Comments on: Linky Stuff http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/03/linky-stuff.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Kherb http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/03/linky-stuff.html/comment-page-1#comment-63972 Kherb Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:50:44 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3856#comment-63972 I'm really troubled by Eduwonk's inclusion of "The Case Against Breastfeeding" in this blog (hmmm, why didn't he want to include the actual title of the article??). That article is ridiculous and revolting. It's fine to point out that research on breastfeeding effects is inconclusive or suggests minimal benefits (most ed research is like that too for the same reasons Rosin points out). It's also fine to note that a gestapo culture around breastfeeding is unfair and hurtful. That's been noted in many other places. But the real gist of this article seemed to be justifying Rosin's own decision to limit breastfeeding by thumbing her nose at everyone around her. Which is juvenile and not worthy of mention. Still don't get the connection to education... Something about an "everybody knows" problem? Like how everybody knows that eliminating teacher tenure will immediately lead to vast improvements in student achievement? Or how everybody knows charter schools are awesome and need to be vastly expanded? I’m really troubled by Eduwonk’s inclusion of “The Case Against Breastfeeding” in this blog (hmmm, why didn’t he want to include the actual title of the article??). That article is ridiculous and revolting. It’s fine to point out that research on breastfeeding effects is inconclusive or suggests minimal benefits (most ed research is like that too for the same reasons Rosin points out). It’s also fine to note that a gestapo culture around breastfeeding is unfair and hurtful. That’s been noted in many other places. But the real gist of this article seemed to be justifying Rosin’s own decision to limit breastfeeding by thumbing her nose at everyone around her. Which is juvenile and not worthy of mention.

Still don’t get the connection to education… Something about an “everybody knows” problem? Like how everybody knows that eliminating teacher tenure will immediately lead to vast improvements in student achievement? Or how everybody knows charter schools are awesome and need to be vastly expanded?

]]> By: Amy Debnam http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/03/linky-stuff.html/comment-page-1#comment-63202 Amy Debnam Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:12:33 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3856#comment-63202 "Beating Back the Breastapo" Hmmm, sounds similar to the faction touting that corn syrup's fine in moderation. Also curious, no mention of the significant health benefits to the breastfeeding mother (lower risk of breast cancer). “Beating Back the Breastapo” Hmmm, sounds similar to the faction touting that corn syrup’s fine in moderation. Also curious, no mention of the significant health benefits to the breastfeeding mother (lower risk of breast cancer).

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