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Yule Time Education Policy News from the Volunteer State
“education at all levels, from small children through to young adults, is of such fundamental importance to the flourishing of the community under any form of constitution that it must be publicly determined and can’t possibly be left to be… Read More ›
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Who is at the Center of the Education Policy Conversation?
“For if there is one lesson worth retaining from the travails of the Cold War and the miseries it brought in its wake, it is the folly of seeking simple answers to complicated questions. It is a lesson which governments… Read More ›
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Black Friday Blues
“Consistent only with his own warped and peculiar brand of logic, he was prepared to take measures with such far-reaching consequences for the German population that the very survival he claimed to be fighting for was fundamentally threatened. Ultimately, the… Read More ›
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Pointing Out The Parralles
“Your friend professes belief yet I’m not convinced. What about you? Are the gods real?” “They are real,” says I, “And you’re a prick.” ― Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits I watch a lot of football. I’ve done so for… Read More ›
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What Was That?
“He had become lonely in his mind, he knew: he no longer encountered other people even in his thoughts.” ― Tom Crewe Still trying to process just what just happened this week. The general consensus was that the Presidential race… Read More ›
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You Can’t Offer School Choice Before Offering An Initial Choice
“A man could say every day that he wanted to change his life, was going to change it, and every day the lament became merely a part of the life he was already living, so that the desire for change… Read More ›
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As Good As It Gets
“Her handbag, he said, was found on the scene. I made a mental note to carry out a thorough spring clean of contents of my own bag before throwing myself in front of any trains.” ― Graeme Macrae Burnet, Case… Read More ›
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Is The Silence Receding?
“I think that success in life is largely a matter of luck. It has little correlation with merit, and in all fields of life there have been many people of great merit who did not succeed – Popper” ― David… Read More ›
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The Misleading Allure of Personalities Over Policies
“Daylight tricks you into thinking what you see is truth, lets you go through life thinking you know everything. But the truth is we are sleepwalkers. We walk through the night that is chaos and dark and forever keeps its… Read More ›
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Be Wary of the Well Intentioned Man
“Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.” ― Donald Rumsfeld Everybody talks about how tired parents are during the infant years of child-rearing. I’m here to tell you they are nothing compared to the teen years. The amount… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 