And Really Good Cookie Makers
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis, Zero-Zero-Tolerance
To borrow a word from someone I don’t necessarily like or agree with, the Pussification of American kids continues, with a Texas state official proposing the elimination of extra credit in high school classes to promote “fairness.” High school students across Texas would no longer get extra credit in their grade point averages for some [...]
Tags: death of common sense, high-school
In Which I Sound Like A Broken Record
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis, Social Un-Services
Well, I would ordinarily be conflicted about something like this…as I don’t see teenagers as HUMAN, much less people with actual rights…but we’re all about holding the line here, and this is a definite crossing of it by San Antonio courts: Court authorities will be able to track students with a history of skipping school [...]
Tags: American Civil Lefty Union, high-school, kill all the lawyers
Mission Accomplished!
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis, Zero-Zero-Tolerance
It is always such a delight to read yet another story describing the complete disassociation from reality that is our public school system: Authorities say seven people attending high school graduations in Rock Hill are facing charges after police say they cheered while students’ names were being called. … A police spokesman says school officials [...]
Tags: high-school, point and laugh
Excellence in Education
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Zero-Zero-Tolerance
O rly? A Cleveland-area principal says he’s embarrassed his students got proof of their “educaiton” on their high school diplomas. Westlake High School officials misspelled “education” on the diplomas distributed last weekend. It’s been the subject of mockery on local radio. That’s nothing…last week, our 8 year old daughter received a trophy for making the [...]
Tags: high-school, non-education
You’re Doing it Wrong
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis
Friend of TLIH, Michele Catalano, is now a paid writer for Pajamas Media. Way to go, Michele! Now, as to *what* she’s writing about… I would have bet you money we wrote about the myspace mom back when the story broke, but apparently not. I know we had some choice things to say about her [...]
Tags: appeasement, high-school
Ignorance, Bigotry and Racism, Oh My!
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Religious Confusion, The Constitution
I am going to need a new desk. This one has a head-shaped dent in it. A mural meant to bring people together is causing a rift in the Bastrop community. The painting in question, a student project completed in 2003, adorns a wall in the corridor leading to the Bastrop High School gym. It [...]
Tags: death of common sense, high-school
