I am absolutely sick that Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Donald Trump’s new Secretary of Education. With our public education system in dire need of new, competent leadership, the Republicans nevertheless succeeded in confirming a woman who has never attended a… Read More ›
Last month there was a furor over a letter to first-year students at the University of Chicago. The letter, from Dean of Students John “Jay” Ellison, PhD, cautioned that the university did not condone “trigger warnings,” “safe spaces,” and other limitations… Read More ›
Finally the grown-ups are retaking control of our college campuses. Or at least at the University of Chicago, the administration is speaking up and warning incoming students that the ridiculous, immature, hyper political correctness of SJWs (“social justice warriors”) disrupting other campuses in… Read More ›
My son and I have had many conversations about SJWs (“social justice warriors”) on our college campuses and we share a common point of view: Colleges are where kids go to learn how to live away from home, how to get… Read More ›
Here’s another cartoon about all the university students complaining about the terrible injustices (“micro aggressions,” “hurtful speech,” etc.) they’ve endured on campus. Thought I’d get it in while I’m still contemplating the issue. The interesting thing about this cartoon, however,… Read More ›
Just when you think our schools couldn’t be disabled or dismantled any further, someone dreams up some new hazard. It was bad enough when kids got suspended for “shooting” each other with finger guns or playing make believe with a “magic”… Read More ›
School administrators are going nuts again with that zero tolerance thing. Or maybe it’s zero education. This time it was in Kermit, a thriving West Texas metropolis of 6,000. According to the NY Daily News, Kermit Elementary suspended 9-year-old Aiden Steward for threatening… Read More ›
Yep, too ugly for words. And I don’t mean the merchandise.
