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  • Are Schools Replacing Parents?

    Are Schools Replacing Parents?0

    The last few years have seen a good deal of conversation on education standards, spawned in large part by the arrival of Common Core. But according to the education site Chalkbeat, some states are instituting standards in far more than reading and math: “Tennessee will spend the next year on the task as one of

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  • Are Schools Rediscovering the Need for Philosophy Curriculum?

    Are Schools Rediscovering the Need for Philosophy Curriculum?0

    Last week we took a look at the curriculum recommendations which Ben Franklin laid out for America’s early grammar schools. These schools consisted of six classes (a.k.a. “grades”) geared toward boys between the ages of 8 and 16 which taught everything from English grammar to classic literature. One of Franklin’s more surprising recommendations was the

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  • Are Schools Promoting Creativity… or Obedience?

    Are Schools Promoting Creativity… or Obedience?0

    In an article for The Guardian, an executive for international marketing and public relations company Ogilvy & Mather made the observation that: “Creativity is the most powerful competitive advantage a business can have. Companies need to fizz with new ideas and fresh thinking. But there’s a problem – there just aren’t enough fizzy people around.”

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  • Are Schools Making Us ‘Intellectually Dependent’?

    Are Schools Making Us ‘Intellectually Dependent’?0

    Not long ago, I wrote about a brief essay called A Message to Garcia. The essay, written in 1899 by Elbert Hubbard, explained how President McKinley instructed a gentleman named Rowan to deliver a letter to General Garcia in Cuba during the Spanish American War. As Hubbard explains, the unique thing about this incident was

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  • Are Schools Increasingly Becoming Re-Education Camps?

    Are Schools Increasingly Becoming Re-Education Camps?0

    Apparently the new government of the Canadian province of Alberta has decided that its schoolchildren need to be re-educated about what ‘family’ means. As Charlotte Allen quips: “It used to be: ‘Heather has two mommies.’ Now, it’s: ‘Heather has two non-gendered and inclusive caregivers.’” Allen continues: Here’s the pertinent language from the rainbow-adorned ‘Guidelines for Best

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  • Are Schools Flunking Their Primary Purpose?

    Are Schools Flunking Their Primary Purpose?0

    In a recent Washington Post article, author Sarah Hamaker described how many young adults no longer know how to do simple, basic skills: Colleges and employers alike are reporting that young people can’t do life’s most basic tasks. With all of our emphasis on academics and what it takes to get into college, essential life

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