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  • Is it Time We Stopped Viewing Schools as the Best Parent?

    Is it Time We Stopped Viewing Schools as the Best Parent?0

    When it comes to school, educators always know best, right? This assumption was challenged by Jay Matthews in The Washington Post over the weekend. After reporting on an incident at a high caliber high school where parents felt educators and administrators were not listening to their concerns, Matthews noted: “Failure to tell parents what is

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  • Is it Time We Got Serious about Teaching Logic?

    Is it Time We Got Serious about Teaching Logic?0

    After the first presidential debate of 2016, CNN decided to see what the kids thought of the spectacle. The answer? Not much: “‘I would say it’s a circus,’ said seventh-grader Matthew Wei, who would vote for Trump if he weren’t #tooyoungtovote. ‘This is one of the most bizarre campaigns ever. It’s all about Hillary Clinton

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  • Is it Time to Throw Out Both Democrats and Republicans?

    Is it Time to Throw Out Both Democrats and Republicans?2

    In an election year where a polling firm matched “a giant meteor hitting the earth” against Clinton and Trump – and the asteroid nabbed 13 percent of the vote – it’s time to look for alternatives to the establishment’s political duopoly. And that’s what James Madison recommended: “When the variety and number of political parties

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  • Is it Time to Stop Running Our Schools Like Factories?

    Is it Time to Stop Running Our Schools Like Factories?1

    The political discourse over education in the United States consists mainly over arguing about funding and how best to “prepare students for the workforce.” These are certainly important matters to discuss, but what if our national conversation about education is too limited? What if the scope of our discussion on education were wider than merely

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  • Is it Time to Stop Pushing the “College-for-All” Mantra?

    Is it Time to Stop Pushing the “College-for-All” Mantra?0

    In Forbes today, columnist Erik Sherman addresses a common mistake that politicians and the public make about education. All too often, writes Sherman, “we move from ‘education is good’ to ‘education will fix income inequality’ or otherwise charge the economy.” Because the public has believed such taglines, the push to send every student to college

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  • Is It Time to Stop Being Ironic?

    Is It Time to Stop Being Ironic?2

    Amid ongoing political tension and the ubiquity of social media platforms, has sincerity has been overtaken by irony and cynicism? No matter where you turn—film, social media, or news outlets—everything seems to have taken on a tone of cynical irony. What was once an attitude used by mid-20th-century postmodernists to critique culture has now become a

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