Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Thomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene
Sparks of brilliance! The presidential election prospects for the Democrats are so bad this
year that only the Republicans can save them — as Republicans have
saved them before. Will a Supreme Court without a single Protestant justice rule that an
"under-representation" of any group is evidence of discrimination? Here is a trick question: What ... MORE
Youths' Attraction To Sanders Shows Education Failure
by David Deming. An OU professor's observation. It's disheartening that an avowed socialist is a viable candidate for president of the United States. Socialism is a dead end. For hundreds of years, it has failed everywhere it's been adopted. The enthusiasm of our youth for the candidacy of Bernie Sanders is a symptom of our failure to ... MORE
"The Libertarian Case For School Choice"
by Nick Gillespie. Reason is proud to once again be involved with National School Choice Week, which celebrates school choice broadly defined. Over the next week or so, over 16,000 events in every state in the country will champion the growth and variety of programs that bring more options to more students and parents (and teachers, too). ... MORE
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academic,
children,
choice,
education,
libertarian,
parents,
school choice,
students,
vouchers
Walter E Williams: Education Insanity
The problem is not money. Some credit Albert Einstein, others credit Benjamin Franklin, with the observation that "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing year after year and expecting different results." Whomever we credit, he was absolutely right. A perfect example of that insanity is education in general and particularly black ... MORE
Textbook Publisher Representative Fired After Admitting On Camera That Common Core Is All About The Money
by Joe Cunningham. See the video. Project Veritas has a new video out, this time with undercover journalists asking educators and education company executives about whether or not Common Core State Standards and the curricula built around them are really for the kids. The answer from just about everyone is “No,” with one person admitting ... MORE
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Common Core,
crony capitalism,
cronyism,
education,
incentives,
lobbyist,
motivation,
schools
Walter E Williams: Misleading And Using Blacks
Sacrificing blacks in the name of diversity. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ran headlong into the leftist meat grinder by questioning whether college admission of blacks with academic achievement levels significantly lower than the rest of the student body is beneficial to blacks. His question came up during oral arguments ... MORE
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academic,
achievement,
college,
diversity,
education,
Justice Scalia,
quotas,
race,
standards
Walter E Williams: Squandering Resources On Education
Most college students do not belong in college. I am not by myself in this assessment. Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson said, "It's time to drop the college-for-all crusade," adding that "the college-for-all crusade has outlived its usefulness." Richard Vedder, professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University, reports that ... MORE
Thomas Sowell: A Resurgence Of Intolerance
Why do donors contribute to indoctrination centers? Storm trooper tactics by bands of college students making ideological demands across the country, and immediate preemptive surrender by college administrators — such as at the University of Missouri recently — bring back memories of the 1960s, for those of us old enough to remember ... MORE
Walter E Williams: Education Disaster
It is not for too little money. The 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress report, also known as The Nation's Report Card, shows that U.S. educational achievement, to put it nicely, leaves much to be desired. When it comes to reading and math skills, just 34 percent and 33 percent, respectively, of U.S. eighth-grade students tested ... MORE
John W. Whitehead: The Real Issues That You Won't Hear From The 2016 Presidential Candidates This Election Year
Government's stealth tyranny. We now have less than one year until the 2016 presidential election. Despite the dire state of our nation, however, you can rest assured that none of the problems that continue to undermine our freedoms will be addressed in any credible way by the presidential candidates—certainly not if doing so might ... MORE
Watch The Amazing 'Love Gov' Series
See all five episodes. Love Gov portrays the federal government as an
overbearing boyfriend — Scott “Gov” Govinsky — who foists his “good
intentions” on a hapless, idealistic college student, Alexis. Each
episode follows Alexis's relationship with Gov as his intrusions wreak
(comic) havoc on her life, professionally, financially, and socially.
Alexis's loyal ... MORE
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economics,
education,
government,
housing,
incentives,
NSA,
privacy,
student debt,
surveillance
John W Whitehead: The Real Issues You Won't Hear From The 2016 Presidential Candidates This Election Year
The tyranny behind the curtain. We now have less than one year until the 2016 presidential election. Despite the dire state of our nation, however, you can rest assured that none of the problems that continue to undermine our freedoms will be addressed in any credible way by the presidential candidates—certainly not if doing so might ... MORE
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asset forfeiture,
debt,
education,
government,
police state,
spending,
surveillance,
SWAT,
war
Thomas Sowell: Ignoring The Obvious
To know and not to do is not to know. A recent, widely publicized incident in which a policeman was called
to a school classroom to deal with a disruptive student has provoked all
sorts of comments on whether the policeman used "excessive force." What has received far less attention, though it is a far larger
question, with more sweeping ... MORE
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academic,
behavior,
education,
political correctness,
public school,
schools,
students,
violence
John Stossel: How The State Cashes In On Fear
This Halloween, what do you fear? I fear fear itself because when we are afraid, we willingly give away our freedoms. Global warning? More power to the EPA! 9/11? Vote 100 to 0 to create a TSA! Kids don't learn? Common Core! Crime up? Spend on police! (Or for leftists: increase welfare!) Immigrants? Seal the border! Ebola? More money and ... MORE
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