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  • Is Schooling a Public Good?

    Is Schooling a Public Good?0

    Critics of the proposed policy to expand private school choice in the United States argue that the government must fund and control schooling since it is a “public good.” This may sound accurate, as we label some schools as “public” and some as “private.” Since we have public schools, schooling must be a public good,

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  • Is School Violence Linked to the Breakdown of the Family?

    Is School Violence Linked to the Breakdown of the Family?0

    Another school year is winding to a close, and teachers and administrators are likely breathing a sigh of relief, particularly since the year was filled with increased disciplinary problems and behavioral incidents from coast to coast. Unfortunately, American schools aren’t the only ones wrestling with a surge in discipline problems. The negative behavior bug seems

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  • Is School Preventing People from Growing Up?

    Is School Preventing People from Growing Up?0

    In a First Things piece today, Mark Bauerlein reaffirms the thesis that a separate adolescent society has developed in American culture. It used to be that children were simply looked at as adults-in-training. Many have made the point that “childhood” is an invention of the Victorian age. But, as James Coleman noted over fifty years

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  • Is School Literature Driving Our Dysfunctional Society?

    Is School Literature Driving Our Dysfunctional Society?0

    Over the weekend, I traveled with some friends to tour the Betsy-Tacy houses in Mankato, Minnesota (shown in the image above). The refurbished homes are replicas of the ones discussed in the famous children’s book series of the same name, written in the mid-twentieth century by Maud Hart Lovelace. For those unfamiliar with the books,

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  • Is School Curriculum Preventing Kids from Reading?

    Is School Curriculum Preventing Kids from Reading?0

    When I was five, I nabbed the book my mother was reading out loud and used my fledgling phonics to sound out the captions below the pictures. Since then, reading has been one of my favorite pastimes. But when I was in second grade, my English curriculum dictated a unit study on the Beatrix Potter

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  • Is School Choice a Trojan Horse?

    Is School Choice a Trojan Horse?3

    School choice: It’s a term that has been making the rounds in the cultural discourse, particularly since the school closures in 2020. On the surface, giving parents and students more opportunity sounds good, but have we truly considered all of its potential consequences? What Is School Choice? Most generally, school choice “allows public education funds

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