Tag Archives: education

Coming soon to a city near you…

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

I hope not. The riots in Great Britain are appalling. But did you know we are having some of the same here?  Called flash mobs they have wreaked havoc on some stores and individuals. Others have given delight. Remember those flash … Continue reading →

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A Noted Meteorologist on the fall of the American Meteorological Association

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Rockport Conservative

My husband is a marine biologist and has been very concerned about the state of his chosen field.  This is from Watts Up with That.  It shows it is not only in the marine sciences but it is a symptom … Continue reading →

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Another of the things GB was talking about

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

The Anchoress has some wonderful people blogging for her while she heads to Rome.Here is an excerpt from one of the posts on: Vocation, Education, Digital Televisions: the Late Late Showby Sally Thomas: Back in the summer — it already … Continue reading →

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How to change education for the better

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

Diane Ravitch has an editorial in the Washington Post this morning that lays out a good plan for education reform. Again, this is something we all know instinctively.  Good teachers are the answer. But she discusses, how good and how high up the … Continue reading →

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No Child Left Behind has a new name

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

From the Washington Post:The administration keeps the right principles in amending No Child Left Behind EVEN THOUGH the Obama administration is jettisoning the name of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), it is not abandoning the core principles embodied in the … Continue reading →

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Are Americans a Dumbed Down Nation?

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

Why, yes, yes we are.  If the latest round of articles on what people don’t know about civics didn’t convince you, maybe this will. It’s from Canada Free Press via Lucianne.com You will http://www.devensec.com/minutes-archive.html levitra without prescription get the medicine … Continue reading →

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Van Jones has not gone away

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

From Investors Business Daily: (this is for those of you who have never listened to Glenn Beck, nor watched his TV show)Van Jones Goes Back To School Academia: The former green jobs czar in the Obama administration and self-avowed communist … Continue reading →

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There is Hope for Education in Houston

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

From the Houston Chronicle:400 teachers may face firing over test scoresby Ericka Mellon More than 400 teachers in the Houston school district have performed so poorly that their students have lost ground, according to HISD, and those educators’ jobs could … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Education? Here is one of the answers

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

From American Thinker: Obama, Freud, and the American Progressives’ Guilt TripBy Chuck RogérAt the turn of the twentieth century, an early “progressive” Vermonter named John Dewey kick-started a makeover of America’s education system. At the conclusion of the second of … Continue reading →

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We Need to Work on the Education Establishment

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Rockport Conservative

The information in this article is not news, but it is alarming. Children are our most precious resource, it is disheartening to think of the many subtle ways they are indoctrinated to the liberal (progressive) way of thinking. This is … Continue reading →

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