Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher

Education, politics, and anything else that catches my attention.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Milton Friedman On Inflation

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Not only did he predict what we're going through now; in fact, he even correctly predicted the excuses the government "leaders...
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Monday, May 30, 2022

Firearms

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When Darrell Brooks drove his SUV through a crowd at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, WI, last November, killing six and injuring 62, no one ...
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Sunday, May 29, 2022

Movies

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I can't tell you who was president the last time I went to a movie theater 2 consecutive weekends.  It's possible it's never bef...
Friday, May 27, 2022

Is This Really In The Best Interests of the Country?

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I genuinely don't understand how anyone can think this is a good idea unless they benefit from it personally--and even then, they must ...

Happy Anniversary

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35 years ago today, I think it was a Wednesday, my class graduated from West Point.  I may not think of that day very much, but I always thi...
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Thursday, May 26, 2022

A Constitutional Dialogue

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I haven't watched the entire thing, and I certainly don't agree with everything I have seen, but it's an interesting intellectu...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Two Weeks From Today...

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...will be my last full day of work, then summer vacation. Am I excited?  Oh yes!
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

They Went So Far Down, So Fast

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Too many Canadians didn't see a problem with handing over their freedoms so cheaply : Two decades ago, when I was 4 years old, my parent...

The Star Spangled Banner

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I don't know how long this will last before going behind their paywall, but this link has a video showing the following: See this Elk G...
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Monday, May 23, 2022

An Equity Issue

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Here's an equity issue for you:  around 1/3 of our staff has gotten free, uncharged, paid time off just because they pass a 'rona te...
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Countdown

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5 working days this week. 4 working days next week. 3 working days the last "week" of school. I can see the light at the end of th...
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Sunday, May 22, 2022

The Content of Their Character, Not The Color of Their Skin

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UC Davis Students Finally Do Something I Can Support!

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Being one of the nation's premier agricultural schools, UC Davis (aka Berkeley-lite) students are known as Aggies--but their mascot is a...
Friday, May 20, 2022

Mosquitos Love Me

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I'm like a charcuterie board for those damn insects : You come in from a hike covered with itchy red mosquito bites, ...
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Gotta Get Your Math Straight

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In school, you get the wrong answer on a test.  In the real world there can be geopolitical ramifications : The Biden administration private...
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Why Is Canada Euthanizing The Poor?

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What is going on up there? As with most slippery slopes, it all began with a strongly worded denial that it exists. In 2015, the Supreme C...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

If It Can't Work At UW-Madison...

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... it can't work anywhere : There has been no improvement in the UW-Madison campus climate over the last six years despite the public ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Who, Exactly, Supports So-called "Replacement Theory"?

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Hint:  it's not those of us on the right: https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1526872005953429504

Is US Math Education Going To Improve?

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Maybe, maybe not.  Here are the findings from a National Council on Teacher Quality report on teacher education programs: Findings • Undergr...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Government in California

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A California law requiring publicly-held corporations to include women on their boards has been declared unconstitutional by a Los Angeles...
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