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Children First 2 Dec 2011 | 09:13 am
One of the surprising attacks on unions of late is that they try to raise wages and benefits and improve their working conditions for the sake of their members. Big secret: Just as every corporation ...
Out of the Fire into the Frying Pan 5 Oct 2011 | 10:10 am
Here's a message responding to the Obama waiver plan, as well as Senator Alexander (R) proposed bill on the same subject—NCLB. I always have an easier time critiquing them—but if I were (absurd) a sen...
Schooling for Ruling 16 Aug 2011 | 10:36 am
This is my speech at the Save Our Schools Rally, Saturday, July 30, 2011, on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. One thing that is interesting is that only mad dogs, Englishmen and teachers could imagine...
A Few Thoughts On National Events...... 24 Jul 2011 | 05:48 am
Dear friends, It’s only a week before the various events in Washington D.C. I’m hoping, mostly, to have fun and for a sufficient size to not look foolish! As you can tell, I do my best to keep my dre...
Neither to Praise nor Bury 1 Jun 2011 | 12:42 pm
[This test is from a Speech I gave at a rally at Harvard Square on may 26th in response to Arne Duncan being recognized by the Alumni Association there. Friends. Cantabridgians, Countrymen, lend me yo...
Looking at the Truth without Flinching 4 May 2011 | 06:41 am
Dear readers I want to look at the truth without flinching. Some days it exhausts me. My brother Paul insists there is a silver-lining. For example, we did elect a man of color as President—unthinkab...
Perennial Headlines on Education 25 Jan 2011 | 09:29 am
Here are some Headlines from newspapers over the years. Can you guess when they were written? 1. "Attack Mounted on Dropouts/City Sets Standards for Schools" 2. "New York's Great Reading Score Scand...
On to the New Year 20 Jan 2011 | 08:36 pm
Dear readers, Mostly I stayed at home in December, and enjoyed family coming up to visit—all the grandkids (the youngest is almost 18!), kids (the youngest is 50!) and friends. But there were sad mom...
Keep Doing What Needs to Be Done 4 Dec 2010 | 10:26 am
December Dear readers, I had a wonderful ten day trip to the west coast, and feel—cautiously—optimistic about "surviving" this dreadful period of history. Sort of. There were so many wonderful young...
