“Once … while with friends … I was asked what was the most significant thing I'd ever done in my life. It was a quick answer. Right to the point … ‘Being a Marine and leading men in combat’ ..." Ten thousand six hundred nineteen miles is a long way. But it’s not so long … Continue reading COMING HOME
Bad decisions make bad stories. Is anyone floored that schools are the new mother-lode for slobbering hedge-funders and tech magnates? Big Banks, Big Pharma, Big Oil … move on ... it’s Big Ed Tech's turn. "Silicon Valley is going all out to own America’s school computer-and-software market, projected to reach $21 billion in sales by … Continue reading Bad Decisions Make Bad Stories
Stand back! Exploding heads! For public education, there are two certainties: Seismic changes are underway … and Betsy DeVos will be blamed for all of it. The anti-DeVos psychotics are relentless. Their opposition is now more reflexive than anything else. They've been pavloved into rage ... howling at any mention of DeVos. It's become a … Continue reading The Archfiend DeVos
They've been all talk, no action for the longest time ... Everyone's seen them ... street-cloggers dashing around in Road Warrior costumes … pounding garbage-pail tops with Fisher-Price drumsticks … armored in kiddie shoulder pads and clowned-up in goofy swim goggles ... as though they’re seriously-mad soldiers of … Continue reading The Underoo Army Threatens America
"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
Perhaps we should all resolve to take back our schools. To reclaim our parental rights. To demand that schools focus on OUR CHILDREN ... and that those unwilling to put OUR CHILDREN first should ... perhaps ... stake out other careers. It is time to acknowledge the mistakes of the last decade ... and the … Continue reading Ten Commandments of Public Education
Trying to understand the logic of some liberals is like trying to smell the color 9. So ... the government is "shut down" because liberals prefer to defend illegals rather than defend you. Think about that. This is your "Twilight Zone" moment ... what America would be like without President Trump ... a peek into … Continue reading The Clowns Are At It Again
AS IF YOU NEEDED TO BE REMINDED OF THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN … • FILE UNDER … “OF COURSE!” “Elementary School Drops Halloween Because It's 'Not Inclusive' ... Replaces It With 'Black & Orange Day” ........."The costume parade is out of our ordinary routine … and can be difficult for many students … the … Continue reading File Under…
THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA Camille Paglia, the renowned social commentator, almost gets it right. In fact, she nearly stepped on the answer herself … in her very own words. It is true. There’s a new generation that loathes America … and they don’t even know why … because they’ve been more indoctrinated than educated. … Continue reading THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA
What's happened to us? How did we sink into such an ugly circumstance that we dare use words like “grit and rigor” in the same sentence as “child”? Who thought that was a good idea? And who permissioned that so-called “good idea” to become part of childhood education? Childhood has no reality. It’s not supposed … Continue reading What’s Happened To Us?
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