In a recent article on RealClearPolitics called The University Utopia, Robert Tracinski, former securities analyst for Morningstar and now the publisher of The Tracinski Letter, tackled a very important question- Why do the young vote for dependency—when the essence of youth is a quest for independence? …So take a look at the college experience, particularly for a liberal arts major, from this perspective. You study topics in which the answers are subjective, no one is too concerned about whether it has any practical application or economic value, and everyone is pretty much expected to repeat the conventional wisdom. You [...]
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Global Warming Now to be Part of US School Curriculum
And with belief in Global Warming the Big Lie,. at an all time low, now the government makes it part of the curriculum. The Lonely Conservative has more… The climate alarmists are going to have a new captive audience – America’s school children. New national science standards that make the teaching of global warming part of the public school curriculum are slated to be released this month, potentially ending an era in which climate skepticism has been allowed to seep into the nation’s classrooms. The Next Generation Science Standards were developed by the National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the [...]
Public School Builds Muslim Prayer Into Curriculum: ACLU Silent
The ACLU will sue a school at the slightest sign of Christian anything. Ten Commandments? Tear it down! Kids bring Bibles to school? Throw them in the garbage in threaten to have them taken from their parents! Mention Christmas at Christmas time? Unthinkable! After all, the schools are public, and there is that mythical “separation of Church and State.” I mean, it doesn’t actually appear in the Constitution, but if it’s about Jesus, it simply cannot appear in public. Yes sir! That Jesus cannot be mentioned at all, after all, the public schools cannot promote religion, right? Well, if the [...]
New Guidelines Take Effect for Vending Machines
It was once a staple of every child’s school experience: a trip to the vending machine for some tasty snacks. But all that is now to change. Thanks to renewed benevolence from the Federal government I have to say that or the Feds will come to my place and use my bathroom after a heavy Mexican meal vending machines will now be stocked with healthy, green food. Instead of the usual Cheez-It’s, crackers, potato chips and danishes vending machines will now be forced to stock “85 percent healthy food, food by-products, healthy by-products of food by-products, by-products of healthy by-products of food [...]
BFFs DOA in Some UK Schools
In some schools, the following is forbidden… Yes, best friends have been banned in some British schools. For the details, kindly consider the following, from the SUN… TEACHERS are banning schoolkids from having best pals — so they don’t get upset by fall-outs. Instead, the primary pupils are being encouraged to play in large groups. Educational psychologist Gaynor Sbuttoni said the policy has been used at schools in Kingston, South West London, and Surrey. She added: “I have noticed that teachers tell children they shouldn’t have a best friend and that everyone should play together. “They are doing it because [...]
Parents are Apparently Unqualified to Make Decisions About School Choice
We all know the nanny state. It consists of people that are simply smarter than we are. And since they are smarter, they are entitiled to instruct us as to how we will eat, sleep, breath, and, of course, what schools out children can go to. Do you think I am in jest? Fear not, as I a quite serious. Just ask the educrat in the following video, she’ll tell you herself! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zSyvbVq7G8&feature=player_embedded We might as well just give up. These people are just so much smarter than we are, we should just submit to the will of the nanny [...]
Despotism vs. Democracy
This video was originally the last regular post at the original CH. I thought it might be a good idea to post it here… What do you think? Related posts: More Union Shenanigans: "Democracy" Means Stopping Democracy CH 2.0 Labor Day Video: This is What Democracy Looks Like? America Was Never Intended To Be A Democracy We Are NOT a Democracy This is What "Democracy" Looks Like? Progressives Attempting to Stop a Vote on "Amazon Tax" Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
