First there was the news that the number of homeschooled children in the U.S. rose 61.8% in the last decade. Then came the report that homeschooling is exploding in the U.K. – with a 65% increase in the last six years. And now comes the news that homeschooling’s popularity is spreading to other countries as
READ MOREI admit to rolling my eyes when I first read the title, “Can a Curious Computer Improve Student Writing?” in Slate Magazine. “Honestly!” ran my internal conversation, “Haven’t people realized by now that students need more than a computer program to become better writers?” But I changed my mind as I read the article, primarily
READ MOREAs of January 20, MarketWatch is reporting that the S&P 500 index is trading 10% below its 200-day moving average. Ouch. But not to worry, it could drop a lot further. And since there’s a strong chance things will get worse, we decided to resurrect a classic E-Trade video from 2011. Enjoy! And,
READ MOREIn 1987 Allan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind was published. It represented a penetrating critique of higher education in America. Almost thirty years later, his criticisms—including the following eight—are still very much relevant: 1) “Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is
READ MOREGenerally, we Americans are quite proud of our overall military history. Yes, there’s discontent and guilty consciences about Vietnam and our recent incursions into the Middle East, but even in these feelings there seems to be a presumption that America can defeat anyone, we just shouldn’t do it as much. These memes give you a
READ MOREThe other night I testified (via telephone) before the Alaska state legislature, on the standards their public schools are adopting for classes in English. I’d read the standards but didn’t have them in front of me, so I was taken aback when one of the representatives plucked a directive out of all the verbiage and asked
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