"After 32 years ... I couldn't take it any more. I vowed to fight CC ... It was killing me to do the ridiculous and stupid things that the supervisor and principal thought were necessary. They were able to brainwash the young teachers... [and] if teachers talked negatively about CC, they could be easily replaced. … Continue reading The End of Wisdom
Category: United States
The Union Loves Me … Or Loves Me Not?
“I formed important bonds … some of which continue to this day. They told me things they told no one else. Mined me for knowledge and advice. And together … we ironed out issues … big and small. And our lives got knotted. Sweetly tangled. I saw them come into my life …. and then leave me behind. And that ouched me. But that, too, was part of the bargain. And so I have this melancholy smile … and a trunk of sweet memories. But then there’s that other stuff. That union stuff. That’s changed. A lot...”
Unhurry Your Child …
I am not so young anymore. I lug around lots of memory stuff ... flashbacks I mostly keep to myself because ... because they're only important to me. But sometimes I see something ... or hear something ... and I have a " if only I knew then, what I know now" moment. So I … Continue reading Unhurry Your Child …
The Arizona Pricksters … And the Future of American Education
Get ready for some pissy-anger … the Pricksters are here … and they’re not a happy crew. Nasty is the new mad. Does anyone have the feeling that anger is the emotion "du jour" … because it’s gettin’ harder and harder to find a happy moment … anywhere? Especially in Arizona. Colleges have made free … Continue reading The Arizona Pricksters … And the Future of American Education
The High Cost of Common Core Misery
How much does misery cost? "About another $12.1 billion over the next few years. Nationally exceeding $80 Billion since 2010." That should be some first-class misery. And it’s on you. Your treat! Enjoy! The vulture capitalists can smell your misery from miles away … and they’re so ready to pick your wallets clean. Big … Continue reading The High Cost of Common Core Misery
Because We Listened to a Guy Named Dave
In a very short while … for as far as the eye can see … will stand drive-thru learning centers offering kiosk-educations from a B. F. Skinner touch-screen that will supply the finger-pointer with all they need to succeed in a life of rich monotony. Youngsters will be endlessly nudged in this or that career pathway … Continue reading Because We Listened to a Guy Named Dave
Welcome to the Dark Side, Miss Holly
Oh! Lordy! The irony! Libtards are eating each other. Remember the Starbuck's supervisor who called police because two men ... two black guys ... were loitering ... and refusing to leave or buy anything? So ... "Holly, the store manager" ... got fired for being a racist. And Starbuck's is gonna shut … Continue reading Welcome to the Dark Side, Miss Holly
Testing Time: Adults Behaving Badly
"Instinct tells us never to place children in the middle of a muddle. But here we are … hearing unbelieving tales of adult unfairness that seem such the antithesis of what is expected from the guardians of our children..."
American Twistory – AP Style
"...Fraser poisoned our story. Killed off the truth. And now our brightest students … the advanced placement scholars … will read his lies … and think his fiction is fact. Lots already believe that America must be altered, changed, renovated, rejuvenated, redirected … and most especially … cured..."
The American Coup and the Liberal Mafia
"... a little rebellion now and then is a good thing ..." America is under siege. "Government is more like a crime family than a government." Liberal zealots and their plotting bureaucrats will destroy the democratic pillars of this Nation because this Presidency threatens their political influence … and checks their cultural influence. They are willing … Continue reading The American Coup and the Liberal Mafia








