Schools
Flag-stomping teacher awaits decision on continued employment
I didn’t write about this when it first happened a few weeks ago because TSO covered it rather well while he was wearing his peaked American Legion cap at The Burn Pit. But the Huffington Post called tonight and they want me on their Huff Post Live program tonight (at 7:30pm, Eastern time) to discuss […]
Irrational fears
ADDED: Here’s the scary photo; One of our fans on Facebook sent us this message about an irrational over-reaction to the school shootings in the news; As a registered gun owner in NJ I’ve been ranting and raving about the nonsense the Democrats are trying to pull with gun control/takeover. Today, I had my 17 […]
Dingus in your bin’ess
The Washington Post runs an opinion piece by Aaron Kupchik, an associate professor who wrote a book once about something or other. It seems that liberals loved the idea of armed security in schools until the NRA mentioned it. Look at the President’s kids’ school, the same place that David Gregory’s kids attend. They have […]
A Ready Reserve to Keep Our Kids Alive
I get weekly emails from old Army buddies about jobs available to former military personnel, primarily in the Middle East, jobs offering excellent salaries. Most ads are seeking the crème de la crème, the special operators, or at least those with the advanced combat skills that would be in the resume of any former or […]
75% of American youths unfit for military
A Stars & Stripes article reports that there are a number of retired generals who are a little miffed that a study by Mission: Readiness, an organization of more than 300 former military leaders which says that most Americans are ineligible for military service because they’re fat, stupid or criminals or a various combination of […]
Marines teach educators about the Corps
The LA Times reports that the Marine Corps recruiters in southern California are trying to overcome bias against them in local schools by inviting educators (and I use that term in it’s loosest sense) to an orientation; Some teachers in the district have launched “counter recruiting” efforts, warning students of physical danger, regimentation and loss […]
McChrystal in the classroom
TT sends a link from the New York Times‘ Elisabeth Bumuller who decides to take a look into General Stanley McCrystal’s Yale classroom to see how he faring among the pointy-headed crowd. It seems he’s doing better than an American general of the Vietnam era might have done; “The first day I came here, they […]
It’s OK to bully if you’re PC
Bullying is the topic of the moment, obviously– although, when the media gets bored with it they’ll just move on to something else that matters to them. Kids get bullied at school because of the nature of the beast: huge institutions used to house barely supervised children. School is Lord of the Flies, all day. […]
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