C. from work pointed me to this. It amused me.

My Fun Find of the week. This is a "must see" for everyone out there addicted to the internet - you will especially enjoy this if you also love MUSICALS.

The prospect of higher pay will not prompt teachers to perform better in the classroom, was part of what Economics Prof. Donald J. Boudreaux, wrote to Kathy L. Smith, Chairman of Fairfax County Public Schools, in response to a an article in The Washington Post from Rick Nelson, former Fairfax County Federation of Teachers president. Joanne Jacobs weighted in and her blog's readers have different opinions about what really motivate teachers to do their best at school. Roger Sweeny, says: Here’s an interesting thought experiment. Most school systems have different “tracks” for teacher pay. Those with just a Bachelors are on the poorest paid track. Higher pay goes to teachers with a Masters. Then there may be additional tracks: Masters with 15 more graduate credits, Masters plus 30, and so on. What would happen to enrollment in graduate education courses if there were just one track, if everyone were paid the same as someone who had never taken a graduate course? Since my experience is that most teachers don’t think much of the usefulness of ed courses, my hypothesis is that enrollment would go to just about zero. Geckonomist voices his concerns about frustration merit pay carries on most employees, teachers included: Are teachers in private schools all get merit based pay? I would be surprised. And what is merit in education? Even the link to the later pay of the students is laughable, or the same “access” to so called top universities (who discriminate openly in favour of the rich, famous & offspring of alumni). Of all people i studied with, the ones with by far the highest income are those whose daddies owned big companies and were made director upon graduating. They would even be extremely wealthy when illiterate. To base any “merit” ranking on later salaries, is proving one doesn't understand the fractal nature of wealth distribution. But it is difficult to explain to people who strive to get their kids into Yale, … I have in the business environment for quite a while, and wh

You'll love this! I did! (I hope!)

Found on FriendFeed, thanks to Alexander Kruel: http://ff.im/5qsQA .

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This is an amusing adaptation of West Side Story as a spoof on today's Internet.

The folks at College Humor have put on quite a production with their latest video, Web Site Story. It's a hilarious spoof of West Side Story that takes you through all your favorite sites on the interwebs.