“As glasses help people focus their eyes to see,” medical experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics rule, “medications help children with ADHD focus their thoughts better and ignore distractions.” In their view, as well as in the view of multiple other expert consortiums, the most appropriate way to treat the “lifelong impairing condition” of […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-849176402-scaled.jpg17092560Yaakov Ophirhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngYaakov Ophir2023-03-11 00:30:582023-03-09 07:28:40Are We Medicating Millions of ADHD Children without Scientific Justification?
Teachers’ Unions Teachers’ unions are to the education of students what a ball and chain are to a swimmer. Their counter-educational mission is the collective maximization of pay and benefits coupled with a collective minimization of work. Whether students learn is an afterthought, like an extra in a Cecille B. DeMille cinematic extravaganza. Unionized teachers […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-622437848-scaled.jpg17072560Armstrong Williamshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngArmstrong Williams2023-03-08 00:30:092023-03-06 06:31:29The Crisis of Exploitation in the Classroom: Teachers’ Unions
Here at The Prickly Pear, we were quite skeptical of the advice the US government was putting out about how to deal with Covid. We particularly took the position that medical considerations could not be viewed in isolation from other factors such as the economy, personal liberty, and the education and welfare of children. The […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/istockphoto-1160797011-612x612-1.jpg406612Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2023-03-06 00:30:472023-03-06 06:04:45The Covid Skeptics Were Correct. When Do We Get an Apology?
Did you know that mandatory diversity course materials are university “trade secrets”? Well, they are according to Arizona State University (ASU). The Cronkite School of Journalism now requires its freshmen to take “Diversity and Civility at Cronkite” as of Fall 2022. ASU is subject to open records laws, so course syllabi should, theoretically, be available […]
Led by Quadrillion-Dollar Man Joe Biden — about whom more later — today’s Democrat Party has decayed into a collection of psychoses fortified by police power, perpetual-motion monetary printing presses and easy access to atomic weapons. What could go wrong? Damn near everything. Democrats spent much of the last generation attempting to heal the Southern […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-171693197-scaled.jpg17072560Deroy Murdockhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDeroy Murdock2023-03-03 00:31:262023-03-01 10:46:30Here Are Some Shining Examples Of Pure Dem Insanity
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is offering a grant to schools that take up an alternative to the controversial education practice known as social and emotional learning. Horne is asking schools to instead try a program called The Six Pillars of Character, which was developed by Drake University that emphasizes six traits that they […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1402700291.jpg54648192Cameron Arcandhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCameron Arcand2023-03-01 00:32:332023-02-28 06:35:04Arizona to Reward School Districts Abandoning Social Emotional Learning
After months of lockdowns and countless learning loss due to the COVID pandemic, will Arizona families take another step backward when it comes to providing children a quality education? That sad fate could happen if the state’s new governor, Katie Hobbs, gets her way. Hobbs has proposed undoing the changes to Empowerment Scholarship Accounts that […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1338737959-scaled.jpg17082560Christy Narsi and Mary Voughthttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngChristy Narsi and Mary Vought2023-02-28 00:30:012023-02-25 06:21:40Arizona Children Deserve Better Than Hobbs’ Plan
You don’t quickly forget the sound of a child gagging as another child clutches him in a chokehold. As a middle-school teacher, I turned the corner in the hallway one day and found a child with his arms wrapped around the neck of a refugee student — a population that was frequently the target of bullying. The […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-465163019-scaled.jpg25602560Daniel Buckhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDaniel Buck2023-02-26 00:30:482023-02-25 05:49:29The Abolition of School Discipline
The portion of students taking advantage of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program after previously attending a public school has dramatically shifted. According to the latest information from the Arizona Department of Education, the ESA program now has 47,200 students participating. The data, released Monday, is a marked increase from the roughly 30,000 students participating in […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-525409577-scaled.jpg17072560Cole Lauterbachhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngCole Lauterbach2023-02-25 00:30:052023-02-24 07:52:49Half of Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Students Left Public Schools, Latest Data Show
Predictably, and with more than average fanfare, The New York Times’s headline-grabbing The 1619 Project is coming to the small screen. Hulu has released a six-part docuseries on the controversial historical revision, which purports to demonstrate the racist foundations of the American Project. Brainchild of Nikole Hannah-Jones and Dean Baquet, this new “origin” myth has […]
Are We Medicating Millions of ADHD Children without Scientific Justification?
/in Education, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News/by Yaakov Ophir“As glasses help people focus their eyes to see,” medical experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics rule, “medications help children with ADHD focus their thoughts better and ignore distractions.” In their view, as well as in the view of multiple other expert consortiums, the most appropriate way to treat the “lifelong impairing condition” of […]
The Crisis of Exploitation in the Classroom: Teachers’ Unions
/in Education, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Armstrong WilliamsTeachers’ Unions Teachers’ unions are to the education of students what a ball and chain are to a swimmer. Their counter-educational mission is the collective maximization of pay and benefits coupled with a collective minimization of work. Whether students learn is an afterthought, like an extra in a Cecille B. DeMille cinematic extravaganza. Unionized teachers […]
The Covid Skeptics Were Correct. When Do We Get an Apology?
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Neland NobelHere at The Prickly Pear, we were quite skeptical of the advice the US government was putting out about how to deal with Covid. We particularly took the position that medical considerations could not be viewed in isolation from other factors such as the economy, personal liberty, and the education and welfare of children. The […]
The ‘Secret Trade’ of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News/by Neetu ArnoldDid you know that mandatory diversity course materials are university “trade secrets”? Well, they are according to Arizona State University (ASU). The Cronkite School of Journalism now requires its freshmen to take “Diversity and Civility at Cronkite” as of Fall 2022. ASU is subject to open records laws, so course syllabi should, theoretically, be available […]
Here Are Some Shining Examples Of Pure Dem Insanity
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Deroy MurdockLed by Quadrillion-Dollar Man Joe Biden — about whom more later — today’s Democrat Party has decayed into a collection of psychoses fortified by police power, perpetual-motion monetary printing presses and easy access to atomic weapons. What could go wrong? Damn near everything. Democrats spent much of the last generation attempting to heal the Southern […]
Arizona to Reward School Districts Abandoning Social Emotional Learning
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News/by Cameron ArcandSuperintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is offering a grant to schools that take up an alternative to the controversial education practice known as social and emotional learning. Horne is asking schools to instead try a program called The Six Pillars of Character, which was developed by Drake University that emphasizes six traits that they […]
Arizona Children Deserve Better Than Hobbs’ Plan
/in Arizona News, Education, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Christy Narsi and Mary VoughtAfter months of lockdowns and countless learning loss due to the COVID pandemic, will Arizona families take another step backward when it comes to providing children a quality education? That sad fate could happen if the state’s new governor, Katie Hobbs, gets her way. Hobbs has proposed undoing the changes to Empowerment Scholarship Accounts that […]
The Abolition of School Discipline
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Life Advocacy, Politics/by Daniel BuckYou don’t quickly forget the sound of a child gagging as another child clutches him in a chokehold. As a middle-school teacher, I turned the corner in the hallway one day and found a child with his arms wrapped around the neck of a refugee student — a population that was frequently the target of bullying. The […]
Half of Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Students Left Public Schools, Latest Data Show
/in Arizona News, Education, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Cole LauterbachThe portion of students taking advantage of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program after previously attending a public school has dramatically shifted. According to the latest information from the Arizona Department of Education, the ESA program now has 47,200 students participating. The data, released Monday, is a marked increase from the roughly 30,000 students participating in […]
The 1519 Project: An Antidote to Caricature?
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Life Advocacy/by Paul SchwennesenPredictably, and with more than average fanfare, The New York Times’s headline-grabbing The 1619 Project is coming to the small screen. Hulu has released a six-part docuseries on the controversial historical revision, which purports to demonstrate the racist foundations of the American Project. Brainchild of Nikole Hannah-Jones and Dean Baquet, this new “origin” myth has […]