Culture
Why Merit Pay for Teachers is an Incredibly Stupid Idea.
The main reason merit pay for teachers is a bad idea is that it provides absolutely zero consideration for parental irresponsibility. Thirty years ago, parents were expected to help children with homework, add discipline to correct misbehavior, and generally supported teachers and the school system with just punishments and consequences for misbehaviors like lying, cheating, stealing, talking back and disrespecting authority. Today, as I stated before, parent’s have said to my wife, a teacher, that they shouldn’t have to do homework with their children because “that’s your job,” meaning “the teacher’s.” With no reinforcement at home, no practice, not discipline, how can you even hope to measure a teacher’s performance?
Taxing the Rich? Who is Rich?
The President wants to tax the rich so that they pay their “fair share.”
The problem I believe is that many people no longer think $250,000 a year is rich. The cost of living in NYC or D.C. or San Francisco with minimum housing at $500k, the cost of just living is really overwhelming.
Facebook Starts a Rebellion with it’s new policies
Facebook has created user backlash with its new “WE OWN EVERYTHING YOU POST” policies. I suspect many people will be dropping Facebook. Consider how all business pages’ content will now be owned and distributed by Facebook. Thank you, Mark Zuckerberg, or should I say, Mark Sucker Borg… You will be assimilated?
The Big Losers in Tuesday’s Election? Social Conservatives (Part 2)
Social Conservatism appears to be a lost cause in American Politics, as does the Republican Party.
The Big Losers in Tuesday’s Election? Blue Blood Republicans. (Part 1)
Fiscal Conservatism and Blue Blood Republicanism was the big loser in Tuesday’s election. The majority of Americans voted against the “rich” and for more benefits for themselves.
The Politics of Envy and a Culture of Greed
To covet is to desire to possess what rightfully belongs to another. It is not simply admiring what another has, but is the desire to take it. Covetousness is a form of greed. You don’t have to be rich to be greedy. You can be poor and greedy, and you can be poor and envy what others have. We now have an entire political party dedicated to stoking the fires of envy and greed, and its chief strategy is intent on dividing Americans by stirring up envy towards the rich. It also appeals to people’s greed
NBC – Revolution: A Review
NBC’s new series, Revolution, a review: 2 out of 5 stars. The story line is a mixed bag of reruns that reminded me of Lost, Jericho, and The Event, with a little bit of Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games thrown in to boot.
The Eclectic Rant 