What’s the worst that could happen?

Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos

If you think Betsy DeVos is going to ruin your local schools and cause the complete ruin of the American education system, then maybe the federal government has too much influence. Parents and local school boards should be able to work together to provide a great educational experience for each and every child. If that means a charter school or school of choice, then local school districts should be able to offer that. My son benefits greatly from school choice.

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What Minecraft is Doing to Your Kids is Kinda Surprising

Source: How Minecraft Teaches Kids Real-World Skills

Cyber-bullying

Forget detention: Illlinois students might have to forfeit their Facebook passwords http://troms.me/6z9

Cracked Facebook LogoSo in order to stop cyber-bullying, the state and the schools are going to bully children into giving up their social media passwords? That doesn’t make any sense.

  1. Giving out your Facebook password or requiring others to give you their Facebook password violates the Facebook terms of service.
  2. If you’re not accessing Facebook from school computers, then they have no right to violate your privacy.
  3. Even if you’re a student in a public school, you have a reasonable right to privacy. The 4th and 5th Amendments still apply.

My response: Come back with a search warrant and even then I’ll assert my 5th Amendment rights.

Tooth and Claw

Doctor Big Hair“You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world! This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have – arm yourselves!” ~The Doctor