This one’s on ending the education reform wars: Want to hear that you hate teachers? Claim that those that do their jobs poorly should be dismissed. You’ll hear that the data are flawed (or that data are irrelevant), that teachers aren’t the problem, that former District schools chancellor Michelle Rhee is not a nice person … Continue reading
I’m listening to NPR this morning and hearing about the possibilities of a government shutdown, the Reagan tax cuts and ensuing Reagan tax raises. I’d sort of like to write about how government shutdowns are a good way to show Americans that government activity doesn’t always decrease freedom—sometimes the government helps us be free. Ex: … Continue reading
