On a warm Friday afternoon, there’s nothing quite as tranquil as a lazy cruise through D.C. that lets you look at historic buildings from a new angle while enjoying the slight breeze and the feeling of being on the water. Or thinking about what this part of Georgetown must have smelled like in 1858 when, as our guide put it, there were “thousands of mules pooping up and down the towpath” we were moving alongside, causing all the kids aboard — and a good number of adults — to laugh out loud. Read More...
Andrew Luck is an NFL quarterback who was born on September 12, 1989 in Washington, D.C. He was a Heisman Trophy runner-up in 2010 and 2011 while playing at Stanford University. In 2012, he was selected first overall by the Indianapolis Colts and led the team to three consecutive playoff appearances, including an AFC Championship game appearance in 2015. Andrew Luck is a member of Football Player Age, Biography and Wiki 💰 Net worth: $26. Read More...
If ever a profession lent itself to effortless dramatization, it’s teaching. Education, particularly at the high school level has everything a Hollywood studio could ask for: conflict, compassion, failure, triumph, scandal and, increasingly, danger. It’s no surprise, then, that Hollywood has been mining classroom culture for decades. But films about teachers are rarely known for their subtlety, especially not those set in low-income and predominantly black and Latino communities. Movies such as “Dangerous Minds,” “Freedom Writers” and “Lean on Me” draw their plots from assault and murder on school grounds, gang violence and drug deals in high school hallways and lone teachers bucking an apathetic system of colleagues and administrators to “save” students from the threats that await them in troubled homes and at-risk neighborhoods. Read More...
