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Unrepentent Bomber Bill Ayers to Keynote at 2010 Goodlad Conference
Former bomber and unapologetic Marxist revolutionary Bill Ayers will be the keynote speaker at John Goodlad’s NNER 2010 conference in Normal, Illinois in October 2010. In the 1960s, Ayers was an active member of the Weather Underground, a domestic terrorist … Continue reading
Public Schools, Not Government Schools
David Cox I believe we have confused the term “public education” with “government schools.” Public education is not necessarily government education. It has just become that by government takeover. Public education was created in the 1600s by the Puritans. It … Continue reading
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Goodlad vs. the Family
John Goodlad, celebrated by progressive/socialist educators worldwide, writes frequently of the importance of state influence in “enculturating” young minds, particularly with regard to morals, social values and politics. At the same time he publicly advocates philosophies that are incompatible with … Continue reading
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New Leadership Needed in Alpine District
New leadership is needed in the Alpine School District. Many of the incumbent board members, while well-intentioned, are out of step with the educational values of families in the district. The math problem has not been solved, and most recently … Continue reading
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Schnell Email to Alpine District Parents
Some have asked to have Susie’s original Feb 2010 email published online. Here it is again (with her permission): _____________________________________________________________________ WARNING TO ALL ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT PARENTS Susie Schnell I am a parent of 4 children in Alpine School District … Continue reading
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Eagle Forum: ASD Parents “Awakened”
Informative article from the Eagle Forum, summarizing what is happening in Alpine School District. Not a lot of new info (this was published in April 2010), but it’s nice to see a great organization like the Eagle Forum take note … Continue reading
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Calling the Teacher’s Union’s Bluff
Big news yesterday out of Rhode Island’s Central Falls. In February, Superintendent Fran Gallo fired every teacher at Central Falls High School after they refused to get on board with her efforts to transform the poorly performing school. FULL STORY
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Charlotte Iserbyt on the Goodlad Agenda
Charlotte Iserbyt, former Washington D.C education insider, reveals how she helped the government deliberately “dumb down” our schools: Charlotte Iserbyt, discussing John Goodlad’s “Agenda for Education in a Democracy” (about 10 minutes into the video). This one is 29 minutes, … Continue reading
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