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Educating our children: not the way to do it
I’m so vehemently opposed to the deceit of “charter schools” (translation: pseudo private schools — some of them profit-making — which con parents and steal money from public school education), I read this, first on Twitter, and went nuts. So … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged 538 Significant Digits, charter schools, Jeff Bezos, public school education, Twitter
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The god problem: fundamentalist religion, always bad
A fascinating opinion piece in the Times today from Shulem Deen, a guy who grew up a Hasidic Jew, left the cult and now has exposed the wretchedness of it, specifically in its conscientious obstruction to a general, decent education. … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged Betsy DeVos, Hasidic eductiion, Hasidism, public school education, Shulem Deen, Yeshiva education
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“Dismal Voucher Results Surprise Researchers as DeVos Era Begins”
After Nikole Hannah-Jones’s calm yet impassioned essay on public schools comes this from today’s Times. Given the bits and pieces I’ve read about whether vouchers/charter schools offer academic advantage over genuine free public schools, I was startled and greatly encouraged … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged charter schools, Department of Education, public school education, school vouchers
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