Category Archives: Education

Obama’s Labor Commissar Extolles Collectivism

Posted on June 2, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Tom Perez, Obama’s current Secretary of Labor, has urged college grads to eschew their own individual desires and goals in favor of blind submission to the collective… as dictated by the state, of course: Congrats to @oberlincollege grads today. Remember: … Continue reading →

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Is This a Paragon of Intellectual Rigor and Debate?

Posted on May 29, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Has America fallen to where the following is considered a paragon of intellectual rigor & debate?      This is not an anomaly… Tweet

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Common Core at 451 Degrees Fahrenheit

Posted on May 26, 2014 by The Political Hat

     While the examples of Common Core insanity have typically involved simple math, since they are the most blatant example, the mutation of standards as they apply to reading have been most insidious.      How insidious?  A wholesale condemnation of books.  That … Continue reading →

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America’s Youth Are in the Worst of Hands

Posted on May 24, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Remember how in the 2nd World War, the United States fought against the evil of capitalism?  No, of course not because the war against Germany was against the National Socialists!  Too bad this teacher didn’t get the memo: It's now … Continue reading →

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Trigger Warnings and Soft Censorship

Posted on May 21, 2014 by The Political Hat

     “Trigger warnings” are the hot new trend on college campuses.  What are “trigger warnings”?  They are basically warning labels that there might be content that might “trigger” panic or trauma.  As Reason TV points out:      The problem with this is … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Common Core, You Too Can Add 14 + 4 in SIX Steps

Posted on May 19, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Adding fourteen and four should be easy, right?  Thanks to Common Core, it has been simplified to only six steps, as well as nine sub-steps. Part 1 of my 1st grader's "how to do addition" tutorial for parents. 6 steps … Continue reading →

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Attack of the “isms”

Posted on May 16, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A class assignment from the Peel District School Board in Canada purports to “challenge your perspective” while demanding students blindly accept that able-bodied straight White cis-gendered males are all evil oppressors.      The assignment is about “isms”: Ageism, classism, ableism, sexism, … Continue reading →

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Is This A Ph.D. in “Womyns Studies”?

Posted on May 10, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Is this a Ph.D. Dissertation for a “Womyns Studies” program???

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Common Core: Connecting the Dots

Posted on May 7, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Proof that all is not doomed in America:  15 year old Patrick Richardson connects the dots and explains “Common Core” better than most adults.      “Common Core” isn’t about creating a nation of educational super-men (or women or non-gender specific person). … Continue reading →

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Common Core: Not Even Trying to Make Sense

Posted on May 3, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Just when you thought that Common Core math problems couldn’t make less sense, something like the assignment below proves that they can make less sense. Common Core… pic.twitter.com/kekt3Zh6hH — Patrick Regan (@P_Daddy1) March 26, 2014      Clearly, the children are presumed … Continue reading →

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