Monthly Archive: November 2018
Are Finland’s Schools Really the Gold Standard?
It is a given that at some point during almost any discussion about school reform, a reference to Finland’s education system will arise. However, a closer look at Finland’s education system and reforms raises questions about the popular narrative of its education system.
Linky Friday: A Bit of History
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end-of-week tradition of bringing you links from across the web and around the world. This week, A Bit of History with stories, photos, videos, music, and more for you to read, share, and discuss.
The Weekend Plans Post: The Eye Of The Hurricane
Take a deep breath while you can, while we prepare to pass through the in-between.
Despite Promises, Another Black Monday for the Mahoning Valley
41 years after Youngstown’s “Black Monday” meant 5,000 lost jobs immediately and tens of thousands more to follow, the Mahoning Valley endures another day of 4-digit job loss with closure of General Motor’s Lordstown complex.
Ordinary World: Education
Your Ordinary World links for 29 Nov 2018 with Scott J Davies bringing us links about education to read, share, and discuss.
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The Democratic Party Was Not Always This Way
The civil rights party realignment didn’t really happen until 2008.
Wednesday Writs for 11/28
This week’s round-up of the best and most interesting law-related links from around the web, featuring med mal, criminal law developments, Alec Baldwin, and more.
Alabama Police Kill Emantic Bradford Jr.
Emantic Bradford Jr. had been a good guy with a gun. An officer with the Hoover Police Department shot him to death anyway.
Let the People Gerrymander Themselves
Many of the arguments about gerrymandering now fall back on complex mathematical overlays to geography and the Civil Rights Act, but the Supreme Court justices remain bewildered and unimpressed. There is, however, a much more elegant and simple solution to the problem that allows for a far fairer representative system: eliminate the district lines altogether.
The Martyrdom of Jesse Kelly
In banning Jesse Kelly, Twitter managed to create a martyr and shoot themselves in the foot at the same time.
St. George Tucker and the Theology of the Common Law
Thomas Jefferson disagreed with Blackstone’s notion that “Christianity is part of the common law.” Legal jurist St. George Tucker may have provided an Enlightenment alternative to Jefferson’s notion while revising Blackstone for America.
