by altha-admin | Oct 17, 2011 | Articles
The first family gathers at the foot of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial during Sunday's dedication. (The Associated Press)WASHINGTON – For many who helped dedicate the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Sunday, the towering granite monument is a...
by altha-admin | Oct 16, 2011 | Articles
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,"The courage to change the things I can"And the wisdom to know the difference."The wisdom to the difference is lacking for many people. Most people content themselves to suffer with...
by altha-admin | Oct 16, 2011 | Articles
If teachers are not under the sway of "this should work," they are chronically badgered with the question, "what if?""What if the student do not finish this lesson?""What if the students finish early?""What if the students...
by altha-admin | Oct 16, 2011 | Articles
Teaching: what a noble calling, until it fell into the control of the state.The state ruins many things. Building roads and waterways is one thing that the state can do, but building minds is something else, a grand endeavor that does not belong in the hands of...
by altha-admin | Oct 16, 2011 | Articles
Parents love to blame teachers for their failings, and by extension the failings of their children.Some parents love to play the race card, as if it wasn't enough that teachers had to field accusations of racism from the students.No, teachers are not racist. If...
