Apparently if your child draws a flag in class, the student better put it in a circle so as not to offend the teacher.
Faculty Lounge
Sicko Again
When it first came out, I predicted that the Michael Moore “health care documentary” Sicko would soon be used in college courses. I was off: It’s being used in a high school.
Still Life of Mind
With all of the courses that have the word “studies” attached to them, you would think that students are actually doing more studying. Au contraire mon ami.
The Way They Were
Conservative students opting out of campus battles in favor of national ones may want to refocus their efforts.
Hollow Common Core
In their frustration with education reform, conservative theorists often fall prey to the same inclination of their putative opponents—nationalization.
Ivory Curtain Opens Crack
Believe it or not, one of the University of California campuses is actually featuring some free market stalwarts in a conference.
Cheat Sheet on Academia
Currently, the FBI director is scratching his head trying to figure out how many agents cheated on their agency exams. All of us might ponder where this drive to take what was once deemed an…
Rounding Up Usual Suspects
The Education Establishment appears to be engaged in a similar exercise when it tries to explain dropout rates and other such problematic measurements.
News of the Weird
From Stephen Black, Ph.D comes word that “a tenured chemistry professor at the University of Texas, San Antonio was fired on charges that he threatened the safety of colleagues and students by . . . too many books in his office,” according to News Of the Weird.
The Electronic Middleman
When William and Mary student Mallory Johnson realized she couldn’t summon up the courage to start a conversation with a cute guy on campus, she simply logged onto GoodCrush.com and posted a message. He eventually…