A quotation from Orwell

Football, it seemed to me, is not really played for the pleasure of kicking a ball about, but is a species of fighting. The lovers of football are large, boisterous, nobbly boys who are good at knocking down and trampling on slightly smaller boys.

George Orwell (1903–1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1948-06), “‘Such, Such Were the Joys …’,” Partisan Review, sec. 5 (1952-09)

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A quotation from Felix Frankfurter

The nonsectarian or secular public school was the means of reconciling freedom in general with religious freedom. The sharp confinement of the public schools to secular education was a recognition of the need of a democratic society to educate its children, insofar as the State undertook to do so, in an atmosphere free from pressures in a realm in which pressures are most resisted and where conflicts are most easily and most bitterly engendered. Designed to serve as perhaps the most powerful agency for promoting cohesion among a heterogeneous democratic people, the public school must keep scrupulously free from entanglement in the strife of sects.

Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American jurist, teacher; US Supreme Court Justice (1939–62)
McCollum v. Board of Education 333 U.S. 216–217 (1948)
[concurring]

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A quotation from Orwell

The various codes which were presented to you at Crossgates — religious, moral, social, and intellectual — contradicted one another of you worked out their implications. The essential conflict was between the tradition of nineteenth-century asceticism and the actually existing luxury and snobbery of the pre-1914 age. On the one side were low-church Bible Christianity, sex puritanism, insistence on hard work, respect for academic distinction, disapproval of self-indulgence: on the other, contempt for “braininess” and worship of games, contempt for foreigners and the working class, an almost neurotic dread of poverty, and, above all, the assumption not only that money and privilege are the things that matter, but that it is better to inherit them than to have to work for them. Broadly, you were bidden to be at once a Christian and a social success, which is impossible.

George Orwell (1903–1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1948-06), “‘Such, Such Were the Joys …’,” sec. 5, Partisan Review (1952-09)

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A quotation from Orwell

That was the pattern of school life — a continuous triumph of the strong over the weak. Virtue consisted in winning: it consisted in being bigger, stronger, handsomer, richer, more popular, more elegant, more unscrupulous than other people — in dominating them, bullying them, making them suffer pain, making them look foolish, getting the better of them in every way. Life was hierarchical and whatever happened was right. There were the strong, who deserved to win and always did win, and there were the weak, who deserved to lose and always did lose, everlastingly.

George Orwell (1903–1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1948-06), “‘Such, Such Were the Joys …’,” sec. 5, Partisan Review (1952-09)

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Today, millions of kids walked out the door for the first day of school.

I still remember it. Shoes that had not softened yet. A schoolbag heavier than I was. That mix of nervous and excited that only a first day gives you.

Here is what I know now that I did not know then. That feeling does not belong only to children.

Every adult who sits down to learn something new gets it too. The blank page. The shaky start. The quiet voice asking whether you are too late for this.

You are not.

So to every kid today, and to every one of my students who decided this year is the year:
שנת לימודים מוצלחת
/sh-'nat lee-moo-'deem moots-'la-khat/
A good and successful year of learning.

I am proud of you for beginning again. 💙

#BackToSchool #School #Hebrew #Language #SchoolDays

#jouRapNal #book20 day 31

20260829Sat

#3badThings #easier #school #rally #3goodThings

#pr #vr #ontario

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(bus door sketch) Ba talked Az into asking about an easier school but the guidance councillor moved on one person conversed at the rally to gain viewpoints

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A gorgeous multi bright colorful painting of ballerinas dancing

#jouRapNal #book20 day 26

20260824Mon

#3badThings #rawntario #c4c #netflix #3goodThings

#rest #school #early

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12h sleep w~2 wakeups (raw logo sketch) rawntario today @ 6pm but might miss it since c4c is @ the same time on fri the 1st 18 minutes of the show was deleted from netflix Aj is resting since school starts a week early

The Denver Post: Bear spotted at Colorado State University is expelled from campus

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/08/18/bear-colorado-state-university-eddy-hall/

#bears #school

NEW: At some private schools across the U.S., every student uses taxpayer money to pay toward tuition, thanks to the growth of school voucher programs.

But these "quasi-public" schools face almost none of the scrutiny given to public schools.
https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-wisconsin-atlas-preparatory?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Education #School #Wisconsin #Milwaukee #Parenting #Children

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#Apple says #MacBookNeo is pulling #schools away from #Windows and #Chromebooks

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/01/apple-says-macbook-neo-is-pulling-schools-away-from-windows-and-chromebooks/

#privacy #MacBook #Microsoft #Google #education #school

A quotation from Bulwer-Lytton

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.

Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) English novelist and politician
Kenelm Chillingly: His Adventures and Opinions, Book 3, ch. 12 [Kenelm] (1873)

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Just Think....

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/brain-art-just-think-human-anatomical-floral-botanical-body-2-sharon-cummings.html

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Colorful brain art with flowers by artist Sharon Cummings.

@LiamOMaraIV
I wonder how his speech is repaying him now, in the beyond.

Schools all over the world take children and indoctrinate them, turning them against the truth, convincing them to believe in lies instead. When their hearts have grown cold and hardened, they are ripe for serving the war machine, and for having their lives sacrificed for lies.... a waste of human life!

There is no greater man than #Jesus - He gave his life for us sinners, so that we may live.

#school #Harvard

A woman who sexually abused a minor. Boxer Mike Tyson, who served time for rape. Both of these people successfully launched private schools that collected public money.

As the voucher system grows more popular, few states have guardrails in place.
https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-growth-florida-arizona-west-virginia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Education #School #Parenting #Teaching #Children #Florida #Arizona

Who runs this private school? Who will be teaching my child? Does this school have any documented issues?

We put together this guide to help you answer questions like these about private schools so you can make informed decisions for your family.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-research-private-schools?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Journalism #Education #Parenting #School #Children #Parents #Kids

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

Patriotism of the nationalistic type, so far from being taught in schools, ought to be mentioned as a form of mass-hysteria to which men are unfortunately liable, and against they need to be fortified both intellectually and morally. Nationalism is undoubtedly the most dangerous vice of our time.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Education and the Social Order [Education and the Modern World], ch. 10 “Patriotism in Education” (1932)

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Americans are fucking exhausting.

"An image of #AdolfHitler as a child was inserted into the “baby photos” section of a #middleschool yearbook in #NewJersey, according to a report by the New York Post. The yearbooks had been distributed to middle #school #students at the end of the school year, but once administrators identified the image, the principal of #EastBrook Middle School in #Paramus, #RyanAupperlee, sent a letter to parents ordering all copies to be collected immediately to prevent further distribution."

https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/hjiszuzmfg

"Speaking to #SkyNews' #ChrisKenny on Tuesday evening, Mr #Lowy shed further light on the situation as he decried the surge in #antisemitism in #Australia.

“When you now drop them off at kindy, you have not only a fortified environment with guards outside, but you also have police now,” he said.

“#Jewishschools are the only #schools that require that.”

#Kenny said that he had previously spoken to #Jewish mothers in #Sydney and #Melbourne “who were worried, determined to send their children to #Jewishschools, but worried they were sending them to #terrorist targets”.

“A lot of people in the rest of the country don’t see this, the cement #bollards around the #school, the armed guards at pick-up and drop-off,” the Sky News host added."

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/steven-lowy-shares-shocking-antisemitism-impact-on-grandkids-jewish-school-including-police-for-kindy-and-4-million-security-spend/news-story/04559ec8fd17fddb648334c2b86fbba7

"Police in #Belgium said on Friday that they had three people in custody in connection with an #explosion that occurred on March 9 outside a #synagogue in #Liege.

One of the three suspects has been arraigned and the remaining two are awaiting arraignment, the 7sur7 news site reported, citing sources at the federal prosecution service. Police arrested the three suspects on Thursday along with four other individuals who have since been released and are no longer considered suspects, the report said.

The suspects in custody are believed to have acted for payment on behalf of handlers whom the prosecutors did not name.

The #Islamist #HarakatAshabalYaminalIslamiya group has claimed responsibility for setting off explosions at the #SynagoguedeLiège, as well as outside a #Jewish #school in #Amsterdam and #synagogues in #Rotterdam[...]"

https://www.jns.org/news/antisemitism/belgium-nabs-three-suspects-in-liege-synagogue-blast

#Celebrity news is mostly stupid because, like us, most #celebrities are stupid. But a few, like us, are awesome

#DuaLipa you're fucking awesome

"Dua Lipa Opening Physical #Library for #Banned and #Censored #Books"

“Here you will find one hundred books that ask questions, or have been questioned. Some have been banned by #school districts for themes of #race or #sexuality. Others, written for #LGBTQIA+ readers, have been restricted from display"

https://consequence.net/2026/06/dua-lipa-manifesto-library/

#Portugal #Music

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Dua Lipa holding books by Margaret Atwood

Read about it while it lasts folks.

"Over the years, I collected a handful of favorites that not only drew the #kids into #Jewish worlds but also merged Jewish experiences into the #American #story. This 250th-anniversary-friendly list includes #books with Jewish takes on American life going back to the #Pilgrims and the #AmericanRevolution, and Jewish holidays entwining themselves with what’s most American about #America, whether it’s baseball, boxing or welcoming (or being) the stranger. Some of the books are old and hard to find, while others came along recently, after my #school-#reading days were long past. All carry the message that #Jews are deeply enmeshed in the American story and are also part of what moves that story forward."

https://momentmag.com/american-jewish-childrens-books/

Yesterday I read hundreds of internet comments complaining about Jews being perpetual victims and making antisemitic shit up under just a couple of Jewish IG posts.

"An 8th-grade #Colorado #Jewish #student was called a 'stupid k***' while being strangled by a laptop charging cord, in one of many #antisemitic #assaults by other #students described in a #TitleVI complaint to #Boulder Valley Public #School District.

The #ADL (the #AntiDefamationLeague) has filed a federal #civilrights complaint with the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging that Jewish Student A was subjected to repeated antisemitic #bullying, slurs, and physical assault by multiple fellow students at Southern Hills Middle School (#SHMS) throughout 7th and 8th grade."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-899834

Cool cool cool. Good times out here I guess... 😒

"When dozens of #Jewish girls emerged from a storm drain in #Nyack, #NewYork, Wednesday after becoming lost on a #school trip, local officials described the episode as a fortunate ending to a potentially dangerous situation.

On #socialmedia, however, the incident quickly drew a slew of #antisemitic comments.

“They can’t help it. Roaches and rats love the sewers,” wrote one #Facebook user on a post by the #Rockland Daily.

“Those tunnels were promised to them 3,000 years ago,” another user wrote, referencing the common online antisemitic phrase ridiculing the Jewish connection to #Israel.

Many of the comments also referenced the 2024 incident at the #Chabad-#Lubavitch movement’s world headquarters in #CrownHeights, #Brooklyn, in which a group from the movement attempted to dig an unauthorized tunnel beneath the building.

“From the tunnels in Brooklyn to the tunnels in nyack! The black coats never disappoint[...]"

https://www.jta.org/2026/06/11/united-states/after-dozens-of-jewish-girls-get-lost-in-ny-creek-tunnel-antisemitic-comments-follow-online

"If you want to sell someone something, you first have to convince them that they need it. This rationalization is the likely source of a fundamental myth of the American public school system: that before the proliferation of compulsory, tax-payer funded schooling, Americans were ignorant and mostly illiterate."

"Authority will always try to convince you how helpless and bereft you would be without the authority. Americans were neither illiterate nor ignorant before forced schooling. Compulsory, tax-payer funded education has not been an overall improvement for the population, despite the billions of dollars and wasted hours spent on it. To claim Americans need government schools to learn is a grab for power and control, and ignores centuries’ worth of data and lived experience."

#Education #School #Literacy