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...section is to discuss the more nuanced ideas presented in general course material. The most effective way to flesh out complex issues is to share ideas in small group settings—which is why sections are ultimately the most important aspect of a course. In section, students can reform their opinions, test their ideas on others and, most importantly, grasp the material more confidently. It is the sole place to achieve these goals outside of the 400-person lecture class. Yet we still barrage that “one really annoying person in section who won?...
...sort of public ownership - Putin and his minions know better than to kill the goose laying the golden egg. After all, the KGB had been first among the Soviet Union's institutions to recognize the decrepitude of its planned economy; it was in the spy apparatus that the Soviet reform process originated...
Nonetheless, that’s the tune Dems keep playing. To hear it from the mouth of NEA President Reg Weaver’s public comments, you’d think the NEA was all about education reform, standing up for children and arguing against byzantine labor rules that protect bad teachers and keep good teachers where they are. Weaver has invoked imagery of his union “fighting for children and public education” in nine out of ten of his op-ed pieces by an informal count. Indeed, whenever a word is said against...
...campaign donations—95 percent of which go into the hands of Democrats—are paying off. Kerry’s padded renunciation of the law he voted for—including the “National Education Trust” and the idea of making education reform a recommendation rather than a requirement—is hardly a courageous step for a Democrat and is a telling indicator of the NEA’s hand in the matter...
...this election year, Greenspan is trying to force both sides to deal with massive economic issues. Social Security is slowly going broke, and Congress has dodged reform for decades. If we don't act, he said, we will face "one of the most difficult fiscal situations" in our history. Blame our ballooning budget deficit, which should surpass $500 billion this year. Greenspan's message: If we wish to make Bush's recent tax cuts permanent, we can't afford to do it with deficits. So Social Security needs to take...