Daily Archive: January 13, 2010
Evaluating Teachers
Opponents of merit pay often argue that performance-based compensation punishes good teachers for factors beyond their control. A new article from The Atlantic suggests that administrators and teachers are getting markedly better at measuring...
Journalism ain’t what it used to be
Foreign Policy collects a few hilariously anachronistic quotes from media coverage of England’s 60s-era counter-insurgency operations in Yemen:
The Age of Ideological Uncertainty
Indulge me, if you will, in a little self-reflection. I would probably describe myself as a libertarian conservative. I’m pretty sympathetic to the ideas of limited, decentralized government, free markets, and a decent respect...
Obama’s secret vault
Chuck Norris is much more entertaining as a conspiracy theorist than he was as an actor. He takes teh crazy to whole new levels.
