Education

The Herd of Sheep in American Schools 0
- Education
- June 16, 2020
By now you’ve probably heard of Harvard Professor Elizabeth Bartholet, whose name catapulted into the public’s view when she called for a “presumptive ban” on homeschooling. Ironically, her call for a homeschooling ban came right when the entire nation was forced to homeschool due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Bartholet’s idea spawned so much discussion
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Secular Education Drives American Religion’s Decline 0
- Education
- June 12, 2020
In his observations about 19th-century America, Alexis de Tocqueville pointed to religion as the first of the country’s political institutions – sweeping in its influence on our customs and powerful in its propensity to preempt and prevent tyranny. Yet today, American religiosity is in decline. Weekly church attendance is trending downward, as is self-identification with
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The Educational Glue That Binds 0
- Education
- May 28, 2020
In 1988, E.D. Hirsch’s Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know became a bestseller. In this book, Hirsch argues that when we fail to pass on certain pieces of core knowledge to our young people – the dates for World War II, the poetry of Emily Dickinson, the meaning of sayings like “Touché!” or
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The Battle Over Homeschooling Is All About Power 0
- Education
- May 26, 2020
I was one of those “weird” homeschool kids. At least, “weird” seems to be what the all those cookie-cutter questions I received between kindergarten and 12th grade inferred. “Aren’t you afraid that you won’t be able to socialize with your peers?” or “Is it possible you are missing out on a ‘normal’ childhood?” were ones I
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CDC’s COVID Back-to-School Guidelines Sound Traumatizing 0
- Education
- May 22, 2020
When schools reopen in the U.S. amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they will be even more restrictive than they already were. Schools have long controlled students’ movements and imposed constraints on where they can go, when, and with whom. With virus concerns, those controls will increase in quantity and intensity. NPR recently proclaimed that “disruption
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A Pandemic Gap Year Is a Smart Move for Students 0
- Education
- May 20, 2020
With many colleges and universities still deciding when to re-open their campuses after they were shuttered due to COVID-19, many high school seniors are thinking about taking a gap year. Putting off college during the pandemic might enable them to get the on-campus experience they desire in 2021 instead of going to school remotely this
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