Education

Fed up With Screens, Parents Are Demanding a Return To Pen and Paper in the Classroom 0
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured
- February 23, 2026
Not so very long ago, school districts and education leaders told us that technology in the classroom was essential to the success of our students. “An iPad on every desk” became the new “chicken in every pot” slogan, as experts tried to convince us that technology could be a panacea for the nation’s test scores.
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True Education Starts With a Child’s Imagination 0
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured, MomThink, Philosophy, Western Civilization
- February 12, 2026
Much of a child’s education happens outside the classroom and begins long before he first sits down at a desk. Like a plant, a toddler draws nutrients from his surroundings, the “soil” of the home environment, almost as soon as he can recognize mom’s face. This soil forms the basis of the child’s future formalized
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It’s Time To Go on the Offensive With Public School Reading Lists 0
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured, Literature, Western Civilization
- January 29, 2026
It’s often said that an individual will be same person five years down the road except for the books he reads and the people he meets. That’s likely the reason book battles in public schools and libraries have become so intense in recent years – fill a child’s mind with salacious and subversive ideas, and
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The Student Loan Crisis Is Real and Growing Worse 0
- Culture, Economics, Education, Featured
- January 27, 2026
Student loan debt has become one of the most persistent financial burdens Americans face today. Some argue that it should be erased. Others insist borrowers are solely to blame. But neither position reflects the reality of the situation. The truth is simpler and more troubling. The student loan system has expanded beyond its original purpose and now
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Here’s What French Elementary Schools Are Doing Right 0
- Culture, Education, Featured
- January 26, 2026
I went back to elementary school immediately following my college graduation. No, it wasn’t remedial coursework! Instead, I am putting my English major and French minor to work in Angers, France, as the primary English language teacher in two French preschools and elementary schools between January and July. Beyond the culture shock of moving from
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Are We Too Smart for Our Own Good?0
- Culture, Education, Featured
- January 22, 2026
When I was a kid in Boonville, N.C., I’d occasionally hear a grownup say, “He ain’t got a lick of sense,” meaning someone had just done something really stupid. I’d also hear, “That old boy’s too smart for his own good,” meaning someone with an overabundance of brains unchecked by common sense can bring himself
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