Educating children to be free individuals: one small school’s success at a supremely challenging task
Rogel @ September 13, 2007 # 3 Comments
A friend of mine asked me to use this blog as an opportunity the tell a positive story, the story about the school choice they made. Here is her story:
Apparently, New Jersey has one of the best public school systems in the country. That was somewhat comforting since my husband and I had moved to […]
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Another look
Rogel @ May 2, 2007 # No Comment Yet
When I wrote about the proposed Arabic-Language secondary school in Brooklyn I missed a quote of the planed to be principal of this school:
Arabs or Muslims, Almontaser says, are innocent of the 9/11 atrocities: "I don’t recognize the people who committed the attacks as either Arabs or Muslims." Instead, she blames 9/11 on Washington’s foreign […]
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Writing under the influence
Rogel @ March 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Would I not know who wrote this op-ed, suggesting to waste more money on failing education system, I would wonder if he was sober while wring it…
No Child Left Behind is not just a slogan. It’s a national commitment, inspired by our fundamental values and aspirations. It’s a promise to do all we can so […]
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Seperation of school and state
Rogel @ March 8, 2007 # 2 Comments
A friend send me an e-mail about this initiative. I already added my name to the proclamation, what about you?
Why Shouldn’t the Government be Involved in Education?
The Short Answer:
Government schooling stands in direct opposition to the liberty this country was founded on.
It fosters unquestioning obedience, acceptance of authority, herd mentality, and dependency. […]
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Fuzzy Principals
Rogel @ March 29, 2006 # No Comment Yet
It is very disturbing to find out what type of characters the NY Teacher’s Union glorifies
The state’s teachers union has a curious profile up on their Web site, a piece lionizing a guy whose accomplishment seems to have been going on food stamps so he wouldn’t have to sully himself by shopping […]
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