by David Safier We may be seeing the emergence of a new minority group in Arizona. At the risk of being called a bigot, let me say I hope to see this group’s numbers decrease in this state and across the nation. The group I’m talking about is homophobes. The event that triggered my hope … Read more
by David Safier The Sunday NY Times has a lengthy article, For English Studies, Koreans Say Goodbye to Dad. Korean mothers are taking their young children to the U.S. and other English speaking countries to study while their husbands remain behind in Korea. The main reason they give is that they want their children to … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) A short item in Friday’s Star: “The Air Force on Thursday said the first crash of a B-2 stealth bomber was caused by moisture in sensors and estimated the loss of the aircraft at $1.4 billion.” Sure, airplanes crash. Sure, we need our high tech bombers. But this little item took … Read more
by David Safier Looks like Ed Supe Tom Horne has a little ELL mutiny on his hands, first in Sahuarita and now in Tucson and Sunnyside. Sahuarita started the mutiny by stating it wouldn’t follow the state mandated English Immersion program that would segregate ELL students for four hours a day of intensive English instruction. … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) In my continuing quest to learn whether Arizona’s Virtual Charter Schools are overfunded, I’ve talked with a few people at the Arizona Department of Education, who gave me valuable information and told me the names of other people who can give me more. With their help, I’ve located the yearly financial … Read more