Author Archives: Mike Bock

In Education, Let’s Stop Trying To Improve a Horse and Buggy System

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Mike Bock

This post started as a long reply to comments that Stan Hirtle made in response to Thinking Through Purposes and Principles Needed To Guide the Re-Design of Public Education Stan, you write about finding adequate funding for schools: “Only if … Continue reading →

Posted in M Bock, Opinion | 7 Comments

Thinking Through Purposes and Principles Needed To Guide the Re-Design of Public Education

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Mike Bock

Just got back from a great trip that included a nice visit with my friends Terrell and Sheila Shaw in Rome Georgia. As is the usual case, Terry and I got into a late night discussion about education, and at … Continue reading →

Posted in M Bock, Opinion | 17 Comments

Republican Ohio Assembly Candidates Must Be Punished For Ohio’s Decline

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Mike Bock

I’ve been looking through the web-sites of local candidates for the Ohio House and Ohio Senate. Curiously, candidates of both parties seem to disregard their party affiliation. Here are two examples of how Republicans seem to want to forget that … Continue reading →

Posted in M Bock, Opinion, Special Reports | 3 Comments