Category: teaching

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At Jenks, we say the Pledge of Allegiance every day at the start of school. (Kids can opt out.) Not usually a big deal to me — I don’t think reciting the pledge makes one patriotic, nor does not reciting it make one NOT patriotic. It’s more or less rote, which is sad, because we…

McConnell is finally stepping down as Republican Senate Leader. Good riddance. Mitch McConnell, more than any other American, is responsible for the perilous state in which we currently find the Republic. While not subscribing to the worst of the MAGA madness, he absolutely is to blame for its rise, its prominence, and its persistence. He…

TL;DR: There is none. Putin isn’t holding some terrible secret over Trump’s head to get him to dance to the Russian’s tune. It’s far far worse than that.

I’m an AP teacher and have been my entire career, and I think the program can add tremendous value. But the entrenched resistance to transparency makes the College Board look extremely sketchy. They like to make sweeping statements about data-driven policy making — but then tell you that the actual data is proprietary and private.…

I’ve had a surreal experience with Facebook today, specifically, Facebook moderation. I made up a funny meme (well, at least I think it’s funny): and posted it to Facebook. (Yes, I really really dislike Star Trek: First Contact). Within minutes, I received a notice:  In case the image gets lost, the note says “It looks…

{rescued from the drafts folder, many many years late.} [I just noticed that this is the first I’ve written since the night of Trump’s victory in the election.  There’s something in that.] A few days ago I came across an article (I’ve since lost the link  😐 ) saying that the Left will continue losing…