Category Archives: Education

Just a plain little thing

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

“I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, But down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.” by Dr. Seuss Breaking news…my guest post at David Chura’s blog, Kids in the System, is hot off the … Continue reading →

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A captive audience

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

As I considered the focus of this discourse on education, I found myself discarding more ideas than I retained. Should I write about how Lewis F. Powell, Jr., a Supreme Court Justice and former tobacco lobbyist, wrote a confidential memorandum in 1971 … Continue reading →

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Let my people read

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

“Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.” by Frederick Douglass When I was young my mind was filled with probing, lofty questions such as “When was the moment that Han Solo knew that Chewy was the one?” and “Just … Continue reading →

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A doggie dog world

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

“Poppin′ up, poppin′ down  Burrowing, making their funny little sounds  Guarding the ground and rooting all around  Watch your dry bones in the prairie dog town” by Bruce Hornsby My niece Patty’s collaborative research on prairie dogs was published recently … Continue reading →

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Cloudy with a chance of (seared, fleshy) meatballs

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

“Where are the leaders of the land? Where are the swells who run this show?“ Enjolras (Les Miserables) I’ve had a nagging feeling this week that there is a topic that the American public should be better educated and informed … Continue reading →

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Full court press

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

Because Americans love their sports analogies…the President came out like Rocky Balboa on Red Bull as he made a resounding comeback in the second debate, the latest poll shows Romney gaining ground as they go around the final turn at … Continue reading →

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A sharp dressed man

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

I recently read an article from a prolific writer who reflected on the sycophantic reactions that the wearing of the military uniform in public engenders. The writer said he witnessed numerous people on the airline he was traveling go out of … Continue reading →

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You want it to be one way

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

Security Guard: You think I dream of comin’ to work up in this shit on a Sunday mornin’. Tell all my friends what a good job I got. I’m workin’ to support a family man. Pretend I ain’t talking to … Continue reading →

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Breaking news…

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

I interrupt this blogcast to bring you breaking news on the streets of Chicago. In a show of mass solidarity for the often overlooked social studies curriculum in our public schools, teachers have decided to model representative democracy for their … Continue reading →

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They walk the line

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

“You’ve got a way to keep me on your side You give me cause for love that I can’t hide For you I know I’d even try to turn the tide Because you’re mine, I walk the line” by Johnny … Continue reading →

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