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Monday, January 2, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: "Coming to America" on January 3. It's Already in Britain and It's not Comedic Relief from Eddie Murphy.

Missouri Education Watchdog: "Coming to America" on January 3. It's Already in Britain and It's not Comedic Relief from Eddie Murphy.:

"Coming to America" on January 3. It's Already in Britain and It's not Comedic Relief from Eddie Murphy.



"Global, global, global"

If "global" wasn't a six letter word mantra constantly thrown around in educational "reform" circles, it would be a four letter word banished in polite company. So much of the education "reform" being foisted on teachers, taxpayers and students ostensibly has to do with the fact we educationally lag behind other countries and our kids need to be more competitive in a global economy. In this "reform" scenario, the government has no choice but to take control of taxpayers, students, state legislatures and local school districts and "nudge" the general populace into a plan requiring: