Abolish Advanced Placement?
Burt Likko thinks that if Advanced Placement classes don’t represent actual advanced education, maybe we’re better off without them.
Daily Archive: August 15, 2014
Ugh
For people who wonder why conservatives sometimes get accused of racism, just go read the comments in this thread by Conservative Daily, a Facebook page with 5,700,000+ likes. Amazing lack of pushback on a...
Words I never thought I’d write, and perhaps a good sign…
You know, that Erick Erickson fellow is right.
Living the Dream, and other ways to ruin your life
“Yes, I know. I don’t want to go back either. But there are some nice people I promised to take out on the next trip so they can experience what we’re experiencing now, so we have to turn around. But it is breaking my heart a little, because this is perfect and I never want it to end.”
Overheard
I’m sitting in the public library, where a volunteer is explaining the contents to a group of recent immigrants to Canada. “It’s not real. Fiction is not real,” she explains. Says you! I think.
Tweet of the Day
From Popehat, regarding Ferguson. And yes, this means I’ve actually been looking at Twitter.
Linky Friday #79
Links! Click on them and go places! This week: Politics, the Future, Space, the Environment, Housing, and Asia!
