Category Archives: Academia and Other Nonsense

The Myth of the Lama

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Phil Kadath

Don’t believe the hype. Otherwise, you may very well end up like these teachers and administrators South Sound school district spokesmen said sending students to an event featuring the Dalai Lama on Monday provided a rare opportunity for them to … Continue reading →

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Just Give Us More Money

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Phil Kadath

And your kids will be magically smarter. That is the rallying cry of teachers (union zealots) everywhere. Umm, I may be the product of a broken publik skrool sistam, but even I know when the numbers don’t add up. We’re … Continue reading →

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Necessary Evil or Unnecessary Intrusion?

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Phil Kadath

I am of two minds on this issue: On the one hand, if the university staff and faculty are going to campaign to stop students from defending themselves, then they have a responsibility to keep hazardous individuals off the university … Continue reading →

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One more time

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Phil Kadath

You get what you put into the ground. California Regents Sue Animal Activists It was late into the night when 25 people in ski masks descended on professor Dario Ringach’s family home. Pounding on the door, frightening his small children, … Continue reading →

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Treating Citizenship as a Game

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Phil Kadath

More proof that they don’t understand how important it is to those who have it. A pro-illegal immigration group has developed a FlashPlayer video game in the name of “Immigration and Human Right Education”. ICED!: I Can End Deportation is … Continue reading →

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A Day of Porcine Aviation

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Phil Kadath

This never, ever, would have happened in my school. Apparently, the north end of Puget Sound is more different than the south end than I thought. The tension built. For a week, Totem Middle School students met after class in … Continue reading →

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Less Smart

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Phil Kadath

Wow. Just, wow. Big Brother. McCarthyism. The patience of Job. Don’t count on your typical teenager to nod knowingly the next time you drop a reference to any of these. A study out today finds that about half of 17-year-olds … Continue reading →

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Useful Knowledge being taught in schools again?

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Phil Kadath

Caleb at Call Me Ahab points to an article outlining a bill that would have Hunters Education/Firearms Safety classes taught in West Virginia schools. A significant drop in the number of hunters in West Virginia has left multimillion dollar holes … Continue reading →

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Use it if you’ve got it

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Phil Kadath

Local high school kid finds the classmate occupying the locker next to him is a registered sex offender. Guess who wasn’t notified. Anyone but the school administrators. Guess what happened to the non-registered sex offender Boy suspended for warning students … Continue reading →

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Never Stop Looking

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Alaska

According to this (ahem) scientific study, looking at women’s breasts prolongs men’s lives. Looking at the breasts of well-endowed women prolongs ’em even more: “There’s no question: Gazing at large breasts makes men healthier. Our study indicates that engaging in … Continue reading →

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