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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
• Posted in Edukshun by OffsiteIn L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz,“ the Wizard tells his constituents that he wants an educated populace, “so by the power vested in me I will grant everyone diplomas.“ Welcome to the education system of 2011. Much of what we now observe comes right out of the Baum novel.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
• Posted in Edukshun by Offsite10) “Sometimes, in election season, I have the feeling that the entire audience at political events is made up of teachers. O.K., maybe an exaggeration. Democratic political events.“ - New York Times columnist Gail Collins. (April 30 New York Times)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
• Posted in Edukshun by OffsiteOnly 34 percent of Americans give President Obama an A, or even a B, for his support of public schools, says an Aug. 25 Christian Science Monitor story reporting on a public opinion survey on education. That 34 percent has dropped from 45 percent a year ago, despite administration spending of more than $100 billion on k-12 education. Proof, as history shows, that money for education isn’t what makes kids smart. The opinion survey was conducted by Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) and Gallup. Support was “slim” for the “drastic school turnaround strategies” favored by Education Secretary Arne Duncan. They involve closing 5,000 schools and firing teaching staffs that don’t perform. Duncan has called on the NAACP for leadership in the program.
Friday, July 23, 2010
• Posted in Edukshun by OffsiteGeorgia student told to read ‘gay’ lit, attend ‘pride parade,‘ change beliefs - A lawsuit against Augusta State University in Georgia alleges school officials essentially gave a graduate student in counseling the choice of giving up her Christian beliefs or being expelled from the graduate program.
Friday, March 5, 2010
• Posted in Edukshun by Guest: J. D. LongstreetWhether you want to admit it or not, there are some people who have absolutely no business going to college.
Friday, January 15, 2010
• Posted in Edukshun by Guest: Don BoysThis is my application to President Obama to be appointed his Education Czar thereby solving the massive problems in the nation’s public schools. I will work without pay since I would not plan to have the job very long. The public schools have been kicked around a great deal in recent years, and I plan to kick them even more. I contend that public education gets far more respect than it deserves. If taxpayers really knew what was going on in most classrooms they would storm the schools and tar and feather the teachers and staff.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
• Posted in Edukshun by OffsiteYou can learn a lot of things at Harvard, but apparently learning how to invest profitably isn’t one of them.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
• Posted in Edukshun by Guest: Malcolm T. HedgesSkool budgets are inflated by as much as 300% depending on the local Commissars. Few fall below 200% bloat.
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