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Jul 27, 20242 min read
The Bible and Oklahoma public schools
Oklahoma order to teach Bible meets resistance from schools (usatoday.com) Oklahoma state schools superintendent Ryan Walters recently...
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timothyharleywright
Jul 28, 20235 min read
Facts I don’t like
The black male teacher shortage: If there is no solution, is there, in fact, a problem? In the 1950s and 1960s, when schools were first...
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timothyharleywright
Jul 2, 20214 min read
CRT madness
Neither side knows what it’s talking about. Critical race theory (CRT) is a toxic ideology, radical and extreme. It’s beyond political...
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timothyharleywright
May 14, 20214 min read
There’s no closing the achievement gap.
I was woefully unprepared for college … … and I don’t want the same to be true for anyone else. I am composing this in some haste, which...
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timothyharleywright
Apr 8, 20202 min read
o Reducing our carbon footprint – by design
I don’t hold with those who want to blame global warming wholly on American industry and American cars. The slashing-burning of hundreds...
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timothyharleywright
Jul 26, 20193 min read
Freedom Writers
Several days ago, I watched substantial portions of this little-known movie on Bounce. In fairness, I did not watch the whole, and...
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timothyharleywright
Aug 17, 20181 min read
What can the rich do for the poor?
In the end, not much. I will examine these aspects in this order; these list items are all links: 1) Do for yourself … 2) Give up the...
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timothyharleywright
Apr 19, 20173 min read
“By the time they start school, for some children it’s already too late.”
This article by Nick Morrison originally appeared in Forbes on 11/30/16, but for some reason is almost impossible to access now. I...
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timothyharleywright
Jan 29, 20171 min read
“Casinos prosper; schools do not.”
Maryland casinos are pumping out billions for education. So why are there school budget deficits? As I anticipated. Heather Mizeur seems...
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timothyharleywright
Dec 11, 20161 min read
Wisdom teaching in poor black homes
Family classes tied to better school performance for poor kids On re-reading the article, I find that my memory was wrong: the program...
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timothyharleywright
Dec 9, 20161 min read
Arctic vortex
Back when I was a child, in Ohio in the early 1960s, I can remember times when temperatures dropped into the teens, or even significantly...
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timothyharleywright
Dec 5, 20161 min read
Poverty, not racism, causes the achievement gap
By The Time They Start School, For Some Children It’s Already Too Late Know for certain: there are slums in Stockholm. And Belfast. And...
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timothyharleywright
Jun 11, 20161 min read
* “Maybe Old Teachers Don’t Stink”
Maybe Old Teachers Don’t Stink I have come across numerous references in recent months, to the effect that poor and nonwhite students are...
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timothyharleywright
Jan 18, 20152 min read
* Scientists Discover Ancient ‘Magical’ Amulet With Odd Two-Way Inscription
Bookmarks: Amulet • R.I.P. Andre Crouch • Schools should teach against date rape? • Individualization in the classroom • The One...
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timothyharleywright
Oct 31, 20142 min read
* Reducing our carbon footprint – by design
I don’t hold with those who want to blame global warming wholly on American industry and American cars. The slashing-burning of hundreds...
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timothyharleywright
Sep 21, 20142 min read
* “A year-long fight against the forces of darkness”
Bookmarks: Terrorism and Islam • Lost sheep • Correlates of wealth and beauty in China • “Housing First” isn’t the answer •...
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timothyharleywright
Jun 27, 20141 min read
* Anacostia High valedictorian going from a homeless shelter to Georgetown
Here’s a success story. Just Asking: Anacostia High valedictorian on going from a homeless shelter to Georgetown Rashema Melson, 18, will...
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timothyharleywright
May 11, 20141 min read
* Who failed Relisha Rudd? and other stories
Bookmarks: Who failed Relisha Rudd? • I’m in love. • Choosing thoughts, feelings • Names • Animal souls ———— ♦ ———— Jonetta Rose...
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timothyharleywright
Apr 20, 20143 min read
* Who pays for Medicare? Etc.
Bookmarks: Who pays for Medicare? • Loonies don’t need guns • Parental involvement in education • Struggles of the long-term...
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timothyharleywright
Mar 23, 20143 min read
* “Soft” and “hard” skills in school; and other news
Bookmarks: Socialization technique helps in academic achievement, trial study finds Caitlyn Virts, Relisha Tenau Rudd amber alerts Paul...
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