Education

Why Do We Wait so Long to Send Kids to College?1
- Education
- June 12, 2019
Once upon a time, health insurance benefits were an ideal way of grabbing new employees. Times have changed. Free college is now the way to go. At least that seems to be Walmart’s tactic. Walmart began its college enticement last year, according to Forbes, paying for the “tuition, fees and books” of its employees. The
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The Greatest – and Least Acknowledged – Educational System in the World 0
- Education
- June 11, 2019
Google “America’s best institutions for learning,” and all sorts of websites leap to the screen. There’s “America’s Top College List” from Forbes. “America’s Best Colleges for Adult Learners” is another. “Best Universities in the United States” is a third option. And finally, “The 20 Best Conservative Colleges in America.” If asked which is the best institution
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The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham 0
- Education
- May 17, 2019
It would be nice to think that high school students can get into a good university based on their abilities or talents, but a proposed change to the SAT shows how the concept of meritocracy has been turned into a sham. The College Board, according to The Wall Street Journal, will now assign an “adversity
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Why Schools Must Stop Relying on ‘Best Practices’ When Teaching Writing 0
- Education
- May 8, 2019
When it comes to writing, American kids just don’t cut it. Only 27 percent of eighth grade students achieve proficiency in the subject, according to The Nation’s Report Card. That shouldn’t surprise us given the type of writing instruction which takes place in schools. Today’s writing instruction, a recent op-ed from The Hechinger Report explains,
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The U.S. is a Democratic Constitutional Republic, and Yes, It Matters 2
- Education
- May 3, 2019
James Madison, the father of the U.S. Constitution and primary author of the Bill of Rights, repeatedly emphasized that the United States is a “republic” and not a “democracy.” In stark contrast, Jonathan Bernstein, a Bloomberg columnist and former political science professor recently insisted: “One of this age’s great crank ideas, that the U.S. is
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The ADHD Overdiagnosis Epidemic Is a Schooling Problem, Not a Child One 0
- Education
- April 25, 2019
Childhood exuberance is now a liability. Behaviors that were once accepted as normal, even if mildly irritating to adults, are increasingly viewed as unacceptable and cause for medical intervention. High energy, lack of impulse control, inability to sit still and listen, lack of organizational skills, fidgeting, talking incessantly—these typical childhood qualities were widely tolerated until
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