Tag Archives: right-to-work

Martin’s Monsters–Highlighting the Latest from the Education Apocalypse

Doug Martin, always on the look-out for “news” from Liar’s Club, Education Division, sent us a few links to explore.  What becomes clear, or is always clear, is that these folks are rank propagandists–simply look at the terms they use in making their case.  But maybe more importantly, they are very well-funded and very well-connected.   [...]

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The Loss of Soul: Corrupting Language and Stealing Common Understanding

Today our newspaper editorialized that the “fight’ over “right-to-work” legislation “should just go away” (seriously, that’s the headline).  Here’s their primary argument: The so-called “right-to-work” issue has already disrupted the Indiana General Assembly. The Republicans’ insistence on making it their top legislative priority has been met by Democrats failing to show up for work again [...]

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Who Runs the Indianapolis Public Schools?

Who runs our IPS? “The crisis is not about education at all. It’s about power.” ~ James BaldwinOverview:Traditionally, local school [...]

What is Learning?

Question: Define the purpose of guttering on a house. Answer: Choose the response that represents your thinking. a. to catch [...]

The Great Lawsuit (Audio)

This is the essay that led to Fuller’s longer treatment on the Rights of Women titled Woman in the 19th Century. [...]

Audio Recording of “The Sleepers” (1855) by Walt Whitman

An audio recording by Doug Storm of “The Sleepers” (1855) by Walt Whitman. (18:48) *** I wander all night in [...]

Audio Recording of Whitman’s (1855) “Song of Myself”

Audio recording of Whitman’s (1855) “Song of Myself” by Doug Storm (1:49:42) *** Do I contradict myself? Very well then [...]

An Audio Recording of “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne

An audio recording by Doug Storm of “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (42:16)