Education

Young People Aren’t Reading Classic Books. 3 Reasons Why That’s a Problem.4
- Culture, Education, Featured, Literature
- December 11, 2023
One thing I wish I would have done more when I was in grade school was read. Granted, I do not recall anyone around me with their nose in a book or suggesting the activity might be enjoyable. The simple fact was that I didn’t know what I didn’t know. Even now, some twenty years
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Why Is There A Dyslexia Epidemic?4
- Education
- December 7, 2023
The earliest documented cases of dyslexia, or a language processing disorder that makes it difficult to read, date back more than a century. For decades, it was considered a relatively rare occurrence, but today it is estimated that up to 20 percent of the US population is dyslexic. What is going on? Advances in childhood diagnosis and
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If Your Kids Aren’t Happy at School, Find Them Another One 1
- Education, Family
- December 5, 2023
“I hated going to school when I was a kid,” said Elon Musk in a 2015 interview. “It was torture.” When deciding how his own children would be educated, Musk rejected traditional schooling and created his own project-based microschool, Ad Astra, in 2014, on his SpaceX campus. “The kids really love going to school,” said
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High School Football or Day Care?3
- Education, Family
- December 4, 2023
Football season is almost over, but for the past couple months, middle school students who attended high school games in several Oklahoma cities have had to sit with their parents at all times. At some schools, even if they go to the bathroom, they must be accompanied by an adult. The Oklahoma schools’ rules were
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Teaching Your Child to Read: The Gateway to All Learning 1
- Family, Education, Featured, Literature
- December 1, 2023
When my husband and I decided we were going to homeschool, we puzzled over what might be his contribution. Our division of labor as a married couple included me as a stay-at-home mom and him as the primary breadwinner. Nevertheless, we wanted to find a way for him to be involved in the educational aspects
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How Can We Stop Serving Students So Poorly?1
- Education, Economics
- November 21, 2023
In 1942, there were 108,579 public school districts in the United States. By the 2020-21 school year, there were only 13,187. That massive consolidation of school districts was propelled by the belief that economies of scale created by larger school districts would lower costs and serve students better. Those presumed efficiencies have not, however, been demonstrated in practice.
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