Once again, it’s summer, and even though the pandemic classroom of the past year was different in many ways, one thing remained the same for traditional schools: the celebratory last day before summer vacation. Kids told one another, “see you next year,” and they ran for the school buses or clicked off their computer screens. …
The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh recently opined in a piece entitled, “We Teach Our Kids To Be Doormats And Then Wonder Why There Is A ‘Bullying Epidemic.’” From the article: “We have built of this mythology of “the bigger person,” and told our children that the “bigger person” is the one who walks away from…
For the past few years, and the last couple months especially, it is rare to hop onto social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or even Instagram without getting flashed by posts containing the #RedForEd movement. There are three common themes: better teacher pay, less standardized testing, and more money to schools. Why do we still…
Quillette columnist Coleman Hughes, an American of African descent who has “only ever voted for democrats,” made news in June when he testified in front of a House Subcommittee against reparations for slavery. One lady applauded him on social media, saying “there are so many youth (sic) that want to speak out … but fear…
The legislature in New York passed a package of bills on Tuesday that make the state’s already strict gun control laws even stricter. Among the bills is a measure that bars teachers from carrying firearms in schools. The legislation easily passed the Assembly, which has long been under Democratic control, as well as the Senate,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield A controversial high school assignment is getting some attention from parents, who are calling it inappropriate and say it promotes racism, says WBTV. One parent posted the assignment on Facebook, writing that it came from his son’s history class at Olympic High School, said WBTV. The assignment is called…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Parents and residents of a school district where a 14-year-old girl was reportedly raped by at least one illegal immigrant expressed outrage at the district’s lack of action. Members of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland shared their views with media outlets after a meeting with…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A school superintendent’s secretary resigned and multiple teachers were punished following a video showing school staff naming other teachers and students whom they would like to marry, have sex with, or kill. WATCH: The Bangor Public Schools system in Michigan suspended two teachers following the incident and…
by Micah J. Fleck When I was a freshman in college, I was in a research-based writing class that consisted of a very small student-to-faculty ratio and allowed us attendees, a roster that barely broke the double digits, to personally interact with our teacher and have meaningful conversations and debates rather than simply sit back…
by Micah J. Fleck A recent podcast by The Blaze correspondent Matt Walsh was recently posted alongside a related article semi-transcribing its contents on The Blaze website The title read as follows: “This is very simple: if you can’t afford college, don’t go to college.” Within the body of the article (a paraphrasing of the…