Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned on Sesame Street
As a child of the 60’s I was part of the very first generation to grow up watching Sesame Street. You see, back in the old days when I was a kid and Snuffleupagi...
Category: Education
Briefly, on the STEM vs Humanities debate
It’s one thing to be critical of some of the excesses. It’s quite another to suggest that there’s something inherently wrong with people who work within STEM disciplines.
The NCAA Gives In…A Little
The most important aspect of this is that the scales, long tipped against the athletes in almost every way, have been slightly tipped back.
Woke Math?
Yes, there is a rich and diverse history behind the development of mathematics, but is there currently room in the math class for that?
Adopt, Don’t Shop
I want to drive home the point that if you’re looking for a pet, you should always think to adopt first.
On Memory, Pizza, Time and Gyro Meat
Our life is an 80-year long game of telephone we play with ourselves.
Maybe Forgiveness After All
How much debt should you legally be able to take on before you can legally drink alcohol?
How You Can Advocate for the Disabled When Our Government Doesn’t
America is a prosperous and productive country, but it is sorely lacking when it comes to basic empathy. Few countries on earth revel in cutthroat competition the way we do – and fewer still...
What is the Point of Higher Education?
Back in 2018, I wondered what the Point of Lower Education was. Specifically, I asked the question “what is on the list of things that a high school graduate ought to be able to...
He Was So Well-Respected
Yet with all that training, we get no instruction about what to do when the accused abuser is a fellow teacher.
Stalling The Runaway Costs of Free College
A top priority of any free college fan has to be cost containment. Here’s an idea.
Ordinary Bloggingheads.TV
Our own Michele Kerr made an appearance with Glenn Loury on The Glenn Show, talking about teaching, education, race, and student discipline: This conversation follows a previous one between Loury and Mary Hudson, who...
Mother Sued for Uncovering Abuse
The School Board and all involved are entitled to defend themselves, but decision to counter-attack the mother because she exposed the atrocities happening in that classroom is a ruthless and tasteless move on behalf of a body of public servants.
The Need for Accountability Regarding America’s Obesity Crisis
Maybe what Americans hunger for most doesn’t come on a plate or in a paper sack.
A Conservative Case for Student Loan Forgiveness
Repairing the student loan crisis should be a bipartisan issue and I’d even go so far as to say there’s a strong conservative case in favor of.
With Gratitude to Mrs. L., Who Taught Me I Was Somebody
Imagine my surprise when I walked into my classroom, and strung across the chalk board was a banner reading, in big purple letters, “WELCOME TO EM CARPENTER DAY”.
Admission Scandal Snares Celebs Among Others
Getting your kid into college by buying a building is a very old joke when it comes to the wealthy and institutions of higher learning. Tax fraud, racketeering, obstruction of justice, and money laundering are not nearly as funny.
