Bookworm on Dec 21 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized
It’s a little early for Christmas, but I wrote the following for part of an American Thinker Christmas trilogy, and offer it to you here, as well:
Last week, I attended the “Winter Concert” at my children’s public elementary school. It was a very good concert. The kids - all 75 of them - [...]
Bookworm on Dec 19 2007 | Filed under: Education
I blogged only the other day about the hare-brained thinking that characterizes the meetings I attend at my children’s public school. (See this post too.) I’m constantly amazed at how foolish these teachers and administrators are, and are they are absolutely lacking in general knowledge or analytical skills. However, because they have “education [...]
Bookworm on Dec 16 2007 | Filed under: Education, Religion
I blogged very briefly on Friday about the lawsuit against Dr. James Corbett, who, along with his school district, is being accused of using his AP history classroom to indoctrinate his students in anti-Christian attitudes. I’ve discovered two things since then. First, the LA Times article from which I quoted was disingenuous in [...]
Bookworm on Dec 14 2007 | Filed under: Education
Comment would be obvious, so I’ll just offer you the news:
A San Juan Capistrano high school student and his parents filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging that his history teacher violated his constitutional rights by making “highly inappropriate” and offensive statements in class regarding Christianity.
James Corbett, who teaches Advanced Placement European history at Capistrano Valley [...]
Bookworm on Nov 12 2007 | Filed under: Children, Education
I was perusing the “site plan” for my kids’ school, a document that spells out what the school’s goals are regarding education and the means by which they put those goals into effect. After deciphering the usual cant and education babble, I learned that our school wants to teach our kids to read, write, [...]
Bookworm on Nov 08 2007 | Filed under: Children, Climate change, Education
Schools constantly complain about the pressure to meet actual academic standards, but they somehow always find time to beat the children over the heads with social or political issues — and always from the point of view of the Lefter side of the political spectrum:
Third-grade teacher Debbie Robles made her acting debut before a packed [...]
Bookworm on Oct 30 2007 | Filed under: Education
Yesterday I wrote about an administrative meeting I attended at our local public school, relating how everyone assured me that the teachers understood a policy document that was to guide them. However, when I asked questions, it became apparent that the teachers, in fact, didn’t understand at least a few of the key concepts [...]
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