Schoolgirl Outfit for Your Dog

One of my students took a picture of this outfit at the mall--I believe she said it's for sale at Spencer's. For the sexy Catholic (?) school-dog of your dreams!

Thanks, Blanca M.!

Measuring Graduation Rates

This image is from a New York Times article on how different ways of measuring graduation rates produce very different results and turn out to be, no surprise, political.



The article discusses some of the varying measures and it, along with the image, could make for a great example in a Methods or Statistics class.

Where Sports Scholarships Go

Those of you teaching classes in sports or education might find this graph useful (click to enlarge). It shows which sports receive the most money in sports scholarships (Division I and II men's and women's teams) and what percentage of a full scholarship, on average, students in each sport are awarded. The take home message of the accompanying New York Times article is that while students and parents work tremendously hard to get sports scholarships, they rarely pay off in the long run, even when they get them. In the meantime, students are overworked on the field and suffering academically.

French Ad Uses Sex to Argue for Changing Housing Policies

This ad came from an issue of the English version of the Spiegel. According to SocProf, it was "created by a French student union...to underline the issue of housing shortage for students," which is forcing many French students to continue living with their parents.

Thanks, C.M.!

Individual Versus Group Attribution

Found here thanks to Jason.

Penis Of Knowledge

Don't ask me how I came across this picture of this plaque posted outside of a middle school in Brooklyn:



Found at Panic the Mendelini.