Local control of the school, like at the Jedi Academy, is how it should be.. Dr. J. occasionally gets posts from his Metro School Board Representative, a lawyer mom who sends her kid to a mediocre elementary school we’re both … Continue reading →
Generational theory, veterans’ benefits and urban planning in the same day. All the more reason why you should tune in everyday to your Gormogons. Nashville is a city of about 500,000 citizens with an additional 1-1.5 million living in the surrounding … Continue reading →
Liberals want to have a “national conversation” on the subject of guns. Uh-oh! Whenever liberals want to have a national conversation about anything, what they mean is that they want you to shut up with your reality-based facts and figures … Continue reading →
Our royal archivist, MBernadetteE, came up from the Castle basement the Friday morning, which was a source of great relief because nobody has seen her for three weeks. If you didn’t know, she has been diligently archiving, indexing, and filing … Continue reading →
Shut up and eat your food. Or no more SmartBoards. In 1946, the Truman administration—as part of the Progressive Health, Education, and Welfare trifecta— began the national school lunch program (NSLP). In 1966, LBJ extended that to include breakfasts as … Continue reading →
The Czar is trying very hard, but cannot stop laughing at the irony. Barack H. Obama elementary school to close Declining enrollment is the official answer. A harbinger of things to come? God, the symbolism of a darkened, shuttered building … Continue reading →
DEAR CZAR, OH HOW I CARE FOR YOU, What do you think of the proposed legislation that Illinois home-schooled students be registered with the state? Prima facie, it looks reasonable. I know that, in other states, they must meet certain … Continue reading →
Depending on to whom one speaks, failure to pass President Obama’s proposed $50 billion teachers’ union bailout is either: (1) a death knell for public education, the economy and possibly all life in the Gulf of Mexico; or (2) all … Continue reading →
Me or your lyin’ eyes? This is the position of Burlington Township (NJ) Superintendent of Schools Christopher Manno regarding the cult-like, glassy-eyed version of My Comrade Obama Will Let A Thousand Flowers Bloom, or whatever they’re calling that tuneless, hypnotic … Continue reading →
‘Puter takes note of the Burlington (NJ) Township Board of Education Meeting tonight. You remember, the place where second-graders performed a creepy, Mao-like cult of personality song extolling our Forty-fourth President. One of the parents is seeking answers as to … Continue reading →
Download: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent a letter to all school principals that POTUS Obama will speak to school children on September 8 on an unprecedented internet feed. Millons of school children will stop their day, gather in classrooms … Continue reading →
Ah, Michigan. You almost make ‘Puter feel good about living Upstate. Almost. Detroit’s public schools are in the hands of a turnaround specialist, and seem destined for municipal bankrutpcy (Chapter 9, for those of you keeping score at home). And … Continue reading →
We’re increasingly a nation of whiny little babies who don’t believe success ought to be earned. Ruben Navarrette, Jr. posts an excellent column concerning student’s growing sense of entitlement to success, regardless of ability. According the study cited by Mr. … Continue reading →
Via Buttle. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →‘Puter guesses this is one way for a school PTA’s head of fundraising to raise money in order to “fill the till,” so to speak, in anticipation of Gov. Paterson’s budget cuts. There’s a PTA mom who’s completely committed to … Continue reading →
You remember the IBM PCjr, right? Well, what you didn’t know is that there’s a Ghettoputerjr, as well. And he’s a chip off the old fatherboard. Mr. & Mrs. ’Puter were at a parent-teacher conference when the -teacher party bushwhacked … Continue reading →
Can we actually, you know, see how President Elect Obama does before we start naming public schools after him? And how is this going to look if President Elect Obama’s presidency is reminiscent of the Carter Administration? Oh, and the … Continue reading →
Behold ‘Puter’s new girlfriend, Megan McArdle of The Atlantic! Why, you may ask, does ‘Puter need a girlfriend when he’s got Mrs. ‘Puter at home? Beacuse Ms. McArdle may be the person most simpatico with ‘Puter’s thoughts on teachers’ unions … Continue reading →
