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The Root of All Evil

by dianerav

We have known the old maxim for generations. It seems to be truer now than ever. Although maybe they thought that in the past. Remember Jimmy Stewart in the movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”? We need Senator Smith now.
A reader writes:

The question really isn’t whether Obama or Romney would do worse for education. They have both indicated they will push for privatization and testing.Understand that those who are running the game have been playing it for 30+ years, infiltrating both sides and playing us all against each other. We have few, if any, politicians who truly appeal to their constituents instead of their contributors. The states which had campaign financing laws no longer have the right to apply them, leading to a massive injection of corporatist politicians in our local, state, and federal positions. If the teachers want public education to continue to exist, they will need to support

Marxism in the Classroom?

by dianerav

One of the readers of this blog is worried that teachers and their unions are teaching Marxism in their classrooms.
I often quote readers, because there are so many who have important things to say and stories to tell. But in this case, I am going to quote myself, a very odd thing to do on one’s blog.
The reader posted a video of two teachers in Los Angeles who were promoting Marxist views. One wore a t-shirt that said “Tax the  rich.”
I replied as follows:
You know, there are teachers who are Marxists but I have never actually met one (no,