Category Archives: Education

All Your Children Belong to Us, Redux

Posted on February 10, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A former Massachusetts Secretary of Education and Common Core advocate, Paul Reville, has openly stated: “Why should some towns and cities and states have no standards or low standards and others have extremely high standards when the children belong to … Continue reading →

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Boys are Boys; Girls are Girls

Posted on February 7, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Boys are more than imperfect girls, yet are treated as defective or stupid when they fail to respond well or learn as well as girls when they are treated as something they are not, i.e. girls.      As author Sarah Hoyt … Continue reading →

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The Least Free Places in America

Posted on February 6, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The institutions that are supposed to foster free speech and open debate are, in all irony, paragons of suppressing dissent: College campuses.      Greg Lukianoff, President at The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), explains how what should be an … Continue reading →

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Ecological Justice Math

Posted on February 1, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Without further commentary, from a 1st grade classroom: Social justice #math in grade 1 #tdsb pic.twitter.com/7Ps4HTK03V — Anastasia (@MsPoulis) January 23, 2014 Tweet

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What is Old is New Again: College Leftists Threaten “Physical Action”

Posted on January 30, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Back when Leftist campus radicals were more than a sad pathetic joke, “direct action” was one of the methods and threats they used to get campuses to do what they wanted.      What is old is new again, as the University … Continue reading →

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Public School Social Science Curriculum: Creating “Social Justice” Activists

Posted on January 29, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The official curriculum of the Canadian Province of Ontario explicitly declares that it is meant to create “Social Justice” Activists.      An  official document for the Province of Ontario which outlines “Social Justice” advocacy training.      Some of the major points include: … Continue reading →

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When Maleness is Considered a Pathology

Posted on January 20, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Is the problem with society due to men being men, and boys aspiring to that?  According to feminist activists, that answer is YES, and that “masculinity” is nothing more than the most cartoonish parody of caveman masculinity.      Feminist activist Jennifer … Continue reading →

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Public Schools’ Priority: “Challenging Heteronormativity In The Primary Classroom”

Posted on January 16, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A research paper submitted to the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto has revealed shocking practices of Toronto Public Schools.      The “Socialist Studies” blog reveals the “anti-heteronormative” agenda of the school district, as well as … Continue reading →

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WTF?: “Toward a Feminist Postcolonial Milk Studies”

Posted on January 8, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Academic research in the social sciences is not about finding the truth.  It is about having a narrow-minding worldview and validating it through cerebral onanism.  A so-called “ecofeminist writer, scholar, activist, and documentary filmmaker,” Greta Gaard,  expostulates about “Feminist Postcolonial … Continue reading →

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Common Core Cult of Personality

Posted on December 30, 2013 by The Political Hat

     If there were any doubt as to the indoctrination of children in the “publik skewls” via “Common Core” materials, it has now been swept away: @AuthorAnnBaker Look at question 10 from a #CommonCore workbook. @rileysomething @defendressofsan pic.twitter.com/PcK0u15Dzh — ellymarie (@ellymarie3) … Continue reading →

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