Affordable housing…. good schools
The only funny section of an otherwise forgettable move called The Hebrew Hammer comes when the protagonist has his big seduction scene with his moll, Esther. From the screenplay: ESTHER: Mordechai? HAMMER: Yes Esther. ESTHER: I want you to talk dirty to me. HAMMER: Oh. Okay. (He thinks for a moment.) I want to have ...
The only funny section of an otherwise forgettable move called The Hebrew Hammer comes when the protagonist has his big seduction scene with his moll, Esther. From the screenplay: ESTHER: Mordechai? HAMMER: Yes Esther. ESTHER: I want you to talk dirty to me. HAMMER: Oh. Okay. (He thinks for a moment.) I want to have lots of children by you. Get a good paying, stable job. Settle down in Long Island somewhere. Someplace nice. Fancy. But not fancy schmancy. ESTHER: Oohhh.... HAMMER: I want for our children to go to private schools and take music lessons. Little Abraham will go to Stanford for college, Batya will go Ivy League, maybe Vassar. ESTHER: Keep going. HAMMER: Afterwards they'll make the decision as to whether or not they'd like to continue their religious studies in Israel. Because, hey, after all we'll have practiced the highly effective assertive democratic style of child rearing, sprinkled with a healthy dose of liberalism. ESTHER: Oh god, yes! Keep going! Don't stop!I bring this up because a) I still think it's funny; and b) Laura McKenna has a post up on "how parents can choose a good school for their kids." She has some fun words for opponents of school vouchers: It's mildly amusing that strong voucher opponents argue against the notion of choice in schools, because truthfully the middle class and wealthy already have that choice. They choose their schools every time they decide which community to live in. The more money you have, the more choice you have. The wealthiest can even choose to send their child to a private school. More here.
The only funny section of an otherwise forgettable move called The Hebrew Hammer comes when the protagonist has his big seduction scene with his moll, Esther. From the screenplay:
ESTHER: Mordechai? HAMMER: Yes Esther. ESTHER: I want you to talk dirty to me. HAMMER: Oh. Okay. (He thinks for a moment.) I want to have lots of children by you. Get a good paying, stable job. Settle down in Long Island somewhere. Someplace nice. Fancy. But not fancy schmancy. ESTHER: Oohhh…. HAMMER: I want for our children to go to private schools and take music lessons. Little Abraham will go to Stanford for college, Batya will go Ivy League, maybe Vassar. ESTHER: Keep going. HAMMER: Afterwards they’ll make the decision as to whether or not they’d like to continue their religious studies in Israel. Because, hey, after all we’ll have practiced the highly effective assertive democratic style of child rearing, sprinkled with a healthy dose of liberalism. ESTHER: Oh god, yes! Keep going! Don’t stop!
I bring this up because a) I still think it’s funny; and b) Laura McKenna has a post up on “how parents can choose a good school for their kids.” She has some fun words for opponents of school vouchers:
It’s mildly amusing that strong voucher opponents argue against the notion of choice in schools, because truthfully the middle class and wealthy already have that choice. They choose their schools every time they decide which community to live in. The more money you have, the more choice you have. The wealthiest can even choose to send their child to a private school.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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