‘Education’ Archives
Michigan: Come See the Stupid!
Considering the government we have, maybe “Come see the stupid” should be our new state motto. It might at least attract the curious who like to idiot-watch on vacation. Here’s another waste of money from Michigan’s government that is so dumb and irresponsible that it’s hard to know where to begin: Michigan’s [...]
US Department of Education Seeks to Purchase 27 Shotguns
In case you have a few extra shot guns fitting this description laying around, the Department of Education is in the market: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14″ – PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: [...]
Pic Of The Day
Indonesian students protest Barack Obama’s visit It sucks when that “resist” part of the indoctrination is turned on you, then again who ever said kids were reliable?
Open Thread Saturday
We’ve had this discussion many times here. Glenn Beck has a bigger megaphone.
Detroyt Skool Bored Prezzident Cant Reed, Rite ore Spel Goode
Otis Mathis is president of the Detroit school board — he is also, somehow, a college graduate. The Detroit school system is the worst performing in the country, ranks at the bottom in literacy, and has a dropout rate of well over 60%. Read parts of emails Mathis sent and part of the reason becomes abundantly clear: If you saw Sunday’s [...]
Kindergartner Suspended for Hand Gun in School
And when I say “hand gun” I really mean a hand gun: IONIA — To the little boy’s mother, it was just a 6-year-old boy playing around. But when Mason Jammer, a kindergarten student at Jefferson Elementary in Ionia, curled his fist into the shape of a gun Wednesday and pointed it at another student, school officials said it [...]
Boneheads Of The Day
Academia owns the Bonehead category today. Students at the University of California’s flagship Berkeley campus took to the streets on Friday night, vandalizing university buildings, burning trash cans and clashing with police in the latest expression of frustration over cuts to the educational budget in California. Now, I’m not an [...]
Bonehead Of The Day
As early as it is, this was an easy call. You wanna know why after thousands of education dollars, your kid is still ignorant? Vice President Gore’s career has been marked by visionary leadership, and his work has quite literally changed our planet for the better. — UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek Are you kidding?
Flashback Of The Day
Fuel Taxes Must Rise, Harvard Researchers Say To meet the Obama administration’s targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, some researchers say, Americans may have to experience a sobering reality: gas at $7 a gallon. Considering global warming is officially a hoax, only Barack Obama would push on (because he’s the president), raise [...]
Obama Sponsors School Contest: First Prize? Obama, Naturally
Though I realize that having a President of the United States come speak at your school would be a cool thing, the offer comes across as yet another grand exercise in narcissism when you watch the accompanying video featuring Obama announcing the first prize of his “Race to the Top” challenge: “Me!” The White House and the [...]
