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    • If We’re All So Connected, Why are Our Kids so Lonely?

      If We’re All So Connected, Why are Our Kids so Lonely?2

      Heading out on an overnight school trip, my daughter spent 90 minutes each way on the bus with her classmates. Before the trip, the school laid out the electronic use policy—students would be allowed to use iPhones and iPads on the drive to and from their retreat but not during their stay. A few parents

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    • 5 Keys to Educational Success in the 19th Century

      5 Keys to Educational Success in the 19th Century0

      The education received by the characters in the Little House on the Prairie books has long amazed readers. How in the world did the Ingalls girls manage to get such a stellar education in the midst of primitive surroundings and a transitory lifestyle in the 19th century? In honor of Laura’s birthday on February 7th, here are

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    • Don’t Be a Lazy Atheist

      Don’t Be a Lazy Atheist0

      • February 5, 2016

      While lecturing on the atheist Ludwig Feuerbach (1804-1872) in graduate school, my university professor lamented about the state of atheism today. Men such as Feuerbach, he explained, were passionate in their atheism, and undertook a thorough study of a religion such as Christianity in order to criticize it. (Feuerbach’s critique of Christianity is encapsulated in

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    • ‘Fair and Equitable’ Discipline Policies: Unfair to Most Students?

      ‘Fair and Equitable’ Discipline Policies: Unfair to Most Students?0

      If you’ve been following education news lately, you’ve likely heard about the complaints against Success Academy Charter Schools in New York. The complaints come from parents of children with disabilities whose poor behavior eventually caused them to be removed from the school: “Consistent with SACS’ [Success Academy Charter Schools] philosophy, Success FG [a specific Success

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    • Martin Shkreli: If morality is relative, why are we outraged?

      Martin Shkreli: If morality is relative, why are we outraged?0

      The world loathes Martin Shkreli, indeed he may have made himself “the most hated man in America.” He earned that reputation when, as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, he hiked the cost of Daraprim, “the drug … used to fight infections in patients suffering from AIDS and other conditions”, from $13.50 to $750 – a 5,000%

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    • Are Standardized Tests A Necessary or Unnecessary Evil?

      Are Standardized Tests A Necessary or Unnecessary Evil?0

      Spring is on its way – or so says the Groundhog – and with it, the annual battery of school tests and assessments. If recent years are any indication, this testing barrage will likely be met with reports of stressed students, frustrated teachers, and angry parents who decide to have their child “opt out” of

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