American public education - myths exploded

[Chips_]

This post should be ignored. I think the physics students are lucky to have a former military officer teaching their class.

[FlFishOn]

Second post further reinforces the point. This poster is idea-free.

[chicagoY]

Thanks, American Enterprise is a great magazine and Jay Greene's an excellent writer. If you're interested, see edexcellence.net as you can order books for free which they'll send. I also recommend Education Next.

[chicagoY]

Agreed, I've been a bureaucrat for 12 years in the schools and I also crack up how many of my workers wince at the sound of my saying we're bureaucrats. It freaks them out because they're conditioned to believe that, via paperwork, they are saving every child on earth.

[chicagoY]

Also, pardon the self promotion but it's topical, if anybody wants to read my book on education and about the school I worked at please do so. I don't have anymore free copies to mail out though--sadly enough.

Escape from Gangsta Island

I described it in this interview for frontpagemag too.
interview

[Chips_]

I read the article. Interesting story and you make some great points.