Imagine my surprise when a post I did a few weeks ago referencing Dierdre McCloskey was not only spotted by her (or, I’m guessing, a google search feed, considering how unlikely it would be for her to be ambling down this particularly new and untrod path), but referenced on her site and commented upon by [...]
Category Archives: Education
Yeah, THIS is what we need
So Massachusetts is going to have its own public state law school . I can hear your cheers from here. YAY! I’m not going to start this off by noting that Shakespeare was entirely correct (Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV), because that would be somewhat cliche. Oh, wait. Let’s think about this for a [...]
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How to actually fix public education
The idea of free public education is a fine one, a laudable goal, IF it’s carried out intelligently and well. It’s not. Let’s begin with the seasonal nature of public education. The “summer break” began a hundred years ago with the necessity of childrens’ assistance with the crop harvest. I haven’t checked recently, but I [...]
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Will Phillips, hero for today
It seems a young man from Arkansas, age 10, has his own opinion on the Pledge of Allegiance. I don’t think my kids even have the Pledge in their school these days. Do yours?
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