Episode 85: Weird Al vs. Professors-Run-Wild (Wed., Feb. 15, 2023)

Episode 85:  Weird Al  vs.  Professors-Run-Wild  (Wed.,  Feb. 15, 2023)Professors like to say you can only describe, you can’t prescribe. Of course they are talking about you. They can prescribe all day long. They can tell you to do this, and not to do that, and every variation in between.Besides, there really is near-unanimity between your local newspapers, your favorite TV shows, and your favorite magazines. That's Standard English. So you get some kids raised in the backwoods, and they're hard to understand. Do you want to sabotage the rest of the class in order to accommodate these few kids?See Al's great video:  Word Crimes---------------------------------------------------------Background article:  K–12: Ten Lies Teachers Tell You  -----------------------------------------------------------Episodes Are Not In Any Order. Start Reading Anywhere. Everything remains current because the Education Establishment effectively prohibits improvement.--------------------------------------------Word-Wise Education757-455-5020Bruce Deitrick Price----------------------------------------------------------------Best way to understand problems in public schools: Saving K-12(Want to help my work?  Discuss this book; give it to friends.)-----------------------------------------------------New novel: Frankie (logline: She's harmless. Chaos ensues.)------------------ Let's Fix Education explains to Americans why their schools are so bad. The people in charge prefer mediocrity because they are socialists of one kind or another. If people work together to promote real education, we'll have it.Support the show