Mugsy. I saw that interview and the only thing positive George Will had to say about Education was that NCLB doesn’t work. Of course we could have followed the Texas style of hiring teachers that could not keep up a C+ average, or dumb down the tests, or play with the stats on graduation rates and then claim success. Thank Ron Paige for that because it is working for Klein and Bloomberg (until the state told Klein that he could no longer hire teachers that failed the certification test 3x— or play with graduation stats. Klein tried to fight that decision.) Then the mayor backed down on using state funds for lowering class size, yet puts up some socialite with a disaster of a charter school in Tweed Headquarters while a majority of students are being taught in run-down trailers. What George Will knows about Education you could put on the head of a pin. But what George Carlin knew about life…priceless. Thank you for inviting a forum where his fans can express their grief while others could still post on the topic. This site is big enough for all of us to share.

Bonnie: If you have ever heard Carlin’s “Class Clown” and his riff on being educated at the hands of Our Lady of Perpetual Agony, then a discussion regarding him on this thread is both relevant and topical. And Mugsy didn’t hijack, she invited participation. I am blessed with the experience of having seen George Carlin live, where I learned that Truth uses humor through Comedy if no one other avenue is possible. Glory be the Muses.