Category Archives: Education

Good Question

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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From Womb to Tomb Without Any Help

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “America: A country in which it has gotten too expensive to go to college, which is the only way to qualify for a decent job, which you need to get health care, which you need … Continue reading →

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Student Debt: “Growing at a Remarkable Rate”

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Student Debt in the U.S. Continues to Blow Up by Philip Pilkington/ Naked Capitalism/ March 9, 2012 Perhaps the most obvious indicator that the US has become a society of debtors is the ever-expanding market for student loans. Recently clocked … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich: The High Cost of Educating Snobs

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Stop Starving Public Universities and Shrinking the Middle Class by Robert Reich/ Feb. 29, 2012 Last week Rick Santorum called the President “a snob” for wanting everyone to get a college education (in fact, Obama never actually called for universal … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Ignorance Is Bliss

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“President Obama wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob!” Rick Santorum  

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World Geography, American Style

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“What Americans are first taught about the world as children. This looks like a 1970-2005 point-of-view.” Read the complete article at Intercultural Meanderings, a blog about “Intercultural Business issues, Expat Issues, and Multicultural Issues of All Types,” by Lynne Diligent.

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The U.S. Is So Unpredictable: Who Could Have Known…?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman “Too Big to Fail” Wall Street firms caused a worldwide financial crash, the government bailed them out and didn’t break them up, and yet these  companies continue risky investments and reward their executives with outrageously large salaries … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates Promotes Anti-Public Education Agenda

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Gates Foundation Grants ALEC A Hefty Sum For ‘Education Reform’ by Karoli/ Crooks and Liars/ Dec. 4, 2011 This is exactly why I’ve always been suspicious of Bill Gates’ “philanthropy.” Yes, I understand that he’s done wonderful things in Africa, … Continue reading →

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