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Educational Ramblings Toward a Better Job and Life

By: Mick, March 23rd, 2007

A recent post from Money, Matter, and More Musings discusses the idea that Education is a Great Economic Leveler. Basically, the idea is that children from disparate economic backgrounds, if given the same educational opportunities, have similar future opportunities for financial and career success. My wife is a public school teacher in a nationally-recognized school […]

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The No Child Left Behind Act: Education Suffering Under the Weight of Bureaucracy

By: Mick, January 10th, 2007

The problems that plague the American educational system are far too numerous and far too complex to completely address in this article. Rather, we will take a brief look at No Child Left Behind, its failings, and some new proposals that may help to improve the deteriorating situation in our public schools. As a few […]

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