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“Damn” was her audible response
I recently heard a surprising story: A female CEO was briefed on a stellar candidate for a top job at her company. “Sounds ideal,” she said to the group in the room. “Male or female?” Male was the answer. “Damn” was her audible response. The guy wasn’t even interviewed. Why Are Men SilentSearch BIS
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New Mexico is stoopid – New Mexico considers forcing students to apply for college The problem I have is not everyone is college material and that includes many of the people who go to college today. Or College’s are busy … Continue reading
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What is the real trouble with boys? Well, simply put, they are not girls.
What Is the Cost of Educating Boys Like Girls? | PJ Lifestyle. For example, the time I explained a math problem to my son, for the umpteenth time. He had struggled with the concept for several days. This time, I … Continue reading
Middle School Reading Lists 100 Years Ago vs. Today
Our students are simply not learning these skills in school.What do you think?Are these major problems for our students today? Is Ms. Holmquist on to something with her research and analysis? Or was Hamlet’s mother, the Queen, correct when she … Continue reading
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“More and more, it’s looking like schools are a hostile environment for boys.”
Glenn Harlan Reynolds –Title IX for our boys. Didn’t realize I was blogging two of Glenn’s columns in a row when I started this post. One solution, as William Gormley, a professor at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, has suggested … Continue reading
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An adult in the legal system finally assists bullied teen
Finally, Someone Acts Like An Adult: District Attorney Drops Charges Against Bullied Teen Who Recorded His Tormentors | Techdirt. Wow, an adult, what a novel concept.
Common Core math is Stoopid
How to calculate your waiter’s tip using Common Core math [pic] | Twitchy. We will reap what we have sown.
Beat the tuition bloat
Glenn Reynolds: Beat the tuition bloat. “Why am I paying so much tuition to people whose job seems to be telling me to call someone else?” That was my daughter’s lament last week as she tried to pry an essential … Continue reading
Michelle Obama Urges All High School Students to Apply for Federal Aid: ‘Don’t Leave Money on the Table’
Train them early to become addicted to that government cheese – Michelle Obama Urges All High School Students to Apply for Federal Aid: ‘Don’t Leave Money on the Table’. “Don’t leave money on the table,” Mrs. Obama said. “Almost everyone is … Continue reading
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Why?: “BECAUSE HE IS IN A MORPHINE COMA. We expect him to go any day. “
Testing idiocy – Even Death Can’t Stop the Bureaucrats – Bloomberg. Jennifer is the greatest example of what a dedicated teacher should be. About a week ago, Jennifer hesitantly told me that the district required a medical update for continuation … Continue reading
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School ditches rules and loses bullies
NOT Coming to a school anywhere near you (assuming you live in the U.S.) School ditches rules and loses bullies – National News | TVNZ. Principal Bruce McLachlan rid the school of playtime rules as part of a successful university … Continue reading
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The New School
C Span Book TV: The New School: How the Information Age Will Save American Education from Itself Video at above link. “If something can’t go on forever it won’t. Well what can’t go on forever? If you look at higher … Continue reading
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Common Core: Making a simple thing complicated
‘They’re making kids stupid now’: Check out this Common Core math problem | Twitchy. I am so so glad my younger daughter is finishing high school on-line. At one time she was very enthusiastic about math (and good at it). … Continue reading
SO YOU DON’T EXPECT SCHOOL-CAFETERIA FOOD TO BE GOOD, because it’s prepared in mass quantities and t…
Instapundit » Blog Archive » SO YOU DON’T EXPECT SCHOOL-CAFETERIA FOOD TO BE GOOD, because it’s prepared in mass quantities and t…. So why would you expect public school education to be any better, since it’s produced under the same … Continue reading
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Student loans, quite the profitable business
Better the government than some evil private corporation or bank. (<sarc off> for Boulderites) The $41.3-billion profit for the 2013 fiscal year is down $3.6 billion from the previous year but still enough to pay for one year of tuition … Continue reading
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Pot problems in Colorado schools increase with legalization
Only psuedo intellectual progressives couldn’t see this one coming – Pot problems in Colorado schools increase with legalization – The Denver Post. Commons sense is so difficult for some people. Wow, what do you think the first step is in … Continue reading
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Amendment 66 call center has called us twice in the last two days
I smell desperation! Updated 11/5: You can add 2 – 3 calls from Governor John Hickenlooper to that now. Sorry John, we cast our ballots and 66 didn’t get a favorable rating. Hoping it goes down BIG.
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Amendment 66
h/t to Linda Gorman and the Indpendence Institute.
Colorado Amendment 66: “At what point in time do Democrat donors realize they’re throwing good money after bad?”
Hopefully not anytime soon! – SETTING THE SPIN: Floyd Ciruli Says Highly Funded Amendment 66 Loss Would Be “Very Big News” When the billion dollar tax increase Amendment 66 is declared defeated in a little more than a week’s time there … Continue reading
Next “Subprime Crisis” Expands As Student Loan
Good luck with that – Next “Subprime Crisis” Expands As Student Loan Defaults Hit $146 Billion, Highest Default Rate Level Since 1995 | Zero Hedge. Let’s sum it up… “The national two-year cohort default rate rose from 9.1 percent for … Continue reading
Middle School Video: Pledge to Serve Obama
School Video: I Pledge to Serve Obama | FOX News & Commentary: Todd Starnes. A Wisconsin school district is apologizing after middle school students were shown a video that featured Hollywood celebrities pledging to be a servant to President Obama. … Continue reading
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