Monthly Archives: February 2011
Got Testosterone?
My brother David likes to say that testosterone is the great gulch that keeps males and females on opposite sides of myriad issues. If fact, he can find a way to explain any difference of opinion we might have in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Philadelphia, Uncategorized
Tagged politics of the work force, Saint Joan of Arc, Testerone
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Feeding on Ourselves
I’ve been thinking about the absurdities in our approach to education, and in particular, about the war we’ve declared on teachers, but when I began to write about this perverse and specious war, I realized that the war on teachers … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Politics
Tagged avarice, budget cuts, democrats, education, ignorance, ignorance and greed, income inequality, liberals, Our absurd approach to education, politicians as necromancers, poverty, public tv and radio, safety nets, scapegoats, The House of Representatives, the war on teachers, the working poor, welfare for the wealthy, women's rights
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Good Job Mom
My dear friend realized a lifelong dream when she married a lovely guy about six years ago, and became a step-mother to his son and daughter. They were eight and seven at the time. Two little precocious, blond-haired, blue-eyed cherubs. … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, Education, Family, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Amy Chua, Berks Classical Children's Chorus, Reading Symphomy Junior String Orchestra, Self Esteem Movement, Tiger Mother, Wall Street Journal, Why Chinese Mothers are Superior, Wyomissing High School and Junior High School Orchestras
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