Radical Education ~

Parents teach their children? Children teach themselves. I was just looking at the issue of the little school down the street from the house we’re trying to buy. For those who think these statistics matter (and they do, simply because there is a measurable disparity even in AISD between races and socioeconomic groups) almost all [...]

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Show ME the money!

I just read that Washington, DC schools spend around $14,000 annually on each student.  And they aren’t even doing a good job. Can I have the $14,000?  Wow.  What I could do with $14,000 for each of my children.  What I could do with $14,000 for ALL three of my children! Time for an impromptu [...]

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Get the Bullies!

We have an anti-bullying law here in Kentucky.  Given that my kiddos have the luxury of avoiding the public school playground and school bus, I didn’t even know. Until yesterday. Ky. family sues school for failing to stop bullying I hope they win! I still feel that all this talk still falls short.  Before we [...]

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Why not education for “personal growth and enrichment”?

Yesterday I read a post SOMEWHERE – don’t ask where, because today I can’t seem to find the discussion again – about the return to vocational education. It was on a message board, not on a blog. And I don’t even really remember exactly what the original post said, it was something to do with [...]

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