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Education
Frank Edelblut Should Get Back in the Race
by Op-Ed
In September, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut spoke to the Brentwood Republican Committee. I don’t hang out there, but Frank had just announced his non-candidacy for Governor, and a neighbor and fellow Grokster was aching to understand the skullduggery behind the move and offered me a ride to the event.
Political Accountability Isn’t
Recently, I came across yet another in a long line of calls for ‘holding accountable those who are supposed to serve us.’ In this case, the writer was talking about public schools. Yes, we should definitely do that. We should hold accountable the people who operate our public school system.
The Hamas/Israeli Conflict Exposed a Horrible Flaw In How We’re Educating Our Own Kids
by Rob Roper
Six years ago, following the incident in which a violent mob of Middlebury students chased author and social scientist Charles Murray off the stage, assaulting and injuring a faculty member in the process, I wrote an article titled “Stop Calling Them Snowflakes.”
If Anyone Should Be Removed From the House Education Committee, It Is Representative Mike Belcher
by Op-Ed
A recent article was headlined “The true cause of failed NH education” and tried to pin one person with education failures. Freshman State Representative Mike Belcher tries to blame NH House Education Committee Chairman Rick Ladd. The article is filled with misinformation and half-truths.
Where Talking Llamas Teach Kids the “F” Word
by Rob Roper
In September 2021, the voters in the district for Windham Elementary School narrowly voted to close the school, which only has a little more than a dozen students, allowing those students to instead participate in Vermont’s “tuitoining” school choice system.
The True True Cause Of Failed Education In New Hampshire
by Ed Mosca
So I just read (11/4 – 10 am-ish) this post titled The True Cause of Failed Education in New Hampshire which argues that the “true cause” is the Chairman of the House Education Committee. Apparently, the Speaker has NO IDEA that Rick Ladd is a RINO … which I thought was COMMON KNOWLEDGE … and … Read more
The True Cause of Failed Education in New Hampshire
by Op-Ed
First, let me say that I am writing this for all the right reasons and, likely, at considerable expense to myself. What I am about to tell you will not be received well by those with more power than me. I am not taking the typical political move of cowardly leaks and anonymity – I am putting my name on this.
From Classroom to Leadership: The Doors a Master’s in Education Can Open
The world of education is vast and intricate. While many educators enter the field with the primary objective of imparting knowledge to the next generation, the sector itself offers a range of opportunities for career growth.
Oregon Can’t Teach Kids to Read – Solution: Skip the Proficiency Requirement to Graduate
Liberal states and cities with education monopolies have failed kids for decades, but more recently, the problem of illiteracy has gotten more attention than they’d like. Kids can’t read.
Promoted From the Comments – Grokster Ian Has Thoughts on “Want School Systems That Work?”
by Skip
He’s always a font of opinion and ideas, that one. I may not always agree but once again, he does bring up some that most of us would never have thought. That is pure Ian – always arriving at viewpoints that just come out of nowhere but still, after all these years, make my head hurt (this one, just a little).
States Eye Rejecting Federal Education Money Because It Comes With Too Many Strings
by John Klar
Led by Republican lawmakers in Tennessee, a working group is weighing what it would cost for the state to sever the government purse strings that bind students to federal imperatives.
Why Can’t Kids Read?
by Rob Roper
Earlier this month, Seven Days ran a remarkable story titled Too Many Vermont Kids Struggle to Read. What Went Wrong — and Can Educators Reverse a Yearslong Slide in Literacy? It’s long. 5000 words, but very much worth the time.
Want School Systems That Work?
by Skip
If you want school systems that work, start by getting rid of teachers’ unions. They are a Special Interest racket to enrich adults and do not better the educational system for the benefit of kids. Doubt me?
Don’t Give Up Before You Even Get Started
I was recently accused of ‘having a lot of good ideas that are impossible to get done’.
I’m glad that at least some people think they’re good ideas. But I’m sad that those people so often dismiss the ideas as being impossible.
From The Annals of Public Education In Democrat Owned Cities
by Skip
The takeaway here isn’t that “it’s for the kids.” We hear that every time a school budget comes up or another teacher union contract comes due. It is that IT is for the Union. Period. Full Stop.
Pulpit Polity – Faith, Education, and America’s Founding
by Op-Ed
Many of us know and are experiencing an intense battle for TRUTH in the public forum of our National politics. The truth about the character of our leaders. The truth about the natural design of the human race. The truth about medical practices and health issues.
By Civility, I Mean…
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently said that while he doesn’t have a problem with differences of opinion, he feels that things have changed regarding the tone of conversations about education. In the past, he says,
Two Grok Articles: Make Mine Liberty (a Commentary/Riposte)
by Op-Ed
Contributor John Klar on 2-Sep lamented that the agricultural sector is “in decline” if measured by manpower. As is the manufacturing sector, though in both cases, output is up. America is producing more with less — that is what we do — and, all other things being the same, that is the only way that real pay rises.
Our Country Was Created to Protect Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
by Don
Our country was created to protect life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This requires boundaries set by law and custom to keep people from interfering with other people’s rights.