Category: Education

March 10th Agenda 21 Presentation With Tom DeWeese and Michael Chapman

Just a reminder that you are invited to join the Rock River Patriots in welcoming two national speakers on the topic of AGENDA 21.  Tom DeWeese of the American Policy Center and Michael Chapman founder of American Heritage Research will share their vast knowledge of AGENDA 21.  This event is free of charge and will take place Saturday March 10th at 6:00 PM at the Olympia Resort and Conference Center in Oconomowoc, WI.  Here is the link to the downloadable flyer: http://rockriverpatriots.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/deweese__chapman_flier.pdf Tom DeWeese and Michael Chapman will be on WVCY Crosstalk  radio program.  They will be on at 2:00 PM Tuesday March 6 rather than March 9th.  Following is a list of WI stations where they can be heard:   Eau Claire – WVCF 90.5 FM                         Fond du Lac – WVFL 89.9 FM McFarland – WVCX(T) 91.1 FM                     Milwaukee– WVCY 107.7 FM Monroe – VCY (S) 90.1 FM                           Oshkosh – WVCY 690 AM Owen, WI – WVCS 90.1 FM                         Prairie du Chien – 89.5 FM Ripon – WVCX (T) 92.1 FM                           Sheboygan – WVCY(T) 94.9 FM Tomah – WVCX 98.9 FM                              Washburn – WEGZ 105.9 FM Wittenberg – WVRN 88.9 FM Tom DeWeese is one of the nation’s leading advocates of individual liberty,…

The Real State of the Union by John Stossel

What should Obama have said in his speech? Here’s what John Stossel wishes he’d said. John Stossel | January 26, 2012 Has Barack Obama learned nothing in three years? Last night, during his State of the Union address, he promised “a blueprint for an economy.” But economies are crushed by blueprints. An economy is really nothing more than people participating in an unfathomably complex spontaneous network of exchanges aimed at improving their material circumstances. It can’t even be diagrammed, much less planned. And any attempt at it will come to grief. Politicians like Obama believe they are the best judges of how we should conduct our lives. Of course a word like “blueprint” would occur to the president. He, like most who want his job, aspires to be the architect of a new society. But we who love our lives and our freedom say: No, thanks. We need no social architect. We need liberty under law. That’s it. Obama—and most Republicans are no different—doesn’t understand the real liberal revolution that transformed civilization. The crux of that revolution is that law should define general visible rules of just conduct, applicable to all, with no eye to particular outcomes. In other words,…

Rock River Patriots Meeting This Friday March 11th

The Rock River Patriots will be having a meeting this Friday March 11th at 6:00pm in Jefferson at Kendall Packaging.  Kendall Packaging is located at 707 N. Parkway Street on the north side of Jefferson. At this meeting we will discuss the current important topics and events.  We will also watch part of the documentary “The Cartel” and discuss it.   Here is part of the description of the film from the creator’s website: About The Cartel | Teachers punished for speaking out. Principals fired for trying to do the right thing. Union leaders defending the indefensible. Bureaucrats blocking new charter schools. These are just some of the people we meet in The Cartel. The film also introduces us to teens who can’t read, parents desperate for change, and teachers struggling to launch stable alternative schools for inner city kids who want to learn. We witness the tears of a little girl denied a coveted charter school spot, and we share the triumph of a Camden homeschool’s first graduating class. Together, these people and their stories offer an unforgettable look at how a widespread national crisis manifests itself in the educational failures and frustrations of individual communities. They also underscore what happens when…

A Moment Of Clarity With Dr. Tim Nerenz – Proficiency

The following column was written by Dr. Tim Nerenz at Moment Of Clarity.  Tim was the Libertarian candidate running against Tammy Baldwin in the last election cycle, before having to withdraw because he moved out of the district.  This column addresses outcome-based education and the fight in Madison to keep the status quo in place by all of the unions opposing the Budget Repair Bill. Here is the link: Dr. Tim On Proficiency

Assembly Passes The Budget Repair Bill, Senate Gives OK For Final Vote

Senate gives preliminary OK to repair bill passed by Assembly Here is how the vote broke down and how your representative voted: 51-17 on AB11 Call your State Assembly Representative and thank them if they voted the right way!