Category Archives: education

On school shootings, kids, and teachers.

Posted on February 15, 2018 by

Hi Scissorheads!  Remember me?  I was Tengrain’s Unindicted Co-Conspirator™ for several years, and gave up my status when I returned to full-time teaching.  Been lurking periodically, but now I am back for at least one day.  Thanks, Tengrain! I teach … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Guns! Guns! Guns!, snark | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Bathroom Break!

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

Your Kind Cannot Pee Here Good Morning, Scissorheads! Hope your kids pee’ed before they left for school, because Betsy DeVos doesn’t want transkids to pee in school: “The Education Department has told BuzzFeed News it won’t investigate or take action … Continue reading →

Posted in 4th Reich, Betsy 'Special Ed' DeVos, education, Theocrats, Transphobia, Y'all Qaeda, Your Kind Cannot Pee Here | 10 Comments

Frank Luntz Puts Words in Betsy DeVos’ Own Stupid Mouth

Posted on February 8, 2018 by

We have not heard much from Betsy DeVos lately, and while clearly the most controversial and unqualified member of the Fourth Reich (walking termite buffet Mike Pence was the tie-breaking vote to confirm DeVos), we wondered why she wasn’t still … Continue reading →

Posted in 4th Reich, Betsy 'Special Ed' DeVos, education | 2 Comments

Marco Rubio and the Invisible Hand

Posted on December 5, 2015 by

I was running through my open tabs when I found this Bloomberg article from earlier in the week, forgotten due to something happening in California. I’ll give you the short version first: Marco ‘Big Gulp’ Rubio, the Cold Warrior for … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Goat Rodeo, education, Marco 'Big Gulp' Rubio | 4 Comments

There’s A Joke In Here Somewhere

Posted on February 14, 2015 by

During a House Education and Workforce Committee proceeding on Wednesday to reauthorize the nation’s elementary and secondary education law, Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) said, “Socrates trained Plato in on a rock and then Plato trained in Aristotle roughly speaking on … Continue reading →

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One Lump of Stupid, Or Two?

Posted on January 7, 2015 by

Ancient hate goblin pessary Phyllis Schlafly takes to the pages of World Nut Daily to propose NEW MATH ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: Long ago when I went to college, campuses were about 70 percent male, and until 1970 it was still … Continue reading →

Posted in education, sexism | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Here’s Your Cheese Sandwich With A Side of Stupid

Posted on May 29, 2014 by

In New Orleans, major school district closes traditional public schools for good As was long predicted, New Orleans will become the first major American city to not have any public schools. This is by design from the moment that Wingnuttia … Continue reading →

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Marco Rubio: The Education Preznint

Posted on February 28, 2014 by

One-time savior of the GOP Marco ‘Big Gulp’ Rubio who imploded when he tried to tackle imigration reform and the bigots and dunderheads of his party wanted his head on pike, is working on rehab’ing himself for the 2016 Goat … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Wingnuttia | 2 Comments

Intelligent Design

Posted on February 17, 2014 by

Education in science will be opt-out in Missouri, if a bill requiring schools to notify parents if “the theory of evolution by natural selection” is being taught at their child’s school passes. Anyone wanna guess to what party the representative … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Wingnuttia, Xristian Xraxies | 3 Comments

Xristian Xrazie School Will Not Accept Your Filthy, Socialist Money

Posted on December 11, 2013 by

…they also will not accept kids of gay couples: Myrtle Grove Christian School will not accept state funding from a new General Assembly school tuition voucher program, the school’s headmaster said Friday. The statement came less than a month after … Continue reading →

Posted in education, Homophobia, Xristian Xraxies