A funny, and irreverent, graduation speech

by Dr Davis on May 10, 2008

“Fairness, idealism and other atrocities” from the LA Times.

Please note that the headline follows journalistic rules. If this were part of an English sentence, it should read idealism, and. In other words, all parts of a list, even the one before “and,” needs a punctuation mark, either a comma or a period, if it’s the last one.

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Internet thoughts on education

by Dr Davis on May 10, 2008

Imagine what even a little truth would sound like on today’s campaign trail:

“No, I can’t fix public education. The problem isn’t the teachers unions or a lack of funding for salaries, vouchers or more computer equipment The problem is your kids!”

from The LA Times

Most teachers who leave the profession, leave because almost all of the attention, most of the perks, most of the privileges, and most of the allowances are given to the students who least deserve it: the disruptive kids.

from Scheiss Weekly

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