tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post90774587247116335..comments2024-03-29T04:34:05.185-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: What The WSJ Anti-Public Ed Op-Ed Gets WrongPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-27788230832448707032021-10-26T17:49:14.975-04:002021-10-26T17:49:14.975-04:00One of the points that jumps out at me is that Ham...One of the points that jumps out at me is that Hamburger seems to have no understanding of the difference between a five-year-old and a sixteen-year-old. The crucial point in almost all child-related political questions is that the child develops capabilities and skills (from her education) that allow her to become more of an independent agent. What is appropriate at five is not what is appropriate at seventeen. Hamburger ignores this, because he is completely focused on his bizarre conspiracy theory that the STATE is out to estrange your children from you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271278631069117234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-87983860830787534032021-10-25T12:34:57.482-04:002021-10-25T12:34:57.482-04:00God almighty, what a dog's breakfast of an arg...God almighty, what a dog's breakfast of an argument. On the plus side, it's come out just in time for me to assign it to my critical thinking class as an example of loaded language and fallacious reasoning. Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055922376249533020noreply@blogger.com