As you know, I’m not a big fan of the post-No Child Left Behind public education system we have here in America. I believe, as I’ve stated before on several occasions, that the American public school system, which was once the envy of the world, is being purposefully dismantled by wealthy individuals, and the politicians […]
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Looking at the Finland model for public education
Posted in Education, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged education reform, excessive testing, Finland, FInnish Lessons, Olli Luukkainen, Pasi Sahlberg, plutonomy, public education, tax the rich, teach to the test, the growing gap between rich and poor, the plight of the overtaxed rich, threats to the middle class 24 Comments
I received a bead… now what?
When I came downstairs this morning, I found a single brown bead on the kitchen table. I didn’t make anything of it at the time… but, now, as I sit here in my office, watching reruns of the Today Show, I’m not so sure. [And, yes, I typically spend my weekends catching up on the […]
Posted in Pop Culture, sex, Uncategorized Also tagged 40 Beads, beadcatcher, beads, Camel Bucks, Carolyn Evans, communications, marriage, nudge card, scams, sexless marriage, Skinny Bitch, stupid trends, Today Show 32 Comments
The Great Tea Party Swindle
Frank Rich, in today’s New York Times, suggests that the Tea Party movement is being fostered because it allows ready access easy marks. Here’s a clip: …Both Steele and Palin claim to be devotees of the tea party movement. “I’m a tea partier, I’m a town-haller, I’m a grass-roots-er” is how Steele put it in […]
Posted in Media, Politics Also tagged American revolution, bejeweled tea bag, Betsy Ross, Bill O’Reilly, Burberry, Conservative Political Action Conference, Erick Erickson, flags, Frank Rich, Glenn Beck, Jeffery McQueen, Michael Steele, movements co-opted by hucksters, Nashville, National Public Radio, On Point, Opryland, RedState.com, Sarah Palin, swindles, tea party, Tea Party Convention, Tea Party Emporium, Tea Partyfication, the straw that brought the camels back, Tom Ashbrook 7 Comments