My own brave new world
My kids have started public school after several years in the rarified world of alternative education. I’m a bit dubious about the whole thing, being a product of public schools myself (so I know just how bad they can be). Two things stood out today: First, my daughter told me that they’re not allowed to run in the school yard. I immediately thought (a) no wonder American kids are overweight; (b) no wonder they’re diagnosed so often with ADHD; and (c) kids need to run. Second, my daughter learned a song today. It’s a lovely traditional African song, and I’m enjoying listening to it. I am wondering, nevertheless, how many days (weeks?) it will be before she comes home singing a traditional American song.
UPDATE: Welcome, American Thinker readers. This is just a little tidbit that I wrote after my kids’ very first day in a public school. I anticipate blogging regularly about my (and their) experience in the public school world. In any event, to the extent my thoughts on the subject have any value, here are a few more of my posts about education (written before I joined the public school world):
Little girls are made from sugar and spice….
Throwing money doesn’t make the situation better
Just how good are they, really?
If you needed evidence that lack of money is not the problem with our schools
Indoctrination, California style; Skin color is not a value; More on identity politics; A slight retreat to sanity in California public schools (these are all grouped around a single topic)
Lawrence O’Donnell again slips his moorings
Identifying the real problem at schools
Having the temerity to teach core values
Feel welcome, of course, to check the whole blog out. I blog about politics, social issues, and terrorism, for the most part.
