Bob Zaslavsky
Retired teacher, author of "The First Latin Course: An introductory Latin Grammar for Middle School, High School, and College" (www.xlibris.com or www.amazon.com)
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Rhetorical FRight and Our Political DiscourseA plea to resist the right wing extremist domination of our political discourse.
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The Plague of Linguistic ButcheryA look at the decline in the quality of public discourse.
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Quis Docet Doctores Ipsos?One question that never is asked in discussions of education reform is, as I have put it Latinately in my title, "Who teaches the teachers themselves?" -
"Under God" is Out of Place in the Pledge of AllegianceThe U.S. Congress periodically rises to the defense of the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. -
Every Child Left BehindToward the end of January 2007, just over five years since then Pres. Bush signed the act into law, then Education Secretary Margaret Spellings issued her report "Building on Results: A Blueprint for Strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act."
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What Should Be Primary in Our Primary Schools?On the importance of elementary education, and the need to reform it.
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Multilingualism and English as Our National LanguageA look at the desirability of having a national language. -
Sticker Shock: Evolution and Creationism in Our SchoolsUnfortunately, the issue of the theory of evolution versus the claim of creationism (or its surrogate, inferred intelligent design) in our science classes has not been for once and for all laid to rest. -
Creativity at the Cost of LiteracyTeachers often say that for learning to occur, one must promote creativity in students. This is an assumption that needs to be challenged.
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Was "Hey, Babe!" a Sexist Remark when Addressed to George Herman Ruth?The principles on which our society is founded offer no justification for sexism.
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What's in a Name?On the misuse of the terms "liberal" and "conservative" in contemporary political discourse.
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Eight Lies About Our SchoolsOn the destructive beliefs that poison our schools.
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Marriage and Homosexuality in Judaism and ChristianityAn unbiased examination of seminal Biblical texts and attitudes toward marriage and sexuality. -
The Bush AdministrationThe Bushies as persons living in an Alice-like looking-glass world (as written and published in an earlier version in March 2007) -
Set the Press FreeOn the need for the freedom of an unfettered press in a free society.