Education

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Banned Books Week

So apparently this week (Sept 29 - Oct 6) is Banned Books Week. In light of the recent controversies surrounding the purging of religious books from prison libraries in the name of “security,” the freedom to read is once again a significant issue. While I hope we are still a long way from […]

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Bill Gates on Education

Today’s issue of Parade Magazine featured a short piece on how Bill Gates hopes to change education in America. (if you already threw out the Sunday paper, live outside the USA, or generally can’t stand reading that slice of conservative propaganda, you can read the article here). Putting aside the issue of why […]