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Why It’s Time for a Different Teachers’ Union 0
- Education
- June 4, 2015
We need a radically different teachers’ union. The current model of a teachers’ union doesn’t fit the future educational landscape. Basically, the current model began with the industrial “labor and management are adversaries” model, giving laborers a collective voice in the face of the perpetual push to maximize profits. But schools and school systems aren’t
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Health Insurance Is Illegal 1
- May 28, 2015
Health insurance is a crime. No, I’m not using a metaphor. I’m not saying it’s a mess, though it certainly is that. I’m saying it’s illegal to offer real health insurance in America. To see why, we need to understand what real insurance is and differentiate that from what we currently have. Real insurance Life
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6 Education Cartoons That Tell It Like It Is 0
- May 28, 2015
1. (Above) We’re not all the same. Everybody knows that we’re not all the same with the exception of—apparently—public school administrators and curriculum writers. 2. The condescension is palpable today, even if it’s not based on any evidence. Fact: college isn’t for everyone, and there are good options for those who choose not to get a
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“…they take away our fathers…”0
- May 1, 2015
How different would it be for Freddie Gray today if he had had a stable family? Buried in the stories about his death and criminal record, we learn: “Court papers describe Gray’s childhood as problematic. He lived with his heroin-addicted disabled mother in a home in Sandtown-Winchester that contained enough poisonous lead in the peeling painted walls and
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Fantasy Films: The Obliteration of Imagination?0
- April 30, 2015
I confess to feeling a little surge of excitement this week in watching the trailer for the new Star Wars film. I thought the Narnia movies were pretty good, I greatly enjoy Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, and I do not complain too much when my sons drag me off to yet another superhero movie. I am
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And the Reason Parents Choose Public School is…0
- April 22, 2015
While reading through the Friedman Foundation’s recent poll on Minnesota K-12 education and school choice, questions 8 and 9 caught my attention. These questions asked respondents to state their preferred school type, and then asked the reason why they would choose that form of schooling. As the above chart shows, many parents would choose a private school
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