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Tag Archives: Education
Disunity in Education at the DNC
No Left Turns“Then Cory Booker of Newark attacked teachers unions specifically–and there was applause. In a room of 500 people at the Democratic convention! “The politics are so vicious,” Booker complained, remembering how he’d been told his political career would … Continue reading
This Sentence Caught My Eye
EconLog“When you know that the state rather than parents ought to be raising kids, evidence is not going to make a difference.”
Education Worthless?
Vox Popoli “It’s interesting to see how many intellectuals are slowly coming around to the realization that the modern college education is completely worthless for most students.” I’m not sure it’s “completely worthless”, but there certainly is a wide disparity … Continue reading
Freedom of Choice
Why do so many deny parents the ability to chose a superior education for their child? The straight talk on education. “Parents ask only for schools that are safe, teachers who are competent, and diplomas that open doors of opportunity,” … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Education, Peg's Page
Tagged Education, educational choice, private schools
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Middle Class Burdens
Thanks to Don Boudreaux, I found this “Inconvenient Truth” about the struggles of the middle class. As readers here know, I have long been a bear on housing, but as always those who want their hands on our wallet can … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Education, Lance's Page
Tagged Education, housing, taxes
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Teach Your Children Well
From a Wall Street Journal reader: “The courageous thing for Congress to do would be to get rid of student-loan subsidies entirely. Then watch tuitions tumble towards ‘the affordable’ as academe realizes nobody’s throwing money at it any more.” – … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Education
Tagged Domestic Politics, Education, student loans
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8 year old suspended for sniffing marker
The story. Eathan shyly shook his head “no” when a reporter asked if he knew about “huffing.” He does now.
Competition
Competition plays a large role in much of my life. As a tournament bridge player, competition is the name of the game. The better you do, the more you rate to win. The more you do to learn, improve your … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Education, Peg's Page
Tagged Democratic Party, Education, free trade, NAFTA, protectionism, vouchers
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The Sickening
A Cuban medical office with a sign reading “No prescriptions available.” Photo by: Dr. Darsi Ferrer [via The Real Cuba]. News of Fidel Castro’s retirement has elicited some interesting responses. Chris Bertram’s has to be one of the most arrogant … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Foreign affairs, Health Care, MichaelW's Page
Tagged apologists, communism, Cuba, Education, Fidel Castro, Health Care, Michael Moore, retires, socialism, The Real Cuba
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Am I anti-Intellectual or…
…am I just not impressed by YOU? Jules Crittenden responds to a column by Susan Jacoby The Dumbing of America. She concludes… It is past time for a serious national discussion about whether, as a nation, we truly value intellect … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Society, Synova's Page, Uncategorized
Tagged anti-intellectualism, Education, elitism
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Freedom can’t exist without trusting the untrustworthy
This is an extension of the commentary from this post from MichaelW. Have you heard the truism that a person is smart, but people are dumb? On the one hand it’s profoundly true. On the other hand we fail to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libertarianism, Society, Synova's Page
Tagged Education, free markets, futuristic, individual freedom, liberty
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Just Imagine
(Cross posted at Whatif?) George Santayana told us: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” What on earth do you do, though, with those who never learned any history in the first place? A fifth of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, History, Peg's Page
Tagged Education, Florence Nightengale, History, Richard the Lionheart, Santayana, Sherlock Holmes, Winston Churchill
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Harming Poor Kids
(Cross Posted at Whatif?) The next time one of your liberal associates begins to rail about how conservatives are selfish and don’t care about the less fortunate among us – you show them this. Chicago is gearing up for … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Education, Libertarianism, Peg's Page
Tagged Education, Pell Grants for Kids, poor, urban schools, vouchers
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Education and Socialization
All four of my children have been homeschooled, and one of the complaints about homeschooling that irritates me the most, is that it is socially damaging. My children have various social strengths and weaknesses, just as kids I knew in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Lance's Page, Society
Tagged Education, homeschooling, socialization, teaching
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A political education
“Your sister thinks Huckabee is great.” “Mom,” I told the phone, exasperated, “He’s not even Republican!” My first participation in politics was a proudly worn “I (heart) DRNBGR” button that some son-of-a-Democrat defaced at a high school speech competition. (What … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Election 2008, Uncategorized
Tagged Domestic Politics, Education, third parties, youth vote
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Privatization Under Thatcher
Short video clip on Maggie’s privatization efforts in the 1980s, and the intellectual rationale behind expanding the investor class. It’s not about creating prosperity, it’s about educating a nation in what makes prosperity possible.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged 1980s, Britain, capitalism, Economics, Education, privatization, prosperity, Thatcher, UK
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Tabletop Business Education
Someone is trying to teach Julia Allison about leveraged buyouts. There’s a whole new world for the lady to conquer. Did you know that Julia has the distinction of having the best socialite sobriquet ever devised? “A notorious figure with … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged business, Education, Henry Kissinger, Julia Allison, lady, leveraged buyouts, New York, notorious, socialite
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“Apparently, in France, demand curves do not slope downwards”
Megan McArdle comments on a piece in The Economist regarding the appalling state of economics education in France and Germany: When the 35 hour work week was proposed, I was talking to someone in the French consulate who did economics … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Foreign affairs, MichaelW's Page, social science
Tagged Economics, Education, France, Germany
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