In the education post both Carol and I start with this Gallup poll that shows a very high satisfaction rate (77%) with how schools are educating children. Parents generally think their child is getting a good education. But those other kids? The poll shows that only 46% are satisfied with education in the country.
What accounts for this discrepancy?
I’m willing to bet that it’s our news media, aka MSM, including newspapers, cable news, and broadcast news.
Continue reading Re/Creating Tampa – The MSM makes us dumb.

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