Education

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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Another Study Reveals Pre-K May Hurt Kids Over Time 0
- Education
- November 17, 2017
Sending young children to school at the age of three or four is increasingly becoming the norm for American parents. The fact is, everyone wants to see their child succeed, and conventional wisdom suggests that the earlier a child is exposed to school, the better off they will be in later life. But over the
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Famous Philosopher: 10 Books EVERYONE Should Read 0
- Education
- November 17, 2017
Peter Kreeft is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and the author of numerous books on logic, religion, and philosophy. Several years ago, in a speech at Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky, he recommended ten books everyone should read. They were written by two saints (one of whom was a philosopher), two philosophers
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The Chicken and the Egg of Educational Choice 0
- Education
- November 15, 2017
Tell me if you’ve heard this chestnut before: “We can’t let parents choose their child’s school because they don’t have enough information to make a good choice.” Lord knows I have. Like many old adages that have a kernel of truth suffocating under a pile of manure, this statement does have some merit. Insofar as
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Climate Science and Politics Don’t Mix 0
- Education
- November 15, 2017
The widely understood libertarian environment has lately published a multitude of very eloquent articles about how to approach the global warming issue, what to think about “established science,” and whether or not to be “agnostic.” Those materials, however well written, fail to see the core of the scientific method — which is again understandable since their authors have been
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