By Karen Schroeder Teachers are supposed to leave professional judgment at home. A teacher who tries to adjust the lessons labeled Common Core is not supporting the mandate and is, therefore, insubordinate. Her kids typically won’t pass the federally- aligned tests, either. Common Core has taken “teaching to the test” to new heights. Ethics and…
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Alarmists Dump IPCC, Now Claim Global Warming Causes Cold
By James M. Taylor, J.D. Faced with the embarrassment of historically cold temperatures gripping most of the nation this week, global warming alarmists claimed the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was wrong in predicting fewer cold outbreaks. Instead, the alarmists now assert, global warming causes extreme winter cold. Here are some of the…
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Why Kids Need Tough Teachers
By Peter Lawler A recent Wall Street Journal article [2] suggests that teachers who get the best results are all about really tough love. The best way to motivate students is to challenge them with realistic (and therefore tough) assessments of their shortcomings. It’s a good idea to shout at them when they’re slacking off,…
Gary Wickert
Sitting in Judgement The Duck Dynasty Controvers
Phil Robertson is a reality television star on A& E’s Duck Dynasty. He is an inventor, a patent-holder, a former all-state, three- sport athlete, the patriarch of global $40 million business and at age 29 was baptized and became a devout Christian. Phil lives outside Monroe, Louisiana and has never minced words about his faith.…
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VAN DOREN ANNOUNCES FOR WI CONGRESS
Ken Van Doren, a retired building contractor, long time political activist, and a columnist for Reality News since its inception has announced his candidacy for Congress in the 3rd Congressional District of Wisconsin, against 18 year incumbent Ron Kind. “It is always tough to unseat an incumbent, but in this race, we have a candidate…
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Senator Johnson Leading the Way Back to the Rule of Law in Washington A little over a week ago our own Senator Ron Johnson donned the mantle of political courage and began a new offensive in our war with the lawless Left to restore the US Constitution as the supreme law of the land and…