Category Archives: Academia and Other Nonsense

There was race-politics behind the effort to keep bilingual instruction in California! Who’da thunk it? In 1998, Californians voted to pass Proposition 227, the “English for the Children Act,” and dismantle the state’s bilingual-education industry. The results, according to California’s … Continue reading →

They begin to pull the noose closed Do you believe in the American dream — the idea that in this country, hardworking people of every race, color and creed can get ahead on their own merits? If so, that belief … Continue reading →

Having successfully navigated an online ordeal to register for my classes, I needed to go to the campus and pay for them. I also needed to sign up for their payment contract system, buy the appropriate books, and get parking … Continue reading →

I have SOARed. Or, more accurately, I have taken the Student Orientation, Advising and Registration test, and received my Personal Identification Number so that I could register for my classes. But as with everything involved with this “schooling thing”, all … Continue reading →

This is not how you raise your percentage of students who graduate Seattle public school students may be able to graduate with a D average if a change in policy is approved by the school board. Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson is … Continue reading →

Washington State got rid of a learning assessment test called the WASL this year. You can read more about the WASL here, but to make a long story short, the majority of kids dislike taking tests, the majority of parents … Continue reading →

A Lovecraftian tale for the modern age: a noted Provincetown writer dies. His last work-in-progress: a multivolume investigation of the Personified Nature of Modern Evil. His desk is preserved as he left it, untouched. In the middle of the desk, … Continue reading →