Category Archives: Education

Progressive Education: Teaching Facts is Out; Teaching THEIR Values is In

Posted on April 16, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Sometimes the Left is so self-assured of their power that they let their mask slip.  Candidate for Toronto District School Board John Furr is one such example. The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values. … Continue reading →

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Common Core vs “Unfriendly Numbers”

Posted on April 10, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A student is chided for not using “friendly numbers” in a “clever” new method of adding numbers: @Talkmaster a 2nd graders Common Core math homework. pic.twitter.com/mkGGVA0bJ1 — Sam Heath (@smheath11) March 25, 2014      Hat Tip: Twitchy.

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Quick Takes – Trigger Warnings, Free-Expression Taxes, and an Open Letter

Posted on April 9, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Free Speech & Higher Education.      How far have we fallen as … Continue reading →

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Common Core Adultery

Posted on April 4, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Now 8 year olds are learning about important topics with their reading comprehension Common Core lessons:  Adultery! Common core 8th graders and adultery pic.twitter.com/2aCK40Q525 — marc haig (@marchaig) March 28, 2014      Is there really no better literary text or other … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Public School’s Religious Discrimination, Speaking English a H8 Crime, and Education sans Parents

Posted on March 31, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Education      Despite the fact that under both Federal and state non-discrimination … Continue reading →

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Common Core: Making the Simple Complex

Posted on March 25, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Here is yet another example of Common Core assignments making simple math more “accessible.” Ridiculous #CommonCore examples. How do I math?pic.twitter.com/mlzAb9l86b — Kim (@JBaileysMom) March 22, 2014      There are many problems with this.  While it is a convenient “trick” and … Continue reading →

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Diversity and Affirmative Action Don’t Mix

Posted on March 24, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The Democrats in the California Legislature Grand Soviet, have a 2/3 majority in each chamber (leaves of absence aside).  They decided to use that power to partially repeal the California Civil Rights Initiative (i.e. Prop. 209), which they passed out … Continue reading →

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Politically Correct “Science”: Genderbread

Posted on March 19, 2014 by The Political Hat

     In their quest for “politically correct” declaration of are infinite genders, rather than the obvious two (male and female), the Toronto public schools have invented the “The Genderbread Person.”      This “Genderbread Person” is being used by at the Ontario Teachers … Continue reading →

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How the Left Defines “Diversity”

Posted on March 18, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A “happy hour” to “build support and community” for “people of color” demonstrated exactly what the rabid Left on college campuses mean by “diversity”: White people not allowed.      The program coordinator at the “Diversity and Equity Center” at South Puget … Continue reading →

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Common Core Bonds in a Knot

Posted on March 13, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Some of the major problems with Common Core is that the materials are made by people who don’t understand what is being taught, teachers who don’t know how to teach it, and the use of jargon that makes Cockney rhyming … Continue reading →

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