Schooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the Future
By Kerry McDonald: We’ve entered a new era, the Imagination Age, so why are we still schooling kids like we did in the 19th Century?
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The Twilight of the Liberal Gods
Let us pray it is the twilight. A friend sent this article to me, otherwise I would’ve missed it. Sarah Hoyt, writing at PJMedia, uses other language than I have to describe the conservatives’…
Read MoreK-12: Central Planning and Participation Trophies
By Bruce Deitrick Price: We know from videos (by such reporters as Mark Dice and Jesse Watters) that Americans typically learn little during all their school time from K to 12.
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Where Were Conservatives on Monday Night?
Conservatives lose the information war on Monday night’s like this one because they don’t show up. Here is Laurie Higgins writing at the Illinois Family Institute: Following a contemptible Facebook post by the now nationally infamous…
Read MoreNew Book Sheds Light on Anti-Trump Agenda in Public Schools and Politicization of the Classroom
By Ali Meyer: Safety, religious bias, sexualization of the classroom are factors bolstering school-choice argument.
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The Zinnification of America
This “Zinnification” of America is one of the most dramatic illustrations of how American conservatives have failed in the information war. Where were the smart academics and opinion leaders during these decades? They were…
Read MoreYoung People Need Greater Access to Practical Training
By Diana Furchtgott-Roth: Apprenticeships and internships both give young people experience that can serve as the basis for future employment.
Read MoreDavid Horowitz’s The Left in the University
By Bruce Thornton: The corruption of American higher education has been in the news a lot in the last few years.
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K-16: Land of Lies
Bruce Deitrick Price’s lays out the K-16 land of lies in this important article at American Thinker: Many college kids can hardly write a proper English sentence, never mind a proper essay. Meanwhile, the…
Read MoreMore School Competition, Better Citizens
By Corey A. Deangelis: While government nearly have a monopoly on education funding, they do not have a monopoly on producing tolerant citizens. In fact, it isn’t even close.
Read MoreMost Illinois students still not reading, adding at grade level
By Benjamin Yount: Nothing in Illinois’ new education reform package requires schools across the state to do better.
Read MoreKids Thrive Under Self-Directed Education
By Kerry McDonald: The freedom to choose where and how we spend our time is something most adults take for granted, and it’s vital for children.
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Only 36% of Americans Express Confidence in Government Schools
They express low confidence despite spending high dollars…here is Joshua Denton writing at the Illinois Family Institute: A new Gallup survey shows that the majority of Americans are not confident in government school systems….
Read MoreThe best defense is to be offensive
By Larry Sand: Anti-school choicers are getting desperate.
Read MoreHow Segregating Kids By Age Led To Youth Culture And Fueled Family Disintegration
By Tara Ann Thieke: We need to face how much of the current chaos stems from the decision to isolate children by age, to be cared for by strangers.
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