I took part in this year’s online Romance Festival again this weekend organised by Harper Collins and the really wonderful thing was that this time, I was able to do so as an author! I was able to submit an author Q&A for display on the Romance Festival site and I also submitted one of… Read more

Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: An older friend of mine who is in his 80’s once told me that he’d rather be wealthy and unhappy than poor and hungry. Then there is the old curse of racism. Racism exists when one ethnic group dominates, excludes, or seeks to eliminate another ethnic… Read more

Originally posted on deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog: In April 2014, anti-union “activist” Campbell Brown was honored at anti-union, New York charter queen Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Spring Benefit. Her 12-minute talk can be viewed here: At the event, Brown spoke about “the issue that took her from being a supporter of this [charter school] cause… Read more

Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: THIRD UPDATE (Scroll down for the Second and First updates followed by the actual post that started a Twitter storm) This afternoon, I received an e-mail informing me that because of my racist tendencies I was being removed as a member of the TBATS. I can… Read more

Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: President Obama visited the University of Chicago in January 2014, and said, “We know that not enough low-income students are taking the steps required to prepare for college.”  He said this because No Child Left Behind, his Race To The Top program, and Bill Gates Common… Read more