Though many teachers are noble individuals who sincerely desire to make a difference, some are just in it for the money. [...]
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23 May 12
The “state” of things?
Why the epic failure of California’s public school system may actually be by design. [...]
16 Feb 11
Mental slavery?
George Orwell wisely noted in 1984, that he who controls the past controls the future and he who controls the present controls the past. [...]
18 Jan 11
Feeding the homeless?
Those that do know not why they think what they think do not think at all. [...]
11 Jan 11
Money well spent?
And we wonder why teachers are always the first to go whenever bureaucrats discuss budget cuts. [...]
2 Jan 11
Making the grade?
J. Robert Oppenheimer once remarked that no one should escape our universities without knowing how little they know. [...]
23 Dec 10
Worth considering?, Part 2
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn The media has enjoyed a lengthy love affair with the conflicting theories of global warming and global cooling. NOTE: A few of the headlines even manage to contradict the “conventional wisdom” of the times. FROM THE 1860’s TO 1920’s…GLOBAL COOLING?
14 Oct 10
One nation under God?
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Regardless of your personal religious–or non-religious–views, it is a historical fact that the United States of America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. The true controversy is simply that apologists argue Judeo-Christian principles are the source of our national strength, while critics argue that these same principles–if they are even [...]
6 Oct 10
If the shoe fits?
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Judge for yourself how successfully the planks of the Communist Party platform have been grafted into the tree of American liberty. On 10 January 1963, the following was entered into the Congressional record [1] by U.S. Representative Albert Sydney Herlong, Jr. (1909-1995) [D-FL] who served in Congress from 1949 to [...]
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23 Aug 10
Peace out?
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on 8 October 2010 and has been awarded 90 times to 120 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2009—97 times to individuals and 23 times to organizations. In 2007, the Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel [...]
20 Jul 10
Failing our children?, Part 3
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Thomas Jefferson once remarked, “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free…it expects what never was and never will be.”[1] The freedom that Jefferson spoke of is imperiled by a growing ignorance of America’s heritage as evidenced by our collective historical amnesia.[2] [3] It is absolutely crucial for [...]
8 Jul 10
Failing our children?, Part 2
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), “the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, [...]
6 Jul 10
Failing our children?, Part 1
compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn QUESTION: How much does state government(s) spend on the public school system? According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the state spending per student and their corresponding graduation rates for (2005-2006) is…er…you be the judge…[1] [2] [3] [4]
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