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Paul Horton: The Real Meaning of July 4
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Paul Horton teaches history at the University of Chicago Lab School. He writes: Creating a Commonwealth: July 4th as a Concept For most Americans July 4th is a celebration of American Independence. It is a day of music, fireworks, and grilling. We are bombarded with empty rhetoric about freedom from civic boosters who never…
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Columns of Ants Invaded Right on Schedule
The season for invading ants arrived, and the best defense I’ve been using for decades is an environment friendly attack with help from Trader Joes.
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MTA vs. Personalized Learning: “We Can Fight it.”
Source: MTA vs. Personalized Learning: “We Can Fight it.”
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The Trump Primer Reminder
Who is the real Donald Trump, and did the media have a reason to lie about that Donald for the last 70 years before he ran for and became the President of the United States?
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Let’s get rid of Fathers Day or Move It to another Date
Why is Mother’s Day so much bigger than Father’s Day?
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The Renovation
After sixteen years of marriage to Anchee, we divorced in early 2015. It wasn’t easy going public on my blog about the divorce. Anchee is the best woman I’ve ever known, and there will be no details beyond this. Anchee and I remain friends, and she still cooks me great tasting pies without adding any sugar. Before I wrote this…
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Latest Evidence Reveals Trump and Russia Work Together
Trump takes credit on Twitter for latest Middle East Crises.
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Will “Isolating America” and “Draining the (U.S. Constitution’s) Swamp” End the U.S. Dollar as the World’s Reserve Currency?
Donald Trump is turning the American Dream into a Nightmare.
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Trump’s Great Military Defeat
Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: Trump lied when he said he won the popular vote instead of Clinton based on his allegations of voter fraud without any proof. He did not win the popular vote. Trump lied about the crowd that came to his inauguration. He said it was the biggest in history. It wasn’t. Trump lied that…
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Gary Rubinstein: The 4th Best High School in New York State Doesn’t Exist
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Gary Rubinstein wrote a post about the curiosity of the KIPP high school in New York City that was ranked one of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, even though it had only 58 students and the three other KIPP high schools had zero students who took and passed…