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 public school, taught in one, or sent her kids to one. And if you listened … Continue reading DeVos bought herself a cabinet position today
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 on the free expression of ideas: “Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do … Continue reading Real life doesn’t have trigger warnings
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 recent years will not be tolerated. There will be no “trigger warnings,” no “safe spaces,” … Continue reading U of Chicago reminds new students that college is for grown-ups
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 along with others, how to accept the responsibility for going to class and learning what … Continue reading Not on my dime
