Archives for the 'education' Category
Adolescent Angst-Free Curriculum
Published on 30 Jan 2010 at 10:28 am.
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Filed under books, dummkopf!, education.
That was fun yesterday, speaking ill of the dead with a shout out for angst-free education and common sense vs. commie sensitivities. Here’s a working list. The Forward Movement Readers’ English Lit curriculum. No habla adolescent angst. Just say no to Kumbayaists:
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Change!
Published on 28 Jul 2009 at 12:02 pm.
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Filed under Obama, beer, education, racism.
Via HotAir, female black Cambridge cop to CNN re Obama: “I supported him. I voted for him. I will not again.”
Kelly King doesn’t appreciate the president of the United States taking sides in support of a friend without the facts. Me, either. About the president’s friend, Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., she doesn’t appreciate the ”rush [...]
How To Make A Malawian Soccer Ball
Published on 11 Jun 2009 at 10:48 am.
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Filed under Malawi, education.
After a visit by a Malawian official who spoke about the rampant problem of AIDS orphans in Africa, science teacher Matt Meehan suggested the kids in the middle school where he teaches south of Boston try to do something about it. Ian Crittenden, 13, took the initiative, drafting a proposal and calling a meeting. About 50 kids showed up. They [...]
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Huddled Masses Yearning To Breathe Free
Published on 31 Mar 2009 at 10:27 pm.
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Filed under America, Germans, Nazis, education.
OK, well, maybe not even an entire mass, probably not huddling at all, but two Germans and their kids, anyway, who have fled the bonds of Old Europe. AP: Curricular refugees seek asylum in Tennessee from jackbooted sausage-eating education Nazis.
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Teacher Incentives
Published on 10 Mar 2009 at 10:40 am.
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Filed under education, money.
Obama proposes merit pay for teachers who excel. WSJ. Great idea. How about trading that with his teacher union pals for measures making it easier to fire ones who don’t? Nothing focuses the mind like an execution. Take one out, the others notice.
Politico says Obama will be “shaping new processes” to do that, but says [...]
Thriving Economic Sector
Published on 12 Jan 2009 at 8:50 pm.
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Filed under education, sex, shameless opportunism.
She’s auctioning her purported virginity, and claims she has bids from 10,000 guys now up to $3.7 million to pay for her master’s in family therapy.
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Let’s Learn!
Published on 14 Oct 2008 at 9:02 pm.
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Filed under education, pols.
Sneak preview of education in Obamerica: Wisconsin mom outraged on learning her son’s 8th grade English textbook has Obama’s 2004 DNC speech in it. “What makes you proud?” Apparently not withstanding torture in the service of one’s nation. Fox:
Grading The Debate
Published on 4 Oct 2008 at 12:17 am.
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Filed under education, language, pols.
Palin, frosh. Biden … still in junior high. Fascinating language analysis compliments of CNN:
Elementary Plot
Published on 1 Apr 2008 at 9:04 pm.
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Filed under crime, education, kids.
Third graders bent on vengeance came to school with a steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and a plan to do in the teacher. One kid was going to cover the windows so no one could see in. Another kid was assigned to clean up the mess. It was flawless. Until some kid blabbed …
Righteous Smiting
Published on 14 Mar 2008 at 7:59 am.
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Filed under education, moronocy.
Of scofflaw honors students continues amid growing honors disciplinary crisis. Boston Herald:
Skittled
Published on 13 Mar 2008 at 10:55 am.
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Filed under America, education, moronocy.
Hard candy = hard luck for honors student.
Overseas Learning Experience
Published on 27 Feb 2008 at 9:42 pm.
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Filed under America, Egypt, education.
Talk about learning how the other half lives. Our education special continues with this vital foreign exchange lesson: Leave before you starve. Maine exchange student claims his Coptic hosts in Egypt were tight with a crumb.
