Iowa State University ‘Sexuality’ Professor Heckles Rick Perry at Campaign Event
Warren Blumenfeld, associate professor of “Multicultural & International Curriculum Studies,” academic heckler: A packed coffee house where Rick Perry spoke this afternoon turned into a bit of a ruckus that left the candidate heading out the back door and straight to his vehicle after several Iowans screamed questions about his views on gays. “Why do […]
The War on Excellence: Charter School Threatened in Fulton County, Georgia UPDATE: Boortz Notices; More News UPDATE: Ruh-Roh — Islamophobia?
Last night I got an e-mail from a friend down home: Fulton Science Academy Middle School won a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School Award. That’s no mean feat. (Even Arne Duncan “congratulated the school”.) And, if I do say so myself, it’s no surprise. My sons attend the school and my wife and I are very […]
Gillespie On Forgiving Student Loan Debt
by Smitty I like all three of Nick’s arguments, but he’s focusing on the Economics: Let me add three more: Student loans are not a federal task, and never were. The federal government should be forcibly precluded from queering the education market any further. If Virginians need student loans, we should be handling that in […]
Indoctrination: What the Occupiers Believe and Why They Believe It
NYPD arrest Occupy Wall Street protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge, Oct. 1 “In the hands of a skillful indoctrinator, the average student not only thinks what the indoctrinator wants him to think . . . but is altogether positive that he has arrived at his position by independent intellectual exertion. This man is outraged by the […]
Because Young People Aren’t Reminded Often Enough How Ignorant They Are
In answer to a question about Occupation Wall Street: “Why does Generation Y blame capitalism — and not Obama — for its misfortunes?” The teaching of “self-esteem” in schools has bred insolence in youth, so that it never occurs to young people to think: “Hey, maybe I’m wrong.” Sixty-six percent of those under 30 voted for […]
If It Weren’t Public School Doing It …
. . . what would you think about someone who wanted to talk to your 11-year-old about masturbation, anal sex, “doggie style” and how to perform oral sex if you’ve got braces? Welcome to New York City in 2012: New York City 11-year-olds will soon be learning sex education from workbooks that include instruction on […]
“Why Can’t I Get A Job In My Field?”
by Smitty Well, if it’s your field, then any agricultural job you get out there would make you self-employed, no?
‘It Gets Better,’ Except When It Doesn’t and Then Teenagers Commit Suicide
If you haven’t paid much attention to public schools in recent years, you may not realize that “anti-bullying” messages are now ubiquitous, often promoted in the name of “tolerance” for gay youth. And this theme has atracted outspoken support from Hollywood celebrities: Last September, the “It Gets Better Project” was launched online as a place for […]
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