Education

Why Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Mother Refused to Send Her Children to Germany’s Public Schools 12
- Education
- May 4, 2023
I know very little about Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), the German theologian who was hanged in April 1945 by the Nazis for spying on and opposing Hitler’s regime. Embarrassingly little, actually. So when I recently saw at a bookstore Eric Metaxas’ biography of the Christian martyr—Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Prophet, Spy—I decided it was time to learn more
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Medical Schools Look for Activists, Not Healers 0
- Politics, Education
- April 24, 2023
What qualities should medical schools look for in future doctors? Probably academic excellence, experience in the medical sector, loyalty to medical ethics, and good interpersonal skills. These are all characteristics that future doctors should have, but they’re not what medical schools now emphasize. Medical schools are looking for social justice zealots to advance the diversity,
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In a World Full of Robots, Humans Wanted 1
- Politics, Education
- April 19, 2023
The K-12 district schools I went to while growing up in a Boston suburb look nearly the same today as they did when I attended them in the 1980s and 90s, when they also looked quite similar to how they did when my father attended those same schools in the 1950s and 60s. Sure, there
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Two Moms Create a Forest School and Reach Thousands 2
- Education
- April 17, 2023
It was a cool, muddy morning in March when I pulled into the empty parking lot of a sprawling forest and nature preserve about 40 miles outside of Fort Worth, Texas. Soon, cars began arriving, filled with exuberant children of all ages, and their parents, who were ready to spend a few hours together in
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No College Mandates’ Lucia Sinatra Defends Informed Consent 1
- Education
- April 11, 2023
In the view of attorney Lucia Sinatra, allowing college students to have informed consent and the ability to choose or reject COVID-19 vaccination—without fear of losing their educational path—is a simple right of a free people. That’s one reason why she co-founded No College Mandates, an advocacy group fighting for students’ right to make their
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The Real Reform of Education 1
- Politics, Education
- April 6, 2023
Unlike any other point in the prior four decades, the push to reform the education system through school choice has serious political support and is likely to be passed in many states in the coming years. Over time, education reformers have met with success in showing how the education system, despite sucking up ever more
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