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Subject:	LEGO as a college admission exam
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Tue, 1 Feb 2000 19:06:49 GMT
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In Colorado they are testing using a LEGO building contest for college admission: http://www.denverpost.com/news/news0201c.htm Originally found on slashdot: http://slashdot.org/articles/00/02/01/1135226.shtml Chris Busse

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		Re: LEGO as a college admission exam
(...) Also on CNN. I read it from RTL. (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)

		Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
(...) Today on the Rush Limbaugh Program Rush was talking about the above issue. Of corse Rush was disgusted that they were using Lego as a college entry exam. Details about the exam- Students are given a box of Lego. Then they are shown a Lego (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)

		Re:Lego on Limbaugh (LEGO as a college admission exam)
(...) Rush was talking about this today on his show just before three o'clock. He mocked it as ridiculous, saying that it was a toy for four year-olds. If you know of sites or articles that speak of the value of Lego as an educational aid e-mail it (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
(...) This is changing. Businesses want people who know how to work together, cooperate, and communicate. While a high grade student probably won't have trouble getting a job, an average student from one school is more likely to be passed over for a (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)

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