Holes In Thoughts

Monday, October 22, 2007

Responsibility in school

I get pretty riled up when discussing public education. I don't have any kids yet, but I'm hoping that when I do I'm going to PTA meetings and taking an active role in my kids' education. Seems the only way to make sure they even get one these days.

Anyway, in response to an Andrew Kantor post about why he'll never send his kid to a public school (one of many posts, indeed), I was writing about how all parties in a public school are partially responsible for education. While pointing a finger at a particularly stupid ruling or lawsuit or whatever is appropriate sometimes, I am a pragmatist and want to know what can be done.

So I started writing and ended up making a chart of what responsibilities each party has to each other. Because I'm a very, very opinionated person. Here it is (link).

Labels: poliics, rant, school

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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Torture

My government is willing to torture me, hold me in prison without telling me why, and ship me off to faraway lands where Amnesty International can't find me, in order to prevent other countries from torturing me, holding me in prison without telling me why, and shipping me off to faraway lands where Amnesty International can't find me.

Forgive me if I'm not swooning in affection for my nation.

Rachel bought me the U2 DVD of their Vertigo tour concert in Chicago. The liner notes say exactly one thing: "Do not become a monster in order to defeat the monster." It's like Friedrich Nietzsche as an activist.

I also got a chance to truly blast my stereo system, for the first time in years. Ozzy Osbourne seemed an appropriate choice, followed by the Foo Fighters.

Labels: music, philosophy, poliics, u2

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Sunday, September 17, 2006

If I Ran for President

I literally had a dream last night that I had been nominated for President of the USA by the people that knew me. For no other reason but to make me feel better about my country, I'll probably write a few blogs about what I'd do in the interminable distance between now and January 20, 2009.

My main concerns are tax efficiency. medicare, military efficiency, educational inflation, good-will terror fighting, and Social Security. I'll tackle them in that order.

I also hope that now, with my life going the way I more-or-less like it, I can consistently update this blog and things like it (such as my car's blog), take care of my own finances, and have a consistent schedule.

Currently listening :
12/Loup EP
By The Notwist

Labels: Bush, insurance, military, poliics, school, Social Security

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