Michael Swickard: Don’t vote unless you care

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This is a guest column submitted by radio talk show host Michael Swickard that takes an unusual stance. Tell us what you think by submitting a comment after you read it. © 2006 Michael Swickard, Ph.D. The election this year has felt like going to the dentist and having the same tooth filled every day for a whole year. As a talk radio host I am attuned to the political winds, but I have not enjoyed this year. In fact, I have been more offended and troubled with this election than any other. Continue Reading

No Child Left Behind fails because it doesn’t inspire

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This is a guest column submitted by radio host Michael Swickard. © 2006 by Michael Swickard, Ph.D. After more than a hundred years of education research in the United States it would seem that public schools would be getting better rather than worse. Why are they not? Because public school administrators ignore the three legs of the education table. First, children must be curious. Continue Reading