Domestic Violence: When the Devil Comes Home
Trigger Warning: The content may contain elements that could be considered unsettling or frightening. Reader discretion is advised. The following is a true story. It...
A Deterioration of Language—Madness Is On the Rise
I've been part of various online groups over the years because of my interest in language. For many years I've been rebuffed, insulted, and verbally...
Al Sharpton, White Privilege, and the Color of Money
Horrible things are going on around the world, but what else is new? Just heard Al Sharpton holding forth about white privilege.
Do You Know Which States Have the Best and Worst School Systems?
It might pay to check out which states have the best educational offerings if you know your children will be in public schools for their entire K-12 career.
Trump Lieutenant DeVos Virtually Shuts Down Team Investigating For-Profit Colleges
According to a story in the New York Times, Betsy DeVos has pretty much shut down a special team in the Education Department that was investigating abuses by for-profit colleges.
Despite Trump Sycophant Betsy DeVos Common Core Is Not Dead
A COMMON In a speech in Washington earlier this year, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos called the education standards known as the Common Core a “disaster” and proclaimed: “At the U.S. Department of Education, Common Core is dead.” The reality, however, is that the Common Core…
A Sick Puppy Plus A Snapping Turtle Equals a Freaked Out Nation
Your young teen comes home from school and you ask: "How was your day?" Your child answers, "Great Mom and Dad. In fact, I received...
Trump Sycophant and Education Secretary DeVos Reverses Obama Protections For School Assault Victims
On Friday, the Trump gang scrapped Obama-era guidance on investigating campus sexual assault, replacing it with new instructions that allow universities to require higher standards of evidence when handling complaints, the AP reports.
Dr Caligari Trump’s Cabinet
Trump is ready to take an axe to government spending, says The Hill. I'm ready to bet he will break all spending records, because that's...
Students: If You Do This In Class You Just Might Fail
NEWS BRIEF: In this day and age, the internet can be a useful tool for students and teachers if used in the proper context. However,...
On January 20th, 2017 We Prepare For the Worst
Well, Christmas has come and gone until next year. That means, of course, that the new year kicks in next week, then it is less than...
What Does A Donald Trump Presidency Mean For Our Schools?
It's early in the game and as a President-elect Donald Trump goes about the business of appointing his cabinet, and replacing the 4,000 plus Obama...
An Englishman Wants To Know: Do Young Americans Even Know Where America Is?
Regular surveys of young Americans between 18 and 24 regarding their ability to say, at least approximately, where another country is, invariably tend to show...
Beware the Uneducated Voter
If you want to get an argument out of Republican or a self confessed conservative these days it is not very difficult. You can hard sputtering in hardly no time by just mentioning anything to do with any progressive candidate. The basis of this is really very simple. Just ask them about how the would change government and how they would go about it.