understand, process information, move her body in response to that, so very important. one of the ways that doctors do that sometimes is obviously she ll be in the intensive care unit and they keep conducting the neurological exams on her, even waking her up. you ve been hearing congresswoman was following commands after the operation and then now they re saying she is obviously in critical condition, unconscious. this could also be a reflection of simply having sedation as well, sort of balancing pain medications and sedation with the need to have the congresswoman awake so they can examine her. that s sort of what s happening in the hospital now. obviously checking for bleeding and things like that as well. these types of injuries a lot of people have been e-mailing saying quite surprised that someone could survive a gunshot wound to the brain at close range, in fact, it can happen. it does happen, if the type of injury is as described, sort of a through and through injury, an
nine minutes till the top of the hour. if you are the parent of a teenager or preteen, then you know cell phone texting is a lifeline to friends. kids are texting so much, they re literally losing sleep because of it. it s raising concerns about their health and questioning whether or not they re addicted. our deb feyerick is here with part of her series on cell phone addiction. they have totally different relationships online than they do in person. but parents are really worried. no one knows the long-term impact all this electronic stimulation s having on children s brains. will they have the ability to focus, absorb, process information. or is this all about the instant gratification and communication? reporter: how fast can your average 15-year-old text a single line? let s just say faster than someone not in high school. mine s not even english. reporter: for sarah, sarah, and april, texting may be as
we haven t focused on how to make sure that all kids, regardless of where they live, receive a quality education. can i stop you. explain the difference. what s a higher order skill? right now, if you look at we have a lot of kids who are getting proficiency and higher on our state exams across country and end up in college and have to take remedial courses. it shows a disconnect between the expectations in our secondary schools and the expectations in our colleges and universities. that s because we re emphasizing the basic skills there. the higher order skills really get at issues, can you think critically, process information independently? what do you do with teacher? what we have to do with teachers is do what the other countries that are outperforming us are doing, which is investing more in the preparation of teachers, doing more to attract some v our strongest students into the teaching profession and getting them to stay there. you get better the longer you re there.
make sure that all kids, regardless of where they live, receive a quality education. can i stop you. explain the difference. what s a higher order skill? right now, if you look at we have a lot of kids who are getting proficiency and higher on our state exams across country and end up in college and have to take remedial courses. it shows a disconnect between the expectations in our secondary schools and the expectations in our colleges and universities. that s because we re emphasizing the basic skills there. the higher order skills really get at issues, can you think critically, process information independently? what do you do with teacher? what we have to do with teachers is do what the other countries that are outperforming us are doing, which is investing more in the preparation of teachers, doing more to attract some v our strongest students into the teaching profession and getting them to stay there. you get better the longer you re there. i want to get back to a su
but it all happens very rapidly. there s no time process information. does this kind of conversation you re talking about and given your background and turning down the volume does the current conversation in politics make you feel esstranged from your party at all, the republican party? no. partisans on both sides bear a lot of responsibility for really partisans on both sides. i m a very dedicated republican. i am comfortable in my party. the tea party? the tea party is a grassroots movement that is saying to people the conversation in washington and the conversation out in the country isn t the same. and washington, you need to listen to the concerns of the people, you need to listen to our anxieties. you need to listen to the fact that we re worried about the size of government, and the debt we re passing on to children.