Education

Why Bible Stories Are Essential for Cultural Literacy 1
- Culture, Education, Featured, MomThink
- September 16, 2024
In March of 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama spoke of “A More Perfect Union” in a speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. In that speech, he used the stories of David and Goliath, Moses and Pharaoh, the Christians in the lion’s den, and Ezekiel’s field of dry bones to bring life to his message.
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When Back-to-School Blues Signal a Deeper Problem 1
- Education, MomThink
- September 13, 2024
September’s crisp air once carried the promise of new beginnings for students. Fresh notebooks, sharpened pencils, and the excitement of reuniting with friends painted an idyllic back-to-school season. But for an increasing number of students and families, this annual rite of passage now brings a complex mix of emotions: anticipation tinged with anxiety, hope shadowed
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‘Diversity’ Doesn’t Include Disabled Veterans Like Me 6
- Culture, Education
- September 11, 2024
At college campuses nationwide, the newest students are starting class, but I’m not among them. Many medical schools rejected my application, and when I asked why, several told me that my service in our nation’s armed forces didn’t matter, and that I should have spent more time proving my commitment to “diversity” and “equity.” I
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Why Aren’t Governments Tackling the Epidemic of Sexual Abuse in America’s Public Schools?0
- Culture, Education, MomThink
- September 5, 2024
This week the Washington Post ran a long feature about a school police officer in South Carolina who has been accused of several sexual assaults on high school girls. It turns out that more than 200 police officers have been charged with child sexual abuse between 2005 and 2022. These officers are patrolling schools to prevent mass
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When Your School Puts God in a Closet and Shuts the Door 1
- Education, Family, MomThink, Religion
- August 30, 2024
I recently stumbled across Harvard’s mission statement issued in the year 1642: “Everyone shall consider as the main end of his life and studies, to know God and Jesus Christ, which is eternal life.” This, of course, is based on a scripture from the gospel of John: “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only
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In With Teacher Apprenticeships, Out With Colleges of Education 0
- Education, MomThink
- August 23, 2024
Two persistent problems beset American schools. First, teachers must leave the classroom and become administrators or counselors to earn above the standard teacher salary. Second, colleges of education can’t prepare new teachers nearly as well as an apprenticeship under a veteran teacher who has consistently demonstrated mastery of the craft. Thankfully, K-12 education can rework how it prepares new teachers and
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