War On Education
Ok, So Not Everyone Agrees…
There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jumpstart the economy.” — PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA, JANUARY 9 , 2009 But then again, what do these guys know? it is a triumph of hope over experience to believe that more government spending will help the U.S. [...]
Check Out This Cool School Project
Dan over at Backroads Newsroom is hosting a cool project for some high school seniors going to the Inauguration. They’re updating details of their trip on Twitter, Flickr, Twitpic,etc. and he’s aggregating the updates. Very cool use of technology and journalism going on as these students document their trip to DC for their community. I’m [...]
Obama, Change We Can Believe In
So much for change, Barack Obama and Senate Democrats have suddenly decided that they can live with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s nominee for Obama’s Senate seat, Roland Burris. Since late December, Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had drawn a clear line in the sand and dared Blagojevich and Burris to step across it: [...]
School Kids Make Me Jealous
So I’ve had a fun couple of days down here in Florida playing with my sister-in-law’s kids. We’ve been staying up until like 2 am drinking coffee (don’t tell their mom), eating pizza, playing Wii, and talking trash about our skills. It doesn’t hurt that the weather is perfect, so during the day we can [...]
Recycled Post For Parents With Elementary Aged Kids
I promise I didn’t plan on doing this–I just happened upon this post form last year with tips on evaluating your kids’ teachers, and I thought it was a good time to bring it up again since school has just started back. This is one of the few posts I’ve written that I think may [...]
First They Came For The Chemists…
A retired Massachusetts chemist had his home raided (without a warrant of course) and his property stolen by authorities. Why? Experiments. That’s right. He was doing experiments. Deeb is not accused of making methamphetamine or other illegal drugs. He’s not accused of aiding terrorists, synthesizing explosives, nor even of making illegal fireworks. … Pamela Wilderman, [...]
School Choice in Nashville
There’s a cool event going on at the Nashville Zoo next Thursday for those in the midstate area. The 2008 Friedman Legacy Event is a free event presented by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research in support of homeschool, charter school, and private school rights. They’re even providing chaperones so that your kids can have [...]
Forget Education, Someone Has a Better Idea for Schools
From the NYT “Imagine schools that are open all day and offer after-school and evening recreational activities, child care and preschool, tutoring and homework assistance,” the speech reads. “Schools that include dental, medical and counseling clinics.” I’ll get around to imagining that just as soon as I’m finished imagining schools that do what they’re supposed [...]
How Much Schooling is Enough?
I was listening to Dave Ramsey this afternoon and he fielded a call I’ve heard him take several times in the past–”Should I quite my job (or sell my house, or cash in my savings, or sell my kid, etc.) to go back to school and get a master’s degree?” I think this is a [...]
Parenting for Adults
When (if) my kid(s) decide to go to college as adults, I expect they’ll do some pretty stupid things during the first couple of years and beyond. To me, making mistakes and dealing with the consequences are important aspects of the learning process; part of acquiring an education. Luckily, the State of Tennessee now has [...]
