Education
The Best Internship EVER: How and Why You Should Apply for the Alcuin Internship
Last summer I had the opportunity to be a part of the best internship EVER, along with five other young people from around the country.
Is There a Threat to English?
When it comes to language assimilation, neither of the standard assurances is convincing.
Canada’s Universal Child Care Program Suggests Elizabeth Warren’s Plan Would Be Disastrous for Children
If Canada’s program is any indication, the government’s definition of “high-quality” child care may, in fact, be harming children.
What One Professor Learned While Teaching Conservative Political Theory to Liberal Students
Does open discussion of ideas bring greater contention, or not?
US Schools Are Leaving Students Ill-Equipped to Compete with Artificial Intelligence
To compete with robots, we need an education model that nurtures human imagination and ingenuity.
Most Americans Can’t Pass a Basic Citizenship Test. Here’s Why We Should Be Worried.
We need to fix this, for the sake of our republic.
Adolescents Have a Fundamental Need to Contribute
It’s time to move away from outdated stereotypes of adolescents as only selfish and dangerous risk-takers and to consider how they are ripe for learning about contributing to others and their communities.
Report on Covington Students Finds ‘No Evidence’ of ‘Offensive or Racist Statements’
“We see no evidence that students responded with any offensive or racist statements of their own."
Booker T. Washington’s Racial Compromise?
Booker T. Washington indeed might have sought reconciliation between white and black, but his call was truly to his own race alone to educate themselves and to work hard to improve mind and character.
Is Diversity an Enemy of Excellence?
Diversity programs are evolving just as many have predicted: to erode academic standards and to promote second-rate fields and third-rate thinking.
Evidence Suggests Some Schools are Finally Freeing Students from the Bonds of Mediocrity
"We suppress genius because we haven’t yet figured out how to manage a population of educated men and women. The solution, I think, is simple and glorious."
Why Are Young Men No Longer Solid Providers?
It appears that the genre of young-man-in-Mom’s-basement is no longer looked down upon but is in fact extolled as a viable career choice.
Is the Media the Enemy of the People?
Far from being the “guardians” of democracy or the supposed voice of the people, the current media and academic establishment is the revolutionary vanguard at odds with the common American.
Do We Need More Screen-Free Zones?
On a recent trip to the zoo with my kids, I wondered, are there any unmediated experiences left?
Homeschoolers: Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
Subjecting all homeschooling families to regulation and oversight because of fears of a few is a blatant example of state intrusion.
Why Johnny Still Can't Read
Thousands of children are still languishing in schools that apparently don't know how to teach the most basic of all academic skills: reading.
Why College Students Have More in Common with Non-PC Authors Than They Realize
The difference between the liberality of the liberal arts and the censorship imposed by political liberals is that advocates of the liberal arts invite the “heretics” to the great conversation whereas political liberals seek to silence them as dangerous dissidents.
Can Children Really Be Raised ‘Without the Concept of Sin’?
The result of our relativistic society?
Free Seminar: How to Choose The Right College
A Seminar on Harvard, State Schools, and Everything in Between
1 in 5 Lack Basic Literacy in These 3 States. Here's Why That Matters.
Adult illiteracy is one of the most overlooked socio-economic problems in America.
What I’ve Learned As A Life-Long Homeschooler
To clear up the obvious confusion, promote what I consider to be my strongest advantage in life, and maybe even save myself a few awkward conversations, I present to you the three main things I’ve learned from homeschooling.
Why Can’t Schools Produce Well-Rounded Adults?
Many adults believe school did not give them the tools they need as adults.
The War Over ‘Toxic Masculinity’
It's splitting us down partisan lines and poisoning our social science.
Covington: Stay Strong, Boys!
Fear not, this storm will pass.
6 Benefits of Garden-Based Learning
Help your children establish a sense of responsibility surrounding planning, caring for, and harvesting their own gardens.
Human Rights Court Rules Against Parental Rights
Parents have a natural right and responsibility to raise and educate their children, not the state.
Ten Books that Make Us Human
Descartes said that reading good books is like engaging with the most cultivated minds of the past.
Here’s What Happens when the Gender-Gap Index Is Adjusted for Bias
Even the measurement of gender bias is subject to gender bias.