Category Archives: Education

On Embracing Stupidity To Satisfy The God Of Political Correctness. And Democrats.

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Darth Chipmunk

Much has already been made of Allison Benedikt’s insipid article at Slate titled, “If You Send Your Kid to Private School, You Are a Bad Person. A manifesto.” The one point I want to make is that her entire thesis … Continue reading →

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Zuckerman: Real unemployment rate is around 15 percent

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

From US News and World Report: What do you want first, the bad news or the even worse news? The bad news is the disappointing June unemployment numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The worse news is that … Continue reading →

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California’s Education Woes

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

The Governor’s revised budget for the State of California is out and it gives some insight into our legislative priorities. In a $91 billion dollar budget, $26 billion goes to Health and Human Services and $38.5 billion to K-12 Education. … Continue reading →

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Graduating Senior Denied Diploma Because Family and Friends Cheered

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

From the “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up Dept.,” Anthony Cornist has been denied his High School Diploma because family and friends cheered too loudly at the graduation ceremony when his name was called. The Senior at Mt. Healthy High … Continue reading →

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Teachers, Students, Classrooms, Education and Activism

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

At Hot Air: Teen Hunter Rogers, whose teacher said he could be jailed for speaking ill of Obama, speaks out to Fox and Friends: [She] always has open discussions about the presidents and candidates, and she doesn’t want to hear … Continue reading →

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GPA Redistribution: “How about trying harder for a semester?“

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk | Comments Off on GPA Redistribution

Discrimination, Diversity and Relativism

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

Progressives are the self-identified banner carriers for having open minds, embracing diversity and celebrating differences. Sadly, everywhere you look, the reality is that progressives aren’t that open minded, their diversity only goes so far and certain differences are clearly discouraged. … Continue reading →

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