Education: Testing Tyranny, Part 1
I last updated this series of article in 2014. Much has changed since then, but the problems presented by mandatory, high …
Tag Archives: Texas
Texas And STAAR Tests: A Poet Doth Protest, And Not Too Much
Free at last, free at last; great God Almighty, free at last! No, I wasn’t born a poor black child, …
Downhome Texas Hospitality: Beltway Style
Conservatives often think it useless to try to speak with progressives about politics. All too often, the response is irrational …
Grading The Graders?
Familiarity breeds contempt, or so the old aphorism goes. Virtually all Americans have had the benefit of a K-12 …
One For The Good Guys
Regular readers are, I’m sure, aware of the murder of Harris County Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth on August 28, 2015 …
“I’m An Old Ex-Marine And I Try To Do The Right Thing.”
Occasionally, I come across a story, usually quite by accident, that renews my faith in humanity. From ABC News (which virtually …
Garland, TX: We Were Lucky
We very lucky, very lucky. There is little doubt that the officer, and it appears to be a single officer …
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 …
AT&T Customer Service: The Horror!
I almost feel a little sorry for AT&T. They provide a useful and necessary service for tens, even hundreds, of …
Rick Perry: Hidden Discovery
Regular readers are surely aware of the criminal persecution of Texas Governor Rick Perry by a blatantly partisan Travis County …
Sacrificed On the PC Altar
File this account under “You’re much better off not working there.” From Townhall.com: On November 12, 2013, Amy Lacey, the …
I’m Dreaming Of A White, A Bunch Of Days Before Christmas, Texas Christmas…
Doesn’t have quite the flow of the original, does it? But then again, nothing in North Texas is flowing very …
