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I was minding my own business this morning and reading the City and State page when I happened upon the letters of the day. Certainly, I am used to bad opinions based on shoddy facts. That's what we get from the general public. What got my blood boiling on this day were the two yahoo's questioning Lisa Falkenberg's recent piece on Ted Cruz because "she did not understand the constitution."My feelings on the issue are...

Mitt Romney Wednesday night in Virginia:"I think this is a land of opportunity for every single person, every single citizen of this great nation. And I want to make sure that we keep America a place of opportunity, where everyone has a fair shot. They get as much education as they can afford and with their time they're able to get and if they have a willingness to work hard and the right values, they...

I was sitting in on a conference call at work when our national supervisor announced that one in two college graduates this year would either be unemployed or underemployed. I believe it. I took this job about two weeks ago and it is described as an entry level position. I make minimum wage unless I reach certain sales incentives. As you might suspect, I never dreamed I'd be making minimum wage when I walked across...

One of the beauties of not running for office is I don't have to mince words. So, I'll say it again, David Dewhurst is a jackass. The current Lt. Governor is running for Kay Bailey Hutchinson's senate seat and I'm tempted to vote for him. Why would I do such a stupid thing? Well, it would get him the hell out of Texas now wouldn't it.Now, how did we get to this point? Well, Dewhurst...

Update: Astrogirlkel has informed me that some teachers have allegedly looked the other way and some were accused of actually passing students along to the pedophile(s).In a story that demands a second read to be believed, a California school district has removed its entire staff because two of its members were charged with sexual abuse. Apparently, they take sexual abuse so seriously over there that they decided that 99 percent of the staff that was...

In his state of the union, President Obama urged all of the states to raise the dropout age to 18. To prove I'm not simply a sheep I will say that is absolutely the wrong thing to do. In fact, I think that's moving it in the opposite direction that it needs to go. The big problem is that public school curriculum stop serving the needs of the majority the minute they all step into...

I've made an observation about myself lately, and a friend mentioned this morning that what I'm going through might be described as a mid-life crisis. No, I haven't gone out and bought a little red convertible nor have I scheduled any cosmetic procedures nor broken off any long-term relationship to attach myself to someone 20 years my junior. I have instead come to the realization that I'm finally imposing the boundaries and filters that should...

I work on the heels of Voice and her piece on sexual harassment in the work place. Really, this piece isn't so much about dress code as the death of common sense. As teachers, we work with dress code on both sides of the fence, but anyone that works outside their house does the same from the employee end. The furor over dress code is a prime example of social science run amok. A basic...

No one knows what the future holds, but I am counting down the days until the end of the school year. By my count, there are ten more days with children and eleven more counting are close out day. My new job begins now in mid June. Of course, that is a long story by itself, but I can't complain how it has worked out. I even get a week in between to recharge my...

It's time to take action. State officials are headed for a vote, so please take a moment to let them know that further cuts to education funding in Texas are UNACCEPTABLE.http://www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/index.php/act/issues/advocacyIt's pretty important to your future....