Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher

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

Saturday, July 16, 2022

I'm Home

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What an adventure.  I'm glad I did it--and now that I'm home, I'm beginning to wish I'd have spent a couple more days in San...
Friday, July 15, 2022

Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question

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31.  The capital is Mexico City, which, like the District of Columbia, is its own federal entity but is not a state.
Thursday, July 14, 2022

Trivia Question

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How many states does Mexico have?
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Saturday, July 09, 2022

Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question

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2:  Baja California (Norte) and Baja California Sur.
Friday, July 08, 2022

Trivia Question

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How many states comprise the Baja peninsula?
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Monday, July 04, 2022

Happy 4th!

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Knowing I wouldn't be in my home country on Independence Day, I bought these napkins at Walmart before I left so I can share in a little...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022

50th Anniversary

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On this date in 1972, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled in Anderson v. Laird that mandatory chapel attendance at US service ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Blogging Will Be Light To Non-existent For the Next Few Weeks

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Yesterday's post was written in advance and scheduled, as is this one.  Several more are scheduled for upcoming days. Yesterday I hitche...
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Monday, June 27, 2022

Happy Mark Janus Day!

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In February 2018, I altered my flight plans home from Iceland to detour to Washington, DC .  Among so many other exciting activities, I gave...
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Sunday, June 26, 2022

Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question

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Mexico.
Saturday, June 25, 2022

Trivia Question

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Per capita, people from which country drink the most Coca-Cola?
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Friday, June 24, 2022

Hypocrisy and Double Standards

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Where would the left be with those two pillars of faith? I am old enough to remember all the hue and cry over this picture of Missouri Sena...

California Needs A Little More Time To Release Its Race-centered Mathematics Framework

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From an email from California's Department of Education: Cognizant of the current amount of feedback received on the latest draft, the ...

Are They Serious About "Men Can Menstruate"? Here's One Way To Tell.

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There might be 7 people in the entire country who believe men can be pregnant or can have periods.  Many more than 7 will say those things t...
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I Never Thought This Day Would Come In My Lifetime

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  A screenshot from CNN today: The horror, the horror. Update, 6/27/22 :  It's hard to disagree with this , despite the in-your-face att...
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Thursday, June 23, 2022

San Francisco Backs Down

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Lowell High School used to be the jewel in SF's educational crown.  It also previously used merit for admissions.  Then came the 'ro...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Green Jim Crow

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California should be anathema for liberals.  It has some of the worst racial education outcomes.  It has some of the worst income inequality...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Pronouns

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When speaking to someone, the pronoun used to refer to that person is the genderless "you".  If you're talking about a third p...
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What Has Happened to Joanne Jacobs' Blog?

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Joanne's site has been inaccessible for a few days, so I emailed her to ask what's up.  Her reply: I haven't been able to reach ...
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Monday, June 20, 2022

Milton Friedman Explains Inflation--It's So Applicable Today

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We had about 40 years of relatively low inflation.  What caused today's inflation?  You know the answer.
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