January 2011
“Warfare … we haven’t nuked ourselves. It is now two-thirds of a...”
– Reasons to be Cheerful - Charlie Stross
December 2010
“Fundamentally, this is a problem of misplaced economic incentives. As long as...”
– Schneier on Security: Term Paper Writing for Hire
“… but I mind about all the Boston-area students who are fed a constant...”
– The Concord Review - Will’s Blog: NO HS SCHOLARS NEED APPLY
The Genius of Unions...
Four years into my teaching career, I still find very few ways that teachers unions foster innovation and improvement in our schools. Bill Gates wants to take on the seniority pay system:
In most states, pay and promotion of teachers are connected 100 percent to seniority. This is contrary to everything the world’s second-richest man believes about business: “Is there any other part of the...