Education

Four Reasons Literature Needs to Be Saved From Its Teachers 0
- Education
- October 20, 2020
“We read a lot of literature in high school,” a first-year student explained to me. “And that’s why I don’t like it.” When I asked her what she had read and how it had been taught, she answered: “‘Huckleberry Finn.’ It shows that slavery is wrong.” If you didn’t know that already, I thought, you
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Minneapolis Public Schools Spend $26K Per Student Annually 0
- Education
- October 16, 2020
Everyone knows that COVID has disrupted the education system like nothing else in recent memory. But as time goes on it appears that this may only be the tip of the iceberg. A recent MPR news report suggests that for Minnesota public schools, declining enrollment is worse than was ever imagined several months ago. Citing
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Breaking Free From the Epidemic of Listless School Children 0
- Education
- October 15, 2020
My neighbors, intrepidly homeschooling since the arrival of COVID, came to my door the other day and dropped off a craft they made as part of their studies on a certain mammal. Given the subject of the craft, it was clear they were exploring things their children were interested in, asking questions about, and seeking
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Reading for Rest in a Chaotic World 1
- Education
- October 9, 2020
“Annie, you know more about children’s literature than anyone I’ve ever known,” a friend remarked to me a while back. Rolling my eyes, I laughingly denied this claim. “Nonsense!” I replied, “I know someone who is far more knowledgeable about children’s literature than I am!” I was talking about a woman whom I will call
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Wisconsin Judge Halts Schools’ Policy Hiding Gender Identity Issues From Parents 1
- Education
- October 9, 2020
A state court in Wisconsin last week issued an order prohibiting a school district from intentionally deceiving parents about what their children are doing at school – especially if a child is struggling with his or her gender identity. The court intervened and issued an injunction Sept. 28 against the Madison Metropolitan School District, the second-largest school
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How to Resist the Woke Steamroller 0
- Education
- October 8, 2020
A recent survey of young voters found significant support for the destruction of Mt. Rushmore and public buildings deemed “Eurocentric.” This survey, conducted by Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at the University of London, questioned an admittedly skewed sample of “young, liberal and white voters,” and supports growing concern that belief in America’s founding principles and its
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