John Howitz 10/5/10 email response

Gavin-

The terms are used to describe our curriculum as it focuses on the “classics” of Western Literature. We also focus on sequential education, “traditional”. If you read books by E.D. Hirsch they help explain the Core Knowledge Sequence that we use in grades k-8. In high school our foundation course is Humanities which integrates literature and history starting with Ancient Greece and continuing through the Modern Area. We read primary sources in history and the full texts for literature.

Our grading system follows the traditional 90,80, 70….A, B, C format.
Our grades are weighted towards tests and not group work.
We do lots of homework.
We require Latin.

I hope this helps.

John

Mr Sullivan,

Because of the complexity of the chain of events that led to this fatal accident the Accident Investigation Board asked for an extension to its investigation. Additionally, the AIB was then directed by the convening authority to re-examine all of the evidence collected and its findings. The AIB wanted to ensure a thorough investigation and the convening authority wanted to ensure all evidence and testimony were considered, and reconsidered, to the maximum extent possible.

Public release of the report is pending next of kin notifications. All next of kin and survivors of the accident will be briefed individually as to the circumstances of the accident. After the final family briefing is complete the report will be made public. I have no timeline available for this -- much of it depends on the availability of geographically separated key personnel and family members.

An executive summary of the AIB report will be posted at:
http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/indexFY09.html

Please feel free to monitor this site or contact me again over the next several weeks.

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"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable."

-- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Somalia-related links

Ioan Lewis
- Understanding Somalia and Somaliland [Half.com]
- Foreign Affairs

Said S. Samatar
- Rutgers
- Wikipedia
- Interview - Bartamaha.com - [Youtube]

Somalia
- Wikipedia
- Map

trepanning

Richard Francis Burton
-First Footsteps in East Africa [1894]

Memorial Day event

I couldn't find the link to the article on the EP News website--but the Eden Prairie Memorial Day Ceremony will take place at 11 AM on 5/31/10 at Purgatory Creek Park.

my comment appeared on Will's 2,000th blogpost

Kleiman citation

When Brute Force Fails:

How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment

by Mark A. R. Kleiman

Mark Kleiman blogs at The Reality-Based Community

in 1979 if memory serves