Education

Not Every Child Needs a Diagnosis (And What To Do Instead)4
- Education, MomThink
- September 20, 2024
I recently had the opportunity to attend a homeschool resource fair at a small local school for the arts in my hometown. Every classroom and corridor was filled with tables covered in information about homeschool co-ops, clubs, private classes and teachers. Everything from ballet to robotics, art, woodworking, and every conceivable academic approach were represented
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Finding Relief for the Anxious Generation in Schools and Beyond 2
- Education, Culture, Featured, MomThink
- September 17, 2024
As a new school year begins, many students have returned to a drastic shift in phone policies. A growing number of school districts—and even state legislatures—have introduced phone-free policies and are seeing kids come alive again. This shift is due at least in part to Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation, which makes a
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Why Bible Stories Are Essential for Cultural Literacy 1
- Culture, Education, Featured, MomThink
- September 16, 2024
In March of 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama spoke of “A More Perfect Union” in a speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. In that speech, he used the stories of David and Goliath, Moses and Pharaoh, the Christians in the lion’s den, and Ezekiel’s field of dry bones to bring life to his message.
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When Back-to-School Blues Signal a Deeper Problem 1
- Education, MomThink
- September 13, 2024
September’s crisp air once carried the promise of new beginnings for students. Fresh notebooks, sharpened pencils, and the excitement of reuniting with friends painted an idyllic back-to-school season. But for an increasing number of students and families, this annual rite of passage now brings a complex mix of emotions: anticipation tinged with anxiety, hope shadowed
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‘Diversity’ Doesn’t Include Disabled Veterans Like Me 6
- Culture, Education
- September 11, 2024
At college campuses nationwide, the newest students are starting class, but I’m not among them. Many medical schools rejected my application, and when I asked why, several told me that my service in our nation’s armed forces didn’t matter, and that I should have spent more time proving my commitment to “diversity” and “equity.” I
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Why Aren’t Governments Tackling the Epidemic of Sexual Abuse in America’s Public Schools?0
- Culture, Education, MomThink
- September 5, 2024
This week the Washington Post ran a long feature about a school police officer in South Carolina who has been accused of several sexual assaults on high school girls. It turns out that more than 200 police officers have been charged with child sexual abuse between 2005 and 2022. These officers are patrolling schools to prevent mass
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