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Doug:

I'll argue geometry with you too.


You've got to admit that some of those people seemed to reasonably
normal, which is pretty pathetic.


Normal? I was guessing that the video was shot in California.
There
are no normal people in California.




How often do you sit down on the couch with your kids, and a map of
almost anything, just for the hell of it?

In fact, Santa just brought the kids an interactive globe (pen pointer
points to countries, and gives stats such as land size, capitol,
population, currency, etc. )

Interactive? Wouldn't an atlas and you on the sofa equal an interactive
experience, or are you too busy?

Actually, I found a globe was much easier to use than an atlas. I had
a hard time getting the concept of "round" across to my kids with a 2D
atlas. I discovered this when the oldest had a friend whose parents
were teaching at the Putnam Science Academy and they were from Taiwan.
Showing them on a flat map or projection and it was just a line. When
you showed them on a globe, it was a whole different level of
understanding.

I like the concept of an interactive globe - it's on of those
"play/learn" ideas that might actually work.

Agreed, but it's also important for kids to understand their local
surroundings. Anyone who can't find their way around their home town by
the time they're 20 or 25 really needs to be snuffed so they don't waste
other peoples' oxygen. :-)

Your natural selection theories and 2nd amendment beliefs make you much
more of a conservative than a liberal. How the heck can you vote for
Democrats?

Genius has no political affiliations that you would be comfortable with.