Tag Archives: public schooling
public school: surveillance edition
I’ve got reservations about public schools–partially because I’ve attended three and seen how the power government gives teachers in the public school system breeds petty despots, wielding hostile control over their inmates. Of course, that’s not to say that all teachers were monsters–I’ve been blessed with some excellent ones. But now I’m getting off topic. [...]
citizen of the day: janine giamendico
One of the most powerful governmental institutions is the public school system, which, along with its private branches, controls the lives of almost every American for about 12 years, or, in the case of those of us who attend public colleges, 16 or more. “Free and compulsory” education has, from a governmental perspective, one huge [...]
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since last posting: my hebrew progress etc.
I’ve read the first three chapters of Genesis in Hebrew (constantly referring back to the English, of course). I’ve announced to the school that I’m doing a Hebrew major. Of course, I’m at a massive tax-funded institution, so there’s at least four other people I have to talk to before my decision is registered unofficially. [...]
john hobbins strikes again on education