September 11, 2008 – 11:46 pm
September 22, the State Board of Education will be conducting its final interviews to replace Doug Christensen as Commissioner of Education. I personally liked Christensen. I don’t know what his stance was on home education, but he fought valiantly for Nebraska’s STARS system and resisted education chairman Ron Raikes’ bill to require a single, statewide [...]
August 21, 2008 – 12:41 am
This whole exploration of my personal educational history started with a satire piece written over at the Winston-Salem Journal by one Mike Koivisto. Who won the Write Scott Hollifield’s Column While He is On Vacation or Performing His Court-Ordered Community Service Contest with his indictment of homeschooling through an overdone stereotype. I began it the [...]
What an odd thing for a principal to say.
“Why would we ever buy a book when we can buy a computer? Textbooks are often obsolete before they are even printed,” said Debra Socia, principal of the school in Dorchester, a tough Boston district prone to crime and poor schools. Reuters
It reminds me of that [...]
In 1972, Alice Cooper effectively captured emotions shared by many American children as the public school schedule gives way to the freedom of summer. Decades later, it still serves as a sort of anthem for students looking forward to summer plans. In fact, while looking for the lyrics, I had to sift through [...]
Well, it is graduation season again as evidenced by the messages on balloons sold at the mall. And the number of calls to graduates to appreciate their education and strive to bigger and better things. I wanted to share some thoughts, too, but this is perhaps directed more at parents, particularly those with children who [...]
Paul Peterson, director of Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance, seems to have a coined a new descriptive term for American education although the concept will not be unfamiliar to those who have read John Taylor Gatto: the education industrial complex.
Before the education-industrial complex was erected, America led the world in its commitment [...]
March 18, 2008 – 10:48 pm
Sounds like a police state.
Crane’s detailed external security plan already includes blockades that divert all traffic but buses from in front of the school; CTA buses at the school waiting for students as they exit; school security guards at each bus stop and Crane staffers on every corner; 10 to 14 police squad cars that [...]
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A heart wrenching tale of love lost…and found
Raising the Bar
Eight year old’s test score prompts federal [...]
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