by altha-admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Articles
Despite the acrimony one would expect from juxtaposing these leaders, President Barack Obama does have a lot in common with the late President Ronald Reagan. These similarities should be enough to dissuade any Republican stalwart from emulating the Gipper in elections...
by altha-admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Articles
At the middle school where I student taught, I was assigned to two mentors.I received two sections of eighth grade U.S. History, followed by one section of sixth grade ancient history. The logic of this division in the history-social science curriculum still amazes me...
by altha-admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Articles
I enrolled in a local state university to earn my teaching credential, about one semester after having received my bachelor's degree.I was briefly flirting with a legal career, but after viewing much of the grunt work that young lawyers have to do with, plus the...
by altha-admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Articles
"Regardless of how the current Republican presidential nomination process ends, I hope that they will never again have these televised "debates" among a crowd of candidates, which just turn into a circular firing squad — damaging whoever ends up...
by altha-admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Articles
"Do people who advocate special government programs for blacks realize that the federal government has had special programs for American Indians, including affirmative action, since the early 19th century — and that American Indians remain one of the few...
by altha-admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Articles
Teachers flee the profession in droves. The average teacher in New York quits after four years. For teachers in California, two years is the average staying power. Most teachers do not want to stick around, even if they are guaranteed job protection.In its finite...
