Interview: Kiersten Marek, Author of “Know Thyself: A Kid’s Guide to the Archetypes” | Flying With Red Haircrow
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Sgouros to Gist: If I Am Wrong, Tell Me Why
As we saw in the previous postTom Sgouros explained in detail why it was wrong for Rhode Island to use the NECAP as a graduation requirement. It was not designed for that purpose, and many students will fail who should have passed.
State Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist said Sgouros was wrong because he is not a psychometrician. She did not explain why he was wrong, not did she understand that psychometricians would likely agree with Sgouros.
Providence: When Adults Take the Test
The Providence Student Union thought it was wrong that a single high-stakes exam should determine whether they graduate.
To prove their point, they invited legislators, educators, and community leaders to take the test. The test was made up of released items. The results will be released later this week.
Hats off to the brave adults who took the risk.
Here is the students' press release:
Joy of Cooking Hot Fudge Sauce
Although much belated, I wanted to post my favorite hot fudge recipe as a follow-up to my last ice cream post. Although I don't own the Joy of Cooking, I scanned this page from my Mom's copy (note chocolate stains on page) years ago. The recipe has been an institution in my family, and although was used most frequently as a topping for peppermint stick ice cream during the Christmases of my childhood, has found a place in my year-round dessert repertoire.
Transcendence and the Limits of Science
by Emily Esfahani Smith
Religion, God, transcendence, spirituality: do these things exist independently of the human mind or are they products of neurochemical firings of the brain? When Saul had his revelatory experience on the road to Damascus, had he fallen under the spell of a seizure, as some have claimed, or was it a flash of the divine that caused his conversion to Christianity?
What I Learned from the Healthcare.gov Insurance Options Finder
Out of curiosity, I went to Healthcare.gov to find out what my insurance options would be if I were a 44 year old healthy female looking for coverage. I was prompted to do so by an email from Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts, reminding me that we are in the countdown to 2014, where everyone will need to be enrolled for insurance.
The only options that came up for me were provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield and they gave me a range of plans with deductibles from $3,000 to $7,000 a year and premiums with a range of $275 to $400 a month. I had checked the box saying it would be difficult for me to afford care, but fat lot of good that did.
Forgive me, Dear Reader, but this does not sound like Affordable Health Care. This sounds like how to potentially lose a good chunk of my savings as well as pay a hefty monthly premium, all so I can’t have any really meaningful access to care such as mental health benefits and emergency room access without having to go broke. If this is really all the Affordable Health Care Act is doing, I’m not sure it will be an improvement over what we have and may just lead to more medical bankruptcies for the middle class and the poor.
I am withholding judgement for now, as I assume that more options will be listed soon in the directory, such as some more affordable plans from United Health Care or Neighborhood Health Plan. That’s my hope at least. If you want to check it out for yourself, give the Healthcare.gov Finder a try.
What If You Use Your Health Savings Debit Card For Take-Out? – Forbes
…And don’t accidentally use that HSA debit card for something else, or you’ll be sorry. Read on.
What If You Use Your Health Savings Debit Card For Take-Out? – Forbes.
Employees, not Employers Will Pay More for Health Care
How will the new health care system work? By expecting middle class and poor people to spend money out of a health savings account or out of pocket to pay for medical services? Is this part of the “it gets worse before it gets better” scene of American healthcare?
How new health care law is changing your benefits – Business on NBCNews.com.
Gluten-Free Oatmeal Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
These can be for your Soul Mate, or just for yourself! Either way, they make a great Valentine’s Day Treat.
They are also high in protein and whole grains, and have a list of ingredients that even I can remember off the top of my head. Recipe to come in my book, Cooking for Emotional Wellness, due out this fall!
The downside of high deductible health plans | The Incidental Economist
This study has a good graph showing how people in high deductible health plans forego or delay care. It also notes that the incidence of foregoing and delaying care goes up as the poverty of the individual increases. Conclusion: HDHP’s are making access to care even more challenging for the poor. I would like to see how the Affordable Health Care act plans to remedy this.
The downside of high deductible health plans | The Incidental Economist.
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