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  • Are Lax School Discipline Policies Hurting Good Students?

    Are Lax School Discipline Policies Hurting Good Students?0

    “Mom, I have to get out of my history class and transfer to another. I’m never going to learn anything because the kids are so disruptive.” That’s what an acquaintance’s son recently said about his high school. Because his parents were unable to afford private school, this young man transferred to a local public school

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  • 5 Tips from 1907 on Turning Your Child into a Reader

    5 Tips from 1907 on Turning Your Child into a Reader0

    Last week we shared several recommendations on how to turn a student into a good writer. One of these suggestions was to regularly read high quality literature. How can you ensure your child is reading high quality and worthwhile material? Author Walter Taylor Field offers several relevant tips in his 1907 work entitled Fingerposts to

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  • 5 Famous Things Churchill DIDN’T Actually Say

    5 Famous Things Churchill DIDN’T Actually Say0

    Winston Churchill is one of the most quotable of modern figures. As such, he’s also one of the most frequently misquoted people, in company with Alfred Einstein and Mark Twain. Here are 5 quotes that are popularly attributed to Churchill, but that he didn’t actually say or write:   1. “Success is not final, failure

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  • This 1897 Text Gives 3 Clues Why Today’s Students Can’t Write

    This 1897 Text Gives 3 Clues Why Today’s Students Can’t Write0

    Last week the Nation’s Report Card announced that no more than 40% of America’s 4th and 8th graders are proficient in reading and math. Those are scary numbers, but the numbers for writing are even more frightening: only 27% of American 8th and 12th graders attained proficiency. Why are American students such terrible writers? Several

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  • They’re Creating Dorms for Lonely Millennials

    They’re Creating Dorms for Lonely Millennials0

    This morning, The Atlantic featured an article entitled, “Dorms for Grownups: A Solution for Lonely Millennials?” The article describes a concept called co-living, which provides individuals with a small personal apartment, while actively cultivating the community experience at the same time. Creator Troy Evans explains how this new type of living works: “Commonspace, as he’s

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  • Equity: Just another name for Marxism?

    Equity: Just another name for Marxism?0

    Particularly in education, there’s been a shift in terminology away from ‘equality’ and towards ‘equity’. You may have noticed it in the media, on campuses, or in political discussions. Often, a graphic like the one below is used to show the difference:  The image above is similar to other images being used around the country,

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  • Do More Americans Need to Get Outdoors?

    Do More Americans Need to Get Outdoors?0

    It’s becoming increasingly uncommon for adults and children alike to get out of doors, and that’s causing major health problems. According to U.S. News and World Report, the failure of many Americans to get out of doors may be related to childhood temper tantrums and even “chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and asthma.” As

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  • Did America Use to be Safer?

    Did America Use to be Safer?0

    In an article for CNN yesterday, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan recounts her childhood summers spent at her great aunts’ house in Selden, NY. To get to the nearest town once a week, she and one of her elderly aunts would hitch a ride from some stranger 25 miles each way. And, as Noonan

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  • Chores are Becoming Tourist Attractions

    Chores are Becoming Tourist Attractions0

    In the title of an article in the The Atlantic yesterday Joe Pinsker asked, “What Do Professional Apple Farmers Think of People Who Pick Apples for Fun?” He found one grumpy farmer in Washington state who had no idea, said “it must be an East Coast or urban thing,” and called the activity “hilarious and

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