Why Is the Secretary of Education Doing a Rush/Beck Routine?
A sure sign someone doesn’t have a valid point is demonstrated nearly every day in right-wing media—notably by Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. Here is how it works: (1) Identify the person or event you want to argue against or discredit, (2) misrepresent the position of that person or the details of the event, and […]
Dear Secretary Mister Duncan, Sir
My name is Jill O’Malley Conroy, and five months ago today I became one of those “arm chair pundits” you described to our fellow Americans yesterday. My alternate name in this “alternate universe”, or “blogosphere”, as you also dubbed it, is The Indignant Teacher. My goal as such right now is to make sure our […]
10-1-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Assault on Public Education in SC Continues: More Innovation!How much education innovation can a high-poverty state take? Apparently, according to former-general-without-a-second-of-experience-as-a-teacher Superintendent Mick Zais, just a little more. As reported by Patrick Hayes at EdFirstSC (and not reported at the Charleston Post and Courier because the P&C is all abou