Comment of the day - May 17, 2005 - Hellfire and school assemblies. Guest commentary by Beverly Carol Lucey.

Comment of the day - April 22, 2005 - Tolerance or lack thereof at the Air Force Academy.

Comment of the day - April 14, 2005 - I don't DO math. Guest commentary by Jay C. Oddafer.

Comment of the day - April 8, 2005 - Keeping up with the Jetsons. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - March 31, 2005 - I know how much it costs to hear The Caged Bird Sing. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - March 25, 2005 - Calling a cigar a cigar. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - March 18, 2005

Who's to blame for the high cost of textbooks? Guest commentary by James Beach.

Comment of the day - March 10, 2005

Ward Churchill and my modest proposal. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - March 3, 2005

The myths and realities of public employee pension plans.

Comment of the day - February 24, 2005

Jefferson's general religion. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - February 17, 2005

Integrity - scientific, academic, and public.

Comment of the day - February 12, 2005

Time for electives. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - February 4, 2005

Mississippi west.

Comment of the day - January 27, 2005

Embracing common sense. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - January 20, 2005

Are we Sparta or are we Athens? Guest commentary by Brian Crouch.

Comment of the day - January 13, 2005

Please waste your money on me. Guest commentary by Herbert Jack Rotfeld.

Comment of the day - January 11, 2005

Congressional pork sinks the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education.

Comment of the day - January 7, 2005

A New Year's toast to common sense. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

2004:

Comment of the day - December 30, 2004

Is there a link between teaching and research? Guest commentary by Nils Clausson.

Comment of the day - December 22, 2004

Generations of fear. Guest commentary by Kathy A. Schaeffer.

Comment of the day - December 7, 2004

Give him the money! Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - November 24, 2004

What's in a name? Guest commentary by Carolyn Segal.

Comment of the day - November 9, 2004

Are the forces of darkness on the march?

Comment of the day - October 31, 2004

The death of postmodernism? Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - October 20, 2004

I'm the Teacher, You're the Student by Patrick Allitt. Guest commentary by Beverly Lucey.

Comment of the day - October 7, 2004

Name that loon. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - September 29, 2004

On bookbags (heavy) and modern life. Guest commentary by James R. Brown.

Comment of the day - September 20, 2004

My son, the SAT guinea pig. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - September 9, 2004

The eleventh annual Emperor's Awards. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - September 1, 2004

Charting the charters.

Comment of the day - August 24, 2004

Sizing things up. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - August 10, 2004

Whajaget? Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - August 3, 2004

Absence makes the teen grow smarter? Guest commentary by Marilyn D. Davis.

Comment of the day - July 26, 2004

Environmental education.

Comment of the day - June 30, 2004

Amazing Grace? Guest commentary by Tina Blue.

Comment of the day - June 22, 2004

Hidden costs - education in the age lawyers. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - June 15, 2004

Pinsker on office hours. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - June 8, 2004

Reagan - the ultimate salesman.

Comment of the day - June 1, 2004

High-stakes testing - the view from the "right coast". Guest commentary by Steve Klass.

Comment of the day - May 23, 2004

To the class of '04 (A commencement address not given). Guest commentary by Robert McHenry.

Comment of the day - May 16, 2004

Testing. Testing. 1,2,3 testing. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - May 3, 2004

Algebra for all?

Comment of the day - April 26, 2004

Actualizing in our classrooms. Guest commentary by David B. Shields.

Comment of the day - April 19, 2004

In the trenches with the California High School Exit Exam. Guest commentary by Elise Vogler.

Comment of the day - April 14, 2004

Standing up to the ayatollahs of Westminster.

Comment of the day - April 9, 2004

The Excuse Machine. Guest commentary by Beverly Carol Lucey.

Comment of the day - April 2, 2004

Rubric's cube. Guest commentary by Jason Berry.

Comment of the day - March 25, 2004

Connecting the dots - education, outsourcing, and terrorism.

Comment of the day - March 18, 2004

I jumped the biggest turtle. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - March 11, 2004

What sends us back to the basics? Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - March 4, 2004

Stop teaching my kid. Guest commentary by Elise Vogler.

Comment of the day - February 27, 2004

Research in predominantly undergraduate colleges and universities.

Comment of the day - February 19, 2004

Real math - what if they gave a test, and nobody passed? Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - February 1, 2004

Interesting! Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - January 26, 2004

Doing the Texas two-step.

Comment of the day - January 20, 2004

No surprises? Guest commentary by Craig M. Newmark.

Comment of the day - January 12, 2004

Waste, fraud, and abuse not!

Comment of the day - January 6, 2004

Valor, common sense, and the right answer. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

2003:

Comment of the day - December 23, 2003

Noted pork buster reverses his position on academic pork.

Comment of the day - December 16, 2003

Grading standards that students can understand. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - December 9, 2003

Where was I? Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - December 1, 2003

The great American English class. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - November 24, 2003

Making the most of adversity - or how to improve quality in the face of budget cuts.

Comment of the day - November 18, 2003

Another route to grade inflation. Guest commentary by Tina Blue.

Comment of the day - November 11, 2003

Harsh advice. Guest commentary by Conrad Geller.

Comment of the day - November 2, 2003

So much for individual attention!

Comment of the day - October 26, 2003

Progress in the wrong direction. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - October 18, 2003

What do you teach best? Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - October 11, 2003

Ahhnold the educator.

Comment of the day - October 4, 2003

Looking for trouble. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - September 27, 2003

How to tell the good teacher from the bad. Guest commentary by Nils Clausson.

Comment of the day - September 19, 2003

While the cat's away, the mice rats will play.

Comment of the day - September 14, 2003

SOLomon's wisdom. Guest commentary by Pamela Matlack Klein.

Comment of the day - September 7, 2003

We don' need no stinkin' gifted programs! Guest commentary by Tina Blue.

Comment of the day - August 30, 2003

The bachelor's degree - a new entitlement?

Comment of the day - August 23, 2003

The book not taken. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - August 16, 2003

Language and music. Guest commentary by Ben Carter.

Comment of the day - August 9, 2003

A sea change in the California State University system?

Comment of the day - August 2, 2003

That's not a knife. This is a knife! Guest commentary by Erik Deckers.

Comment of the day - July 26, 2003

A nation still at risk?.

Comment of the day - July 20, 2003

A novel idea - guest commentary by Beverly C. Lucey.

Comment of the day - July 14, 2003

Who's Teaching Your Children? by Vivian Troen & Katherine C. Boles - a review.

Comment of the day - July 8, 2003

The veracity of vocabulary - guest commentary by Marilyn D. Davis.

Comment of the day - June 30, 2003

The gospel of inclusion - guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - June 23, 2003

Grade Inflation by Valen E. Johnson - a review.

Comment of the day - June 17, 2003

Teachers beware: corporate America has invaded the schools! Guest commentary by John F. Borowski.

Comment of the day - June 9, 2003

My personal dactyloscopy. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - May 20, 2003

The finals buzz. Guest commentary by Tina Blue.

Comment of the day - May 14, 2003

It's cheaper to send someone to Penn State than to State Pen!

Comment of the day - May 9, 2003

Widgets and other misunderstandings. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - May 6, 2003

Reply to "Yet another attempt to lower teacher preparation standards in California." Guest commentary by Perry Marker.

Comment of the day - May 1, 2003

Yet another attempt to lower teacher preparation standards in California.

Comment of the day - April 24, 2003

How I almost became a celebrity intellectual or my "Factor" fantasy. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - April 17, 2003

The top five education related things that bugged me since I woke up. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - April 10, 2003

The affirmative action war heats up.

Comment of the day - April 2, 2003

In praise of students. Guest commentary by Beth Clarkson.

Comment of the day - March 25, 2003

Charlie, perhaps it's time to go.

Comment of the day - March 20, 2003

History and the heirs of the republic. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - March 14, 2003

I don't know HOW to read this book! Guest commentary by Tina Blue.

Comment of the day - March 7, 2003

The not so public university.

Comment of the day - February 27, 2003

Will research-based reading instruction prevail? Guest commentary by Patrick Groff.

Comment of the day - February 21, 2003

Got duct tape (a tale of eleven highlighters)? Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - February 15, 2003

Judith, say it isn't so!

Comment of the day - February 10, 2003

Gimme an 'A'... or else! Guest commentary by Erik Deckers.

Comment of the day - February 6, 2003

Something's not computing here.

Comment of the day - January 31, 2003

The Lake Wobegon effect - all our high school graduates are "above average".

Comment of the day - January 24, 2003

Grade complaints at the speed of light. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - January 4, 2003

Significant improvement. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

2002:

Comment of the day - December 29, 2002

Academic pork - $1.8 billion and rising.

Comment of the day - December 23, 2002

Merry Christmas Happy Holidays. Guest commentary by Beverly Carol Lucey.

Comment of the day - December 16, 2002

Don't ask Marilyn!

Comment of the day - December 9, 2002

Mathematical cartwheels. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - December 2, 2002

The Disappearing Cemetery -- a review.

Comment of the day - November 25, 2002

Life's equations. Guest commentary by Roberta Beach Jacobson.

Comment of the day - November 18, 2002

The dangerous myths of Alfie Kohn.

Comment of the day - November 11, 2002

No experience desired. Guest commentary by Poor Elijah (Peter Berger).

Comment of the day - November 5, 2002

Part-time faculty - higher education on the cheap.

Comment of the day - October 28, 2002

History on purpose. Guest commentary by Tom Cordle.

Comment of the day - October 19, 2002

Censors and scissors. Guest commentary by Beverly Carol Lucey.

Comment of the day - October 8, 2002

"Scrubbing the Web" - a step backwards in HIV/AIDS education.

Comment of the day - September 30, 2002

Thought control in disguise?

Comment of the day - September 22, 2002

The new SAT is to snow as winter is to Arizona. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - September 15, 2002

Got shots? Guest commentary by Eric Eaton.

Comment of the day - September 8, 2002

Fiat lux not! The new California "master plan" and higher education.

Comment of the day - September 1, 2002

Confessions of a non-bungler. Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - August 24, 2002

A one size fits all straight jacket.

Comment of the day - August 17, 2002

The new "master plan" for education in California - myths and realities.

Comment of the day - August 6, 2002

College admissions in the era of political correctness.

Comment of the day - July 30, 2002

Doing the math (life's not fair). Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - July 23, 2002

Students - partners not customers.

Comment of the day - July 15, 2002

Grade inflation: the "customer" is not always right. Guest commentary by Tina Blue.

Comment of the day - July 8, 2002

Give us this day our "dailyjolt.com," or student evaluations reach rock bottom. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - June 18, 2002

The organizational chart says it all!

Comment of the day - June 13, 2002

Wow them with wonder, but keep your politics at home! Guest commentary by Pamela Matlack.

Comment of the day - June 6, 2002

Political correctness run amok!

Comment of the day - May 31, 2002

Scopes revisited? The Kansas Board of Education's 1999 decision on evolution. Guest commentary by Tina Blue.

Comment of the day - May 24, 2002

Uncivil discourse.

Comment of the day - May 17, 2002

Waiting for a better excuse (or fear of the run-on sentence). Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - May 12, 2002

A response to The Irascible Professor's commentary on the California teacher shortage (May 3, 2002). Guest commentary by Perry Marker.

Comment of the day - May 9, 2002

Evolution and education. Guest commentary by Beth Clarkson.

Comment of the day - May 3, 2002

The California teacher shortage - recruitment or retention crisis?

Comment of the day - April 26, 2002

Can we go home early? Guest commentary by John Sheirer.

Comment of the day - April 20, 2002

Bad science. Bad, bad science. Guest commentary by Beverly C. Lucey.

Comment of the day - April 14, 2002

The political implications of modern reading research.

Comment of the day - April 8, 2002

Who needs chapter one? Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - April 3, 2002

The buck starts here. Guest commentary by Remy Benoit.

Comment of the day - March 27, 2002

The faculty hiring crisis in the California State University system.

Comment of the day - March 24, 2002

Two cups of coffee, a student, and a table. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - March 17, 2002

Now I'm just amused - Nixon Redux.

Comment of the day - March 10, 2002

"Kewl Ur Jets! This Aint Skool". Guest commentary by Felice Prager.

Comment of the day - March 3, 2002

Headlines to ponder at Krispy Kreme U.

Comment of the day - February 24, 2002

Survey, survey? We don't need no stinkin' survey!

Comment of the day - February 17, 2002

Unity and the university - listen up Charlie Reed, listen up!

Comment of the day - February 11, 2002

Grade inflation and me. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - February 10, 2002

Grade inflation - myths, reality, and consequences.

Comment of the day - February 3, 2002

36% of California State University freshmen can't read at college level.

Comment of the day - January 28, 2002

Educator pension funds lose big in Enron collapse.

Comment of the day - January 22, 2002

"Teacher rabbits" - another view on computers in the classroom. Guest commentary by Beverly C. Lucey

Comment of the day - January 12, 2002

"Disagreeing" disagreeably at Cal State Sacramento. Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker

Comment of the day - January 6, 2002

Harvard's loss, Princeton's gain?

2001:

Comment of the day - December 19, 2001

How to write the "perfect" college admission essay; and, Technology Implementation Committee: No, thanks. Two guest commentaries by Conrad Geller.

Comment of the day - December 13, 2001

Oversold and Underused: Computers in the Classsroom - a review.

Comment of the day - December 4, 2001

Lynne Cheney's thought police are in action again.

Comment of the day - November 28, 2001

Perverse incentives and corporate delusions in the administration of the California State University System. Guest commentary by Robert H. Daniels.

Comment of the day - November 21, 2001

Results of the IP's survey on higher education in the United States.

Comment of the day - November 15, 2001

Teaching Hemingway's In Our Time in our time.  Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - November 7, 2001

Student visas and national security.

Comment of the day - November 1, 2001

Back to the future: Residential colleges and the reform of campus life.  Guest commentary by Robert J. O'Hara.

Comment of the day - October 25, 2001

An IP survey.  Your chance to tell the Irascible Professor what you think about American higher education.

Comment of the day - October 19, 2001

The sleeper education story of the year - Williams v. California.

Comment of the day - October 14, 2001

My modest experiment and my Dean.  Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - October 10, 2001

A presidential puff at Krispy Kreme U. - guest commentary by an anonymous colleague.

Comment of the day - October 5, 2001

A real world education - guest commentary by Tom Cordle.

Comment of the day - September 30, 2001

The knowledge war.

Comment of the day - September 12, 2001

September 11, 2001 - a day of infamy.

Comment of the day - September 5, 2001

A disgusting spectacle!

Comment of the day - September 4, 2001

School reform?  Ask the teachers.  Guest commentary by Georganne Spruce.

Comment of the day - August 28, 2001

Fresno dump added to list of National Historic Landmarks by Bush Administration.

Comment of the day - August 23, 2001

The righteous an' the holy behind the Orange Curtain.

Comment of the day - August 19, 2001

Worrying about Professor Joseph Ellis and myself.  Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - August 13, 2001

Unfit to teach.  Guest commentary by Tom Cordle.

Comment of the day - August 2, 2001

Campus fire safety.

Comment of the day - July 27,2001

Fantasizing about my last faculty meeting.  Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - July 21, 2001

Charter homeschool funding - the California debate.

Comment of the day - July 13, 2001

Imagine year-round schools.  Guest commentary by Beverly Carol Lucey.

Comment of the day - July 7, 2001

BA and MA degrees in astrology!  What are they smoking in Seattle?

Comment of the day - July 2, 2001

Technology and tolerance - is it a gay thing?

Comment of the day - June 23, 2001

Teach me to pray.  Guest commentary by Tom Cordle.

Comment of the day  - June 15, 2001

Who owns my grades anyhow?

Comment of the day - June 9, 2001

Two views of affirmative action.  Guest commentary by Russell Eisenman with a response by the Irascible Professor.

Comment of the day - June 3, 2001

Inside Charter Schools - The Paradox of Radical Decentralization - a review.

Comment of the day - May 29, 2001

Isms, religions, and myths of origin - Darwinism in the schools.  Guest commentary by Ben Carter.

Comment of the day - May 25, 2001

America's crumbling schools and the Bush education budget.

Comment of the day - May 19, 2001

High stakes testing - will it teach students to think?  Guest commentary by Brian Crouch.

Comment of the day - May 16, 2001

Now this IS your father's Harvard!

Comment of the day - May 10, 2001

The "three R's".  Were they really all that good?  Guest commentary by Tom Cordle.

Comment of the day - May 3, 2001

Controlling administrative bloat in higher education.

Comment of the day - April 27, 2001

A father looks at fifty...and his children's education.  Guest commentary by Skip Corsini.

Comment of the day - April 21, 2001

Double standard at Krispy Kreme U.?

Comment of the day - April 17, 2001

I swore I'd never say... .  Guest commentary by Ihla Nation.

Comment of the day - April 14, 2001

Texas "energy bandits" lose a round.

Comment of the day - April 10, 2001

Assembly Line Education.  Guest commentary by Remy Benoit.

Comment of the day - April 8, 2001

Salmonella burgers!  Is that Dumb-ya or not?

Comment of the day - April 2, 2001

The Horowitz Hustle.

Comment of the day - March 29, 2001

The game show of standardized testing.  Guest commentary by Beverly Carol Lucey.

Comment of the day - March 26, 2001

How to steal a college.

Comment of the day - March 23, 2001

Failing public schools?  Who says?  Guest commentary by Conrad Geller.

Comment of the day - March 17, 2001

Gifted and talented education - a forgotten stepchild.

Comment of the day - March 11, 2001

Un-SAT-isfactory.

Comment of the day - March 7, 2001

Let's just call 'em "The Gringos".

Comment of the day - March 4, 2001

The case of Kennewick Man - identity politics and science education.

Comment of the day - March 1, 2001

The United States is losing the race.

Comment of the day - February 25, 2001

But this is not good enough!

Comment of the day - February 19, 2001

Science education and the dilemma of "high-stakes" testing.

Comment of the day - February 17, 2001

Science teaching as a subversive activity.

Comment of the day - February 12, 2001

This is not your father's Harvard.

Comment of the day - February 10, 2001

Is the AAAS unfair to independent online journalists?

Comment of the day - February 4, 2001

Building Wealth - The new rules for individuals, companies and nations in a knowledge-based economy - A review.

Comment of the day - January 29, 2001

The "book burners" are still alive behind the Orange curtain.

Comment of the day - January 19, 2001

Power to the people!

Comment of the day - January 10, 2001

A "merit-pay" plan with precious little merit.

Comment of the day - January 4, 2001

Ring around the mollybarry bush.  Guest commentary by Scott Rice.

2000:

Comment of the day - December 30, 2000

Ban the campus credit card vultures.

Comment of the day - December 23, 2000

Learning disability - handicap or privilege.

Comment of the day - December 3, 2000

A tale out of school.  Guest commentary by an anonymous colleague.

Comment of the day - November 24, 2000

The town that Andrew Carnegie missed.

Comment of the day - November 19, 2000

BYU bans heavy metal.

Comment of the day - November 11, 2000

The education election.

Comment of the day - November 6, 2000

Can't Pass?  Blame the Test! Revisited.

Comment of the day - October 29, 2000

Pork-barrel politics in academia.

Comment of the day - October 22, 2000

Gems from the mailbag.

Comment of the day - October 19, 2000

A response to our review of Taming the Beast.  Guest commentary by Jason Ohler.

Comment of the day - October 14, 2000

The voucher battle - public debate over privatized education.  Guest commentary by Mark Karadimos.

Comment of the day - October 9, 2000

Is Big Al a no-account on accountability?

Comment of the day - October 2, 2000

Dubya's doubletalk on vouchers.

Comment of the day - September 30, 2000

Reflections on year one.

Comment of the day - September 23, 2000

Let's fix our schools now - Yes on Prop. 39!

Comment of the day - September 20, 2000

Is the California voucher campaign buying votes?

Comment of the day - September 15, 2000

The IP challenges Bush and Gore on education.

Comment of the day - September 7, 2000

Are we asking too much of our schools?

Comment of the day - September 1, 2000

Them's as has gets.

Comment of the day - August 25, 2000

Comparing the Republican and Democratic Party education platforms - differences.

Comment of the day - August 21, 2000

Comparing the Republican and Democratic Party education platforms - similarities.

Comment of the day - August 15, 2000

The incredible shrinking endowment!

Comment of the day - August 11, 2000

Taming the Beast - Choice & Control in the Electronic Jungle - a review.

Comment of the day - July 25, 2000

Process vs. Substance at Portland State.

Comment of the day - July 18, 2000

Follow the money - the University of California pension fund money, that is!

Comment of the day - July 13, 2000

The school improvement debate - a no-holds-barred analysis of school reform.  Guest commentary by Mark Liberator.

Comment of the day - July 6, 2000

The Social Life of Information - a review.

Comment of the day - June 30, 2000

Where have all the boys gone?

Comment of the day - June 23, 2000

Redemption at Texas A&M.

Comment of the day - June 16, 2000

The commencement follies.  Guest commentary by Sanford Pinsker.

Comment of the day - June 11, 2000

Academic freedom vs. college speech codes.

Comment of the day - June 4, 2000

Will privatization lead to fair pay for teachers?

Comment of the day - June 2, 2000

CSU Fullerton, the campus where audits are preeminent.

Comment of the day - May 29, 2000

A few thoughts on commencement.

Comment of the day - May 24, 2000

Innovative methods combined with high standards = great teaching.

Comment of the day - May 18, 2000

Resign Bobby, Resign!

Comment of the day - May 14, 2000

Tax breaks for teachers - the dumbest idea yet!

Comment of the day - May 11, 2000

Who should get the scholarship? - Guest commentary by James M. Pierce.

Comment of the day - May 7, 2000

Voucher, Voucher, Who's Got the Voucher?

Comment of the day - May 4, 2000

"Tradition" leads to tragedy at Texas A&M.

Comment of the day - April 29, 2000

It's time to reform college athletics.

Comment of the day - April 23, 2000

The Feel-Good Curriculum: The Dumbing Down of America's Kids in the Name of Self-Esteem - a review.

Comment of the day - April 20, 2000

Courage at Kilgore.

Comment of the day - April 16, 2000

The growth of the administrata.

Comment of the day - April 12, 2000

Another dirty little secret from the "University" of Phoenix.

Comment of the day - April 7, 2000

Choosing a future.  Guest Commentary on Distance Education by Jerry Farber.

Comment of the day - April 3, 2000

Getting students to use seatbelts.  Guest commentary by Peter Vajk.

Comment of the day - March 31, 2000

Can't pass?  Blame the test!

Comment of the day - March 27, 2000

Charter schools: the good, the bad, the ugly.

Comment of the day - March 19, 2000

A radical solution to the remediation problem.

Comment of the day - March 15, 2000

The great American campus water scam.

Comment of the day - March 12, 2000

The uncertain promise of technology in teaching.

Comment of the day - March 9, 2000

The growing gulf between administration and faculty in the CSU.  Guest commentary by Michael Gregory.

Comment of the day - March 5, 2000

Are these really the 100 best high schools in America?

Comment of the day - March 2, 2000

Penny wise and pound foolish - school fire safety.

Comment of the day - Feb, 28, 2000

30 years after the first man stepped onto the moon.  Guest commentary by Gisela Hausmann.

Comment of the day - Feb, 24, 2000

Traditional Degrees for Nontraditional Students: a review.

Comment of the day - Feb. 20, 2000

The view from inside the Beltway.

Comment of the day - Feb. 14, 2000

The silly season - Politicians on education.

Comment of the day - Feb. 9, 2000

Putting the bite on incompetence.

Comment of the day - Feb. 3, 2000

Ethical challenges.

Comment of the day - Jan. 28, 2000

Dirty little secrets of the "University" of Phoenix and other "for profit" education vendors.

Comment of the day - Jan. 22, 2000

Will PeopleSoft sink the CSU?

Comment of the day - Jan. 16, 2000

The "marks" of a college graduate.

1999:

Comment of the day - Dec. 26, 1999

Student evaluations of teaching - Are the inmates running the asylum?

Comment of the day - Dec. 18, 1999

Cover-up at Cal State Fullerton?

Comment of the day - Dec. 14, 1999

Is there a Hyundai in your future?

Comment of the day - Dec. 9, 1999

Distance Education - Do they really think we are that dumb!

Comment of the day - Dec. 6, 1999

The Math Wars - it's the teachers stupid!

Comment of the day - Dec. 2, 1999

Let's fix our schools now - Yes on Prop. 26.

Guest commentary - Nov. 29, 1999

Assessment; Charlie, Charlie, Charlie.  Guest commentary by Jerry Farber.

Comment of the day - Nov. 21, 1999

And the Irascible Professor's award for stupidity goes to... .

Guest commentary - Nov. 19, 1999

Pepsi schools: selling our students to corporations.  Guest commentary by Scott Rice.

Comment of the day - Nov. 16, 1999

And the Newt Gingrich medal for good conduct goes to... .

Guest commentary - Nov. 12, 1999

The dog ate my homework, again!  Guest commentary by Leigh Palmer and Oren Quist.

Comment of the day - Nov. 9, 1999

The prisoners of Coto de Caza.

Guest commentary - Nov. 5, 1999

The ETS is always right!  Guest commentary by Arlyn DeBruyckere.

Comment of the day - Nov. 2, 1999

Teacher education.

Guest commentary - Oct. 30, 1999

Science vs. Religion, guest commentary by Johan Kuno.

Comment of the day - Oct. 27, 1999

How not to close a salary gap.

Comment of the day - Oct. 23, 1999

Innumeracy.

Comment of the day - Oct. 19, 1999

How to guarantee a full house at your next play.

Comment of the day - Oct. 16, 1999

Social promotion and grade inflation.

Comment of the day - Oct. 13, 1999

Witch hunts alive and well in northern California school district.

Comment of the day - Oct. 10, 1999

Evolution.

Comment of the day - Oct. 8, 1999

Grade inflation.

Comment of the day - Oct. 6, 1999

Why the "Unz"-man is wrong on bilingual education.

Comment of the day - Oct. 3, 1999

A question of ethics.

Comment of the day - Sept. 30, 1999

Mars Climate Orbiter loss traced to confusion between metric and English units.

Comment of the day - Sept. 28, 1999

Why our students can't write.

The Irascible Professor invites your  .