by altha-admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Articles
Mr. James C. could be quite a cross to bear, yet I slogged through that first semester introductory course as best as I could. I did not like this guy, and I am glad that he is now resting in peace. At the end of 2005, the man passed away from cancer. I think that...
by altha-admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Articles
"Go Beach!" I saw tattooed all over the bulletin board behind the teacher's desk. Such was Ms. S' room set up for me. She would be the mentor teacher who would lead me through some lesson planning and presentation for high school students. Torrance...
by altha-admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Articles
In most discussions of the problems of American public schools, the low intellectual quality of people who come out of our schools of education is the 800-pound gorilla that keeps getting ignored. Such teachers cannot give their students intellectual abilities that...
by altha-admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Articles
For a long time, Democrats have gone to Washington to win at all costs, while too many Republicans went to Washington to compromise with Democrats. The rise of the Tea Party may change that. Thomas Sowell, — Random Thoughts, June 20, 2012 Compromise is a...
by altha-admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Articles
"Who needs to get kicked out?" "Who needs to go back to their unit?" Those two phrases were like the preaching of the good news on some days at Los Padrinos. Unlike the comprehensive schools on the outside, I had the backing of a whole team of...
