Tag Archives: education

Saving Civilization

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Rockport Conservative

I’ve thought a lot about this and considered writing on it, but I’ve run across this blogger who says it so much better than I ever could.  Her name is Sarah A. Hoyt whose blog is named According to Hoyt.  … Continue reading →

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How to lie with statistics- a borrowed title, but a book the Fact Checker needs to read

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Rockport Conservative

How to lie with statistics– the name of a book and oh so true. We listened to C-span this morning while women’s wage was disputed. Never once were the actual facts brought out. Thanks to the Washington Post fact checker … Continue reading →

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Has Texas Teacher Retirement system been taking advice from the Obama Administration?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Rockport Conservative

This article from the Dallas Morning News would indicate that it has: Texas teachers’ pension fund invests in casinos, loses $99 million by Steve McGonigle First of two parts As public investments go, this one looked like a roll of the dice. … Continue reading →

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Who is Racist? – by Thomas Sowell

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Concerned Conservative

Around this time of year, I sometimes hear from parents who have been appalled to learn that the child they sent away to college to become educated has instead been indoctrinated with the creed of the left. They often ask … Continue reading →

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I’m late to the game in the Derbyshire is Racist controversy but I’m really talking about labels and labeling

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Rockport Conservative

I’m not really talking about race, I’m talking about cultures and what we call them.  Mark Steyn has done a good job on what I think about the Derbyshire/National Review flap so I don’t really have to address that. What … Continue reading →

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Something about this headline caught my eye, you see, it’s about education

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rockport Conservative

We’ve Added Feathers and it Still Won’t Fly?!? Well in the first place when you see it’s about education, you’ve just got to read it.  And then when you read the first two paragraphs they have you hooked. Posted by … Continue reading →

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Parents and custodial help at schools

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Rockport Conservative

I read Betsy’s Page on a regular basis.  Usually she is linking to the same things I have seen; today she found at least one thing I missed.  Remember when Newt Gingrich got in trouble for suggesting children be hired … Continue reading →

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Links I think are important; Afghanistan, Occupy Wall Street, Global Warming, Education

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

These are the links I sent my email list this morning. I am not going to have much posting time this week.  Family get togethers will take first place, but I will do what I can.  I do this because … Continue reading →

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It’s not just SAT scores that are on the decline, they are only one symptom of the big problems in education

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

For years I’ve received those emails that go around with the misuse of the English language in notes our parents are getting from their children’s teachers. There have been many and errors are more and more egregious. Yesterday Gateway Pundit … Continue reading →

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Good news in education, a dedicated superintendent/teacher

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

I found this on the Drudge Report and it really needs to be posted on blogs, facebook, emails and told by word of mouth. It is  an AP story from Yahoo news. School superintendent gives up $800k in pay FRESNO, … Continue reading →

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