tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post2923134960633382304..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: This Rule is My RuleChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-29042891375316841352010-10-16T10:42:28.370-05:002010-10-16T10:42:28.370-05:00Yes, and in the schools, it seems designed either ...Yes, and in the schools, it seems designed either to completely alienate the kids or to teach them to abuse language themselves. Sometimes I wish it was the alienated ones who went on to get education degrees.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-41693436479439347222010-10-15T13:11:06.043-05:002010-10-15T13:11:06.043-05:00This song is truly revolting! It's all part an...This song is truly revolting! It's all part and parcel, IMHO, of the re-invigoration of Orwellian double-speak that began in the Reagan era, when missiles were dubbed "peacekeepers" and the right type of terrorists (e.g., Nicaraguan Contras) were called "freedom fighters." That this double-speak is now spilling over into the schools is deeply disturbing to me, even though I haven't seen a lot of it in our schools--yet!StepfordTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340282997915000608noreply@blogger.com