And, if any of your readers are in the Portland, Oregon, area, he’ll be speaking February 5th at an event sponsored by the Cascade Policy Insitute. Should be enlightening…fun at the very least.
“Stupid in America” was a very informative show. If you didn’t see it, get the video. And for those near Portland, Oregon, you can meet and hear John Stossel live the evening of Sunday, February 5th. Details are at http://www.cascadepolicy.org/events/20060205_john_stossel.pdf
It was quite good, but it seemed to be a little too one-sided, and didn’t really admit that there are, in fact, some good public schools (Fairfax County, VA for instance). Overall though I’d recommend it. And all those steps needed to get a teacher fired: Jeebus!
And, if any of your readers are in the Portland, Oregon, area, he’ll be speaking February 5th at an event sponsored by the Cascade Policy Insitute. Should be enlightening…fun at the very least.
“Stupid in America” was a very informative show. If you didn’t see it, get the video. And for those near Portland, Oregon, you can meet and hear John Stossel live the evening of Sunday, February 5th. Details are at http://www.cascadepolicy.org/events/20060205_john_stossel.pdf
It was quite good, but it seemed to be a little too one-sided, and didn’t really admit that there are, in fact, some good public schools (Fairfax County, VA for instance). Overall though I’d recommend it. And all those steps needed to get a teacher fired: Jeebus!
For information on viewing the 20/20 “Stupid in America” special online, see http://hammeroftruth.com/2006/01/21/john-stossels-report-on-education-now-available-online/