Public school aficionado since 1958. John Dewey had it right: “What the best and wisest parent wants for his child, that must we want for all the children of the community. Anything less is unlovely, and left unchecked, destroys our democracy.” https://bsky.app/profile/clanghoff.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/clanghoff.bsky.social/post/3mwydzpb7bc2uAn end to public schooling has been in the sights of some folks, mostly wealthy, for some 25 years now. Here's what an alternative, private schools, can look like: https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-private-schools-arkansas-west-virginia-north-carolina03 Oct 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:b4cdp35ubqzstueuscwtyomy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwydzpb7bc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/clanghoff.bsky.social/post/3mwybqn4pfs2uFolks, gotta pay more attention to Latin America! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:b4cdp35ubqzstueuscwtyomy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwybqn4pfs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/clanghoff.bsky.social/post/3mwy66hrj522uI had a student who was quite capable, but rather indifferent to his studies. In the summer before his junior year, he apprenticed with his uncle, a bricklayer. When school started, he was driven in his studies. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/young-people-job-market-choice/688845/?gift=GfJzf44Gon1HffmdPwQttUZEklH1xU3XcMt1i7GKWNc&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share03 Oct 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:b4cdp35ubqzstueuscwtyomy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwy66hrj522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/clanghoff.bsky.social/post/3mwy5mddd4c2uHey, get in! We're doing a coup! https://paydayreport.com/brazils-federal-police-and-abin-warn-of-possible-us-coup/ Liddle Narco, thinking he'll be president one day soon, is looking to re-create a world order in which Latin America once more revolves around DC.03 Oct 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:b4cdp35ubqzstueuscwtyomy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwy5mddd4c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/clanghoff.bsky.social/post/3mwwwtj4d5c27Some good news. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:b4cdp35ubqzstueuscwtyomy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwwtj4d5c27