Archive for February, 2006

The Reality of Age Segregation

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Adam over at the Freechild Project has called me out from an entry I posted on One and Four where I said the following:
I do agree with integrating youth in with the adult community though. That’s one of the many positive benefits that youth rights holds for the world.
While many of Adam’s points were unclear, […]

Mere Christianity

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

I had been meaning to pick up this book for a while, but hadn’t gotten to it. First from lack of funds, and later from being too lazy to drive down to Barnes & Noble to use my giftcard. Now I have it, its a damn fine book. I’ll give more detailed […]

What Is the Value of Algebra?

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Look, Gabriela, I am not anti-algebra. It has its uses, I suppose, and I think it should be available for people who want to take it. Maybe students should even be compelled to take it, but it should not be a requirement for graduation. There are those of you, and Gabriela you are one, who […]

Slap the Mean Out of ‘Em

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Peter Levine really misses the mark with his entry on the Moral World of Children. Basically he believes children don’t have morals, and will recreate the Lord of the Flies if they aren’t under constant surveillance by adults who surely know better. I’m gonna call bullshit.
This passage makes the point I’m […]

What’s Happening in NYRA? Katrina Lays it Out.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Katrina has a great recap of everything going on in NYRA this week. Check it out.

Ugh, Iran is Right

Monday, February 20th, 2006

The outrage over the Mohammad cartoons printed and reprinted throughout Europe prompted the top newspaper in Iran to fire back by publishing Holocaust denial cartoons. They explained it with this quote:
“A serious question for Muslims … is this: ‘does Western free speech allow working on issues like America and Israel’s crimes or an incident […]

Sticking Up for the Little Guy, as a Little Guy

Friday, February 17th, 2006

A thread in the NYRA forums about gym reminded me of some experiences of mine in PE class, and indeed in all sports going back to when I was quite young.
In elementary school we had these raucous soccer games during recess. One part of the playground had a very small field set […]

Alex’s Bottom Line on the Cheney Shooting

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

If you don’t think this is in some way funny, then you are just an overly partisan conservative.
If you think this is a legitimate and important news story, then you are just an overly partisan liberal.

A Critique of the Youth Service Movement

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Over on the Freechild Blog, Adam writes about this awesome Gandhi quote, then quickly goes off on a tangent about Laura Bush:
For instance, Mr. Bush’s wife Laura has spent the last two years being concerned about America’s youth. From the beginning, her initiative focused on the problems young people face. In a rather traditional and […]

Valentines Day

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Ick.