Published Date: 21 June 2008
By MARTYN McLAUGHLIN

WIKIPEDIA and other online research sources were yesterday blamed for Scotland’s falling exam pass rates.
The Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) said pupils are turning to websites and internet resources that contain inaccurate or deliberately misleading information before passing it off as their own work.

The group singled out online encyclopedia, which allows entries to be logged or updated by anyone and is not verified by researchers, as the main source of information.

Standard Grade pass rates were down for the first time in four years last year and the SPTC is now calling for pupils to be given lessons on using the internet appropriately for additional research purposes “before the problem gets out of hand”.

a Wikipedia, which allows entries to be logged or updated by anyone and is not verified by researchers, as the main source of information.

Standard Grade pass rates were down for the first time in four years last year and the SPTC is now calling for pupils to be given lessons on using the internet appropriately for additional research purposes “before the problem gets out of hand”.

Wikipedia ‘littered with inaccuracies’

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Prove it. Several scientific studies have found it more reliable than published encyclopedias.

When there is doubt, look at the footnotes. Yes, even those wacky wiki posters will sometimes cite actual facts.

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I try not to, since it’s not based in facts.

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Not totally true. He is a manager. Read Wikipedia. He was a field worker for a while while his wife was in negotiations with BP. Then later went back to his management job with them. Good for him on doing that.

Palin does have an edge…here is a letter to editor she wrote before getting into politics:

Move Iron Dog to Arizona to please people who can’t handle Alaska

What is this? Alaska’s Iron Dog race is canceled due to mild winter
conditions that may cause “safety concerns for the racers”?

This, after the race board of directors voted to increase the snowmachine
engine limit to 1000 cc, thus allowing machines that travel at 130 mph.

This, after 19 years of running this rugged, uniquely Alaskan event where
rookies and veterans willingly accept the inherent challenges in the world’s
longest snowmachine race.

This, just two weeks before the start of this internationally known event
that helps put Alaska on the map.

This decision was made by those who say they’re now worried about injuries,
possible environmental damage and potential lawsuits resulting from
less-than-perfect winter conditions along the demanding route.

This is Alaska, and this is the Iron Dog! It’s not supposed to be easy, and
conditions aren’t supposed to be perfect! If organizers are looking for a
perfect trail, then let’s move the thing to a pretty, groomed trail in a
state like Arizona where more bureaucratic, politically correct, cautionary
rules and regulations will create the risk-free environment some are
evidently seeking.

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, Alaska’s Iron Dog gets canceled
because it’s concluded it’s now too challenging, even for the experienced
racers who are willing and raring to go.

– Sarah Palin

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Palin returned to work 2 DAYS after the birth. Real bonding there.

Everyone says that Palins personal life is off limits. Fine. Then she and McCain and ALL the other politicians (Democrats included) should butt out of our persona lives. Don’t tell us about how we should educate our children on sex, don’t tell us whether we should or should not have abortions, don’t tell us whether gays should or should not get married. Basically put if they want some portion of personal lives left private, how bout we do that with all and politicians get their noses out of telling everyone how to run theirs?

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Um, Sawgunner, she is running for Vice President, not First Lady. She will be the first lady VP, as well as the first grandma to be VP.

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These situations happen in all denominations, from the finest families. Kids do things they are taught not to do, and know from learning the Word of God from childhood that they are wrong. Thank GOD HE sent His Son, so when these things happen we can take it to the LORD and be forgiven.

I’m sure that Sarah and her husband feltlike they had failed, but their daughter went to them and told them what she had done. We can look at the Prodigal son – his father was glad to see him coming home. This young girl knew to come to her parents.

No where does it say the father of the Prodigal son failed.

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I think we will all see Democrat’s have a coniption fit and try to make Palin’s Assemblies of God church look like a kook cult. I personally don’t know any of them, but the AG folks I know certainly seem normal enough. But I spoze I’ll wait to hear what Hank Hanegraff has to say about their theology.

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But I highly doubt you’ll hear Rove or other pundits on the Right using Palin’s lack of experience as evidence that McCain cares more about winning than making a good choice.

In fact, to my mind it manifestly demonstrates that Rove and other pundits on the Right care more about winning than about making good choices for the country. That’s the Turdblossom System — crafting a perpetual majority, using politics to stay in power.

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