Category Archives: Education

Terry McAuliffe Protects The Darkness

Posted on October 18, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia (again) Terry McAuliffe seems really, really opposed to parents being involved in their children’s schools.      I wonder why? “On June 22, Scott Smith was arrested at a Loudoun County, Virginia, school board meeting, a … Continue reading →

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University of San Diego To Prospective Faculty: DIE Or Else!

Posted on October 12, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The far Left have long ago taken over higher education, despite venerable remnants, and are in the process of fortifying their positions by requiring all prospective faculty to declare support for their DIE agenda (i.e. “diversity”, “inclusion”, and “equity”). Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading →

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Shoelaces Of Wokeness

Posted on October 6, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Yet another sad example of a teacher who is supposed to teach instead being an indoctrinator who indoctrinates. These are the people teaching children pic.twitter.com/wgDv0WE0uR — Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) October 1, 2021      Always knew there was something sinister … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Are Public Schools Necessary?

Posted on September 24, 2021 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Even over half a century ago, back when public schools in the United States were world class and … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic MiniTru: Decolonizing Curricula; Revising History; Woke Propaganda

Posted on September 23, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: The academic equivalent of telling students that their choco rations increased … Continue reading →

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Praxis In The Schools

Posted on September 20, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Praxis is the Marxist term for implementing Marxism and Marxist derived ideologies such as Critical Theories. There is no more effective way of engaging in praxis than through the schools, which the power to teach is a paragon of privilege … Continue reading →

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Pledging Allegiance To The Queers

Posted on September 2, 2021 by The Political Hat

     I wonder how many of those parents who are happy that in-person learning is coming back to schools when they find out that teachers are having students pledge allegiance to the “inclusive” LGBTQ&c. pride flag and even “pledge allegiance to … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Racial Segregation in Academia: Parent-Teach Dialogue Sessions; Racial Affinity Housing; Internships

Posted on September 2, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Your kind don’t belong here…      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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Scotland Where Toddlers Are Transgender and Crayons Are Trans-color

Posted on August 17, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Ah, Scotland, the modern day lad of a totalitarian nanny state that has decided that if your pre-school toddler wants to be transgender, then the government will make sure they can be transgender… and make sure that those pesky lesser … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Sex Education

Posted on July 30, 2021 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Now-a-days “sex education” means teaching the transcendental “truth” of transgendersim, normalization of sexual activity and younger and younger … Continue reading →

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