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10 Quotes from the Education System’s Most Infamous Critic1
- Education
- December 28, 2015
John Taylor Gatto is one of the biggest critics of the modern education system. He’s also someone who knows it intimately, having been a public school teacher in New York City for 26 years. In 1991, after receiving the New York State Teacher of the Year award, Gatto penned a famous letter for the Wall
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Homeschooling on the Rise Both in the U.S. and Elsewhere0
- Education
- December 28, 2015
Earlier this year, Breitbart news announced a startling figure: the number of homeschooled children in the U.S. rose 61.8% in the last decade. But according to a recent BBC report, the U.S. is not the only country seeing such a dramatic rise in homeschooling. In the last six years, the U.K. has experienced a 65%
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Learning from Lynyrd0
- Culture
- December 24, 2015
Since Black Friday, we’ve been in peak-consumerism mode. It probably won’t end until after New Year’s Day. Ironically, while Thanksgiving and Christmas are rooted in Christian tradition and outlook, there is little left of Christianity’s influence on those holidays. These days, Thanksgiving is less about giving thanks to the Almighty and more about preparing for
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Why Rereading Books is So Important0
- Education
- December 23, 2015
Reading a book for the first time is seen by many in our society as a badge of honor and a legitimate cause for boasting. Rereading a book, on the other hand, doesn’t usually come with the same pride or pack the same awe-inspiring punch in others. Nevertheless, according to Christopher Nelson, President of
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#NotAllMillennials0
- Culture
- December 23, 2015
Every day, a new article about how terrible Millennials are pops up on my social media feeds. And every day, I roll my eyes and inwardly groan. Article after article claims to explain how college students are self-absorbed and overly sensitive, how recent college graduates can’t find jobs and are drowning in debt from student loans, how so many Millennials
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Poll: Most Americans Think “Big Government” is the Biggest Threat0
- Economics
- December 23, 2015
In America’s divided political environment, we usually hear that Republicans are for big business while Democrats are for big government. Which is why the recent Gallup poll might be surprising to some. As it turns out, when asked to choose between “big government,” “big business,” or “big labor,” 69% of Americans believe that “big
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