FPM: As the Democrats Go Socialist, They Go Anti-Semitic. Jew-hate and socialism have always gone hand in hand

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273078/democrats-go-socialist-they-go-anti-semitic-daniel-greenfield

Conservatives charge — Dinesh D’Souza most prominently — that anti-African racism in America has historical roots in the Democratic Party. Democrats offended by the charge often respond by claiming, laughably, that all the white racists of the South transmogrified into Republicans because of Richard Nixon.

RE: K-12 and Comedy Core

A few thoughts about the article which appeared Wednesday on American Thinker, a prestigious conservative site for those who don’t know:

One: It’s a good article; I hope everyone will read it. But the thing that really impressed me was the comments, now at 80. They’re typically smart and well-informed. So, to anyone puzzled by what’s going on in the public schools and pressed for time, I say, skip the article and read a few dozen comments. You will learn a lot about the depressing reality that both parents and students must contend with. It is a nightmare. Simple problems are made complicated. Children figure out how to do something but their answer doesn’t count because it’s not done in the bogus way commanded by the school authorities. (The people behind this thing are best understood as ideological fanatics.)

Two: With an assist from Abbott and Costello, this article attempts to be somewhat amusing. Comedy is difficult and not even esteemed on American Thinker. But I like to try because I persist in believing that K-12 education is a comedy gold mine. I keep wondering why SNL has not figured this out. It’s not simple ha-ha humor. It’s graveyard humor. It’s chaos and catastrophe humor. It’s the kind of humor so common in Russia as the people were ground down by the Communist Party.

Three: Point is, education reformers have to try every trick and tactic. There is massive cooperation, let’s say, between the school system, media, foundations, higher education, government agencies, etc. This is what people in the mixed martial arts call a chokehold. The United States of America is in a chokehold. I think what we need most of all is education about education. The people who run our communities should know why sight-words are a bogus method, Common Core is foolishness, and Constructivism is a silly gimmick. Is there anybody in Tidewater who can evaluate those assertions? Is there anybody on the local paper who understands these things? Does anyone in the Republican Party understand why our K-12 system is so in love with mediocrity? Sadly, I don’t think so. If I’m wrong, I would like to see those people step forward. I think the Pilot is obligated to report in depth. I think the Republican Party is too passive. We need fighters.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/k12_comedy_core.html

AT: K-12: Comedy Core

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/k12_comedy_core.html

Our own Mr. Price publishes today at American Thinker: “We are told that, thanks to Common Core, students will learn to think like mathematicians. This is the central nonsense. Manifestly, there is no need for that in elementary school, even if it could be done. First, children should be taught to do basic arithmetic with confidence. Then, and only then, teachers might begin explaining the depths. That’s the natural sequence. Common Core violates it from the first day.”

Pilot: Israel Zoberman: Learning a shared history of sorrow

https://pilotonline.com/opinion/columnist/guest/article_a8380cb0-3ee3-11e9-b81f-db90f913bc86.html

“Further legislation on all levels is necessary to bring about a more equitable society with opportunity for all toward a more perfect union.

“We need better tools to fight the scourge and resurgence of all forms of hatred, bigotry and discrimination. Democracies are at risk of backsliding, as was the case in Germany, and require eternal vigilance.”

Pilot: EVMS board created after Northam controversy won’t investigate racist yearbook photo

https://pilotonline.com/news/local/education/higher-education/article_4d51f0b2-3ea8-11e9-973f-d78c4188d1f7.html

The headline invites charges of hypocrisy and, possibly, charges of corruption. I doubt either is the case.

Instead, I think the advisory board made the right decision because the best thing to do about racial tensions of the past is to let memories fade. I’m confident EVMS can thread the needle right between being “woke” and being fanatical.