Archives for the 'education' Category

Hillary on Education

Last Sunday we drove to Hampton, New Hampshire to attend a Hillary Clinton rally. We stood outside the local high school cafeteria for an hour or so, then stood two more hours inside before she finally arrived. After a brief speech she spent the remainder of her time answering questions. The room was […]

10 January 2008 | skye, politics, education, school, hillary, campaign, primary, new hampshire, clinton, election, democrat, rally, hampton | 1 Comment

School Begins Anew

brentdanley
Jenna and Skye started school today. We are excited the girls are in great schools and have excellent teachers. Jenna is in a multiage (1st and 2nd grade) class at Fairfield and Skye is in a multiage (3rd and 4th grade) class at Burns School. We had never heard of the multiage […]

29 August 2007 | skye, jenna, maine, education, saco, school | 3 Comments

No Child Gets Ahead

The No Child Left Behind Act is, like most of President Bush’s programs, a complete failure. Money and attention that have previously benefited our brightest children are, under NCLB, being diverted to remedial programs that help students who struggle to grasp basic curricular requirements. Focusing every resource on failing students increases the likelihood […]

15 April 2007 | skye, jenna, politics, education | No Comments

The Playboy Philosophy

brentdanley
Kirsten and I compiled the eighteen chapters of The Playboy Philosophy from Playboy.com into Portable Document Format (PDF) for your convenience. I hope Hef doesn’t mind.
Download it here.
Hugh Hefner began writing The Playboy Philosophy in 1962 at the beginning of the sexual revolution. Each chapter of The Playboy Philosophy was printed in an […]

8 April 2007 | politics, philosophy, religion, education, justice, libertarian, playboy | 6 Comments

Book Review: Breaking the Spell

Daniel Dennett is a Tufts University professor and a great writer. He also summers in Maine which gives him extra points in my book. Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon is a book written by a philosopher to the pious. He doesn’t actually answer the big questions or make […]

3 April 2007 | politics, philosophy, science, religion, education, libertarian, bookreview, atheism, danieldennett | 1 Comment

The Bee

brentdanley
Skye was the final competitor to approach the microphone for the first round of the spelling bee. She nervously sood in front of a skinny microphone being steadied by her school’s principle, Mrs. Casados. “Display. D-I-S-P-L-A-Y. Display.” She spelled her first word correctly. The audience applauded and cheered as she […]

15 February 2007 | family, skye, education, competition, spelling, bee | 2 Comments