Random and Ranty Midweek Links
September 14, 2023
One of the masterminds of the world’s luxury good market is Bernard Arnault. The NYT has a piece about his family empire.
When we were in Italy this summer, I was fascinated by the luxury good stores that were smart enough to place their modern purses and shoes alongside ancient ruins. These are some of my pictures.
“A 12-year-old schoolboy from a small rural town in the Bay of Plenty has caused a seismic shock-wave in New Zealand’s golfing scene – winning a national title after only having played three rounds of golf in his life…. Bayleigh also has autism; until recently, he spent most of his time in class under his desk, not speaking.”
I’m going to start talking more about homelessness. In the meantime, check out this article in the WSJ that explains that Boomers are starting to slide into Homelessness. “The fact that we are seeing elderly homelessness is something that we have not seen since the Great Depression…” Also on my reading list: Jennifer Egan’s piece in the New Yorker.
MINI RANT - PAY THE CAREGIVERS
More states are looking at reforming Paid Family Leave, which would benefit full time workers who only need 12 weeks to care for a family member. But what about caretakers, who are NEVER able to work, because their loved ones have serious issues?
Support for caregivers, should not be limited to those dealing with a temporary illness of a parent or spouse. Caregiving for a disabled child is a life-time, 24/7 job with no vacations. Many have never been able to hold a full time job. The gov't has to pay for that labor.
Caregivers should be paid a salary for the full amount of hours that they work. If they put in an 18 hour day, then the government should pay them for 18 hours of labor.
Also:
I talked about hitting the caregiver’s wall on my disability newsletter:
Education Links
“In the fight against students’ learning loss, numerous states and school districts have implemented new curriculum in reading and math, bringing fresh urgency to another important issue that needs to be tackled post-pandemic: educating the educators.”
My oldest son applied to 12 flagship state colleges and ended up going to our state’s college, mostly because of costs. In the past few years, those colleges have become super trendy. His safeties would now be reaches. My advice for parents? Go for the smaller public colleges.
“The ‘science of reading’ swept reforms into classrooms nationwide. What about math?”
“Grade inflation is not a victimless crime.”
