the most toys wins" was a popular idea in the 1980s and 1990s that has become ingrained in the American soul -- never mind that the toys are junk, and dead is dead. There is also a new campaign by a fellow named John DeGraff called "Take Back Your Time Day," dedicated to getting Americans to focus on their time poverty. For more, click here.
The Homework Cop-Out
A study came out last week that says American school children are not suffering from a deluge of homework as anecdotal evidence has suggested. Most kids in high school don't even do 2 hours a night in homework, according to the study. What amazes is how the entire educational system thinks that homework should be the norm rather than a very rare exception. Click here to read on.