Respect Me Or Else!
Among the first things I teach my students every year is the difference between self-respect and self-esteem. Self-esteem is nothing …
Category Archives: Education
Education: It Has Nothing To Do With That Anymore…
This week, I need to get a few things off my chest, so to speak. Malcolm Forbes said:” if you …
Education, Corruption And The Rule Of Law
Jim Schutze in the Dallas Observer has a remarkable story about how a lone good guy can make a difference, …
Safe Spaces And Acronym Incoherence
I sometimes have a bit of fun at the expense of various politically correct victim groups, making gentle parodies or …
Giving of Oneself
All too often these days we read stories of teachers violating their oaths by engaging in improper relationships with students. …
Education: Disappearing Children In Texas
From time to time, I find a story that leaves me scratching my head, thinking “there must be more to …
Common Core And All Too Common Conservatives
On February 1, 2015 I happened to tune in to Fox News Sunday. During the school year, I have very …
Education: Not Leftist Enough for UC Berkley
In commenting upon current trends in K-12 and “higher” education, it is tempting to merely snipe from a distance, amazed …
SWAT To The Rescue…?
Around the world, jihadists are becoming more and more emboldened by America’s retreat and by the fact that America is …
The Reflexivity of Micro Aggression UPDATED
UPDATE, 01-2615: I first posted this article in November of 2014, but finding that academia has since fully embraced the …
Sandy Hook: Can’t Anyone Rest?
Regular readers know I’ve been following the Sandy Hook attack and the aftermath for some time. The most recent after …
New School Shooter Defensive Technology
When I first read this, I was relatively certain it was an Onion parody. The photo that headlines this article …
Islam, Education and Duke: The Bells! The Bells!
Last week, Duke University, in the spirit of inclusiveness and diversity, proudly announced that it would henceforth regularly sound the …
Free College For Everybody! Wheeeee!
Over the last several years I have often noted that President Obama wants to send everyone to college on the …
