Education

Teacher Discovers that Young Students Really Can Be Taught to Think for Themselves 0
- Education
- November 29, 2017
By now it’s old news that many Americans can no longer think for themselves. True, they have strong opinions, but often those opinions are influenced by prominent leaders and can turn around as quickly as the winds of political favor. Unfortunately, such a state is likely driven by the education system. Although schools purport to
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3 Ways Bill Gates Can Actually Help Fix Education 0
- Education
- November 27, 2017
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has publicly admitted its mistakes in trying to reform schools. The failure of a number of its education initiatives just underscores the fact that the foundation doesn’t really have a clue as to what makes for good schools. The lesson may just be that they should stay out of education
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Can You Pass this Century-Old History Exam?0
- Education
- November 24, 2017
In 1908, Minnesota 8th graders were expected to answer a number of questions on American history in order to gain entrance to high school. A sampling of these questions is found in the quiz below. Keep in mind that the 8th graders of 1908 didn’t have the luxury of multiple choice answers! Do you think
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Politically Correct Myths About Race and Student Misbehavior Shackle Teachers 1
- Education
- November 21, 2017
School officials sometimes refuse to suspend violent or disruptive students just because they are black, and school administrators believe that “too many” black students have already been suspended compared to the number of whites. Former school official Edmund Janko describes how he himself did this, to achieve a veiled racial quota, in a City Journal
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Ivy League Prof Dishes on How to Get a Good College Education 0
- Education
- November 20, 2017
I recently revisited an article written by Jeffrey Hart some eleven years ago. Hart is an emeritus professor of English at Dartmouth College, and was a senior editor at National Review magazine back when that magazine was as concerned about culture as politics. He reminisces about a freshman composition course he taught at his Ivy League
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The Two Biggest Weaknesses of Millennials’ Education 0
- Education
- November 20, 2017
It’s heartening to see an educator do what law professor Adam J. MacLeod describes doing in a recent article entitled “Undoing the Dis-Education of Millennials.” At a certain level, teaching best starts with un-teaching. A disclaimer is in order, of course: Not all millennials need to be un-taught things they’ve learned before they are taught
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