Education
Or we could just ban recess altogether
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 ›
Magic ring gets student suspended in Kermit TX
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 ›
QVC: Too ugly for words (video)
Yep, too ugly for words. And I don’t mean the merchandise.
Tyson’s ‘Cosmos’ upsets creationists
I shouldn’t enjoy it as much as I do, but when a highly respected scientist like Neil deGrasse Tyson takes even a very nuanced swipe at creationism, I beam. This is science, baby, front and center. Beautifully, lovingly, convincingly presented. Not… Read More ›
Real geography: US not so exceptional
Definitely suffering a senior moment here, and it’s one I have often: Did I do such-and-such, or did I only think about doing it? (Hate when this happens.) Today’s case in point: Did I do a post about the Mercator… Read More ›
10-year-old suspended for ‘shooting’ classmate with finger gun
A ten-year-old boy in Ohio, Nathan Entingh, has been suspended from school for three days because he made a pretend gun with his fingers and pointed at a fellow student’s head. The incident followed a number of warnings issued at the… Read More ›
