A lot of the time when thinking about education policy, I don’t like the positions of either side on an issue. That’s how I feel about testing and anti-testers: Despite all the people with great credentials who will tell you otherwise, standardized tests are accurate, cheap, and valid measurements. But that doesn’t mean I think states and governments should impose… Read more →
When I read yesterday that former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin were appearing together in Philadelphia for a charity concert, I mentally bookmarked myself to check YouTube this morning for clips. Brace yourself using these first two, because the third will send me on a rant. Here we go. Here’s a decent montage of… Read more →
When I read yesterday that former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin were appearing together in Philadelphia for a charity concert, I mentally bookmarked myself to check YouTube this morning for clips. Brace yourself using these first two, because the third will send me on a rant. Here we go. Here’s a decent montage of… Read more →
Here’s the excellent Dr. Justin Jackson of Hillsdale College (one of my thesis advisors—that experience made me wish I had taken a class with him but, alas, class requirements collide) at this year’s spring convocation. http://www.youtube.com/v/SntJXfFcERE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 It’s also an excellent thing (as Dr. Arnn would say) that Hillsdale has begun getting more web-savvy. Students have complained about poor portal access… Read more →
Here’s the excellent Dr. Justin Jackson of Hillsdale College (one of my thesis advisors—that experience made me wish I had taken a class with him but, alas, class requirements collide) at this year’s spring convocation. It’s also an excellent thing (as Dr. Arnn would say) that Hillsdale has begun getting more web-savvy. Students have complained about poor portal access and… Read more →
President Obama is at it again. Trying to “help” people. How kind. And I’m sure he does mean well, but how in the heck can a Harvard-educated lawyer and UChicago prof be so stupid? (I know—that’s enough evidence to rest my case.) It all began with his State of the Union Address in January. To make college more affordable, this… Read more →
President Obama is at it again. Trying to “help” people. How kind. And I’m sure he does mean well, but how in the heck can a Harvard-educated lawyer and UChicago prof be so stupid? (I know—that’s enough evidence to rest my case.) It all began with his State of the Union Address in January. To make college more affordable, this… Read more →
My parents, aunts, and uncles frequently commented to me that they wished they had learned as much in college as I had at Hillsdale. Those four years can be so much more than regurgitated piles of information on a consuming quest for one signed piece of sheepskin. That’s why I’m again terrifically glad that Hillsdale’s started upping their offerings for… Read more →
My parents, aunts, and uncles frequently commented to me that they wished they had learned as much in college as I had at Hillsdale. Those four years can be so much more than regurgitated piles of information on a consuming quest for one signed piece of sheepskin. That’s why I’m again terrifically glad that Hillsdale’s started upping their offerings for… Read more →
Americans are living in Keynes’ world now, but I took a little elective for fun back in senior year called “Political Econ 101,” which not only introduced me to his theories but to the competing (and sleeker) ideas of Friedrich von Hayek. Now, Dr. Wolfram was well-known for explaining the benefits of a market economy with an mp3 blasting the… Read more →
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