Child Care / Education / Parenting / Society
The Power of No in Parenting and Education
by I first have to say that I know a lot of great teenagers. I’m immensely proud of my sons and almost as much so of …
Category: Education
Principals, Principles, and Proper Policy
A student is being punished for her after-the-fact reporting of wrongdoing by her classmates. Obviously this is the wrong way for administrators to gain the …
High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries
The NY Times: “When we don’t get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don’t blame the soldiers. And yet in education we …
Child Care / Education / Youth
Grandstanding Buffoon Misses Point in Teacher Firing
Quanell X, grandstander supreme and champion of criminals, among other well-deserved titles, completely missed the point in the recent flap in Houston after a teacher …
Rhode Island Teachers Fired, With Cause
Every teacher in what is demonstrably the worst-performing school district in the state of Rhode Island – which is to a Texan little more than …
Unlike Other Spending, President’s Teacher Program Too Small
Since taking office just under a year ago, President Obama and the Democrats have tripled the already obscene budget deficit by spending $500 billion on …
American Science Education, as Seen by a Scientist
Eric Berger’s interview with Michio Kaku is, in his own words, a bit scatter-shot. It’s certainly that, but what Kaku had to say about America’s …
President Entitled to Indoctrinate Children?
Regarding his plans to address virtually all American children in their schools, is President Obama operating within his proper sphere of authority as President of …
Teaching the Bible in Texas Classrooms
Sara Story of KLTA reports that a Texas state law that requires all public schools to offer “information relating to the Bible in their curriculum”. …
Texas’ New Education Standards Deserve Failing Grade
A pair of mismatched Houston Chronicle articles demonstrates the failed nature of Texas’ state education standards. First, the bad news: The number of Texas school …