I Am Not Proof of the American Dream by Tara
Westover
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/opinion/tara-westover-educated-student-debt.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/opinion/tara-westover-educated-student-debt.html
A great read:
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Covid-19 Mortality Rates - Cross-Country Comparison
U.S. Has Far Higher Covid Death Rate Than Other
Wealthy Countries
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/01/science/covid-deaths-united-states.html
Researchers are asking why some countries were
better prepared for covid. One surprising answer: Trust.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/01/trust-lancet-covid-study/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/01/science/covid-deaths-united-states.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/01/trust-lancet-covid-study/
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Tragic Decline of US Conservative Movement
Guns, Germs, Bitcoin and the Antisocial Right
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/opinion/republican-misinformation-coronavirus.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/opinion/republican-misinformation-coronavirus.html
The Terrifying Future of the American Right
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/scary-future-american-right-national-conservatism-conference/620746/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/scary-future-american-right-national-conservatism-conference/620746/
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The Case for Classical Conservatism is Still Strong:
George Will’s interesting essay: Is the individual obsolete?
K-12 Education: Teachers are Quitting
Teachers Are Quitting, and Companies Are Hot to
Hire Them
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teachers-are-quitting-and-companies-are-hot-to-hire-them-11643634181
Businesses eager to fill jobs are offering former educators better pay and more autonomy
The Great Resignation comes for schools
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2022/01/07/the-great-resignation-comes-for-schools-495645
Preparing citizens to stick their heads in the sand
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/01/race-curriculum-students-consequences/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teachers-are-quitting-and-companies-are-hot-to-hire-them-11643634181
Businesses eager to fill jobs are offering former educators better pay and more autonomy
The Great Resignation comes for schools
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2022/01/07/the-great-resignation-comes-for-schools-495645
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/01/race-curriculum-students-consequences/
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Big Picture View:
How to Make Better Teachers
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-02/better-teachers-plus-higher-pay-equals-educational-success
According to the Bloomberg piece:
“Good teachers boost their students’ performance on standardized tests, their chances of going to college and even their lifetime earnings. Whether countries prosper and grow depends on the quality of their teachers — which is why governments need to invest in raising standards…
The overriding priority should be to attract and develop greater talent. In the U.S., there’s no national minimum standard for admission to teacher-preparation programs. Compare that to Singapore and Finland, whose students consistently score near the top of international assessments. Their prospective teachers are drawn from the top 30 percent of university students and must pass a series of exams, demonstrate math and language proficiency, and sit for interviews with teaching professionals.
In Finland, where teaching ranks as the most admired profession, only 10 percent of applicants for primary-school teaching positions make it through this process.”
How to Make Better Teachers
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-02/better-teachers-plus-higher-pay-equals-educational-success
According to the Bloomberg piece:
“Good teachers boost their students’ performance on standardized tests, their chances of going to college and even their lifetime earnings. Whether countries prosper and grow depends on the quality of their teachers — which is why governments need to invest in raising standards…
The overriding priority should be to attract and develop greater talent. In the U.S., there’s no national minimum standard for admission to teacher-preparation programs. Compare that to Singapore and Finland, whose students consistently score near the top of international assessments. Their prospective teachers are drawn from the top 30 percent of university students and must pass a series of exams, demonstrate math and language proficiency, and sit for interviews with teaching professionals.
In Finland, where teaching ranks as the most admired profession, only 10 percent of applicants for primary-school teaching positions make it through this process.”
Supply Chain Challenges Persist
Warehouse Space Is the Latest Thing Being Hoarded
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/business/warehouses-supply-chain.html
A Normal Supply Chain? It’s ‘Unlikely’ in 2022.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/business/supply-chain-disruption.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/business/warehouses-supply-chain.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/business/supply-chain-disruption.html
EV Boom Ahead
Ford to Spend Up to $20 Billion Reorganizing for
Shift to Electric Cars
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-01/ford-to-spend-up-to-20-billion-reorganizing-for-shift-to-evs
2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD first drive review: Simply
the best
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2022-kia-ev6-first-drive-review/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-01/ford-to-spend-up-to-20-billion-reorganizing-for-shift-to-evs
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/2022-kia-ev6-first-drive-review/
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