U.S. test scores vs. China’s
International testing data shows that American high schoolers perform at a distinctly mediocre level in reading, math, and science. Our future imperial masters, though, scored at the very top. After a...
View ArticleThe Atlanta cheating scandal
It’s not the students who cheated in Atlanta. It’s the teachers. And the principals: Prosecutors are weighing whether to file any criminal charges against 178 Atlanta teachers and principals who...
View ArticleEducational culture
What is the key to a successful school? The educational culture. Think of the ingredients that make for a good school. Small classes. Well-educated teachers. Plenty of funding. Combine, mix well, then...
View ArticleThe myth of self-esteem
A long-time educational myth is exploded: For decades, the prevailing wisdom in education was that high self-esteem would lead to high achievement. The theory led to an avalanche of daily affirmations,...
View ArticleNew online classical Lutheran school
One of the promising developments in homeschooling is the advent of on-line courses. Parents can now enroll their children in an entire on-line school or in individual hard-to-teach-on-your-own...
View ArticleStructure and freedom for kids
Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews discusses some findings in Michael Petrilli’s book The Diverse Schools Dilemma; namely, that middle class and working class parents tend to have...
View ArticleThe biggest factor in a child’s educational success
A British study has found that the biggest factor in a child’s educational success is the level of the father’s education. That is, if the father is well-educated, his children are likely to do well...
View ArticleA tale of two reading lists
Annie Holmquist compares a middle school reading list from 1908 to one from today. It isn’t just that the latter is dumbed down in comparison, though it is. She goes on to analyze the content of what...
View Article“Modern Educayshun”
From Australian comedian Neel Kolhatkar, who plays the new kid in class. I think the best way to deal with this sort of thing is to make fun of it. HT: Jackie
View ArticleEducation and religion
Does having more education mean being less religious? That has been the conventional wisdom in academic circles. But a new Pew Research study has found that the relationship between education and...
View ArticleSchools to Replace Knowledge with Ideology
Our country has been torn apart by culture wars. Now we are facing education wars, as various initiatives on the federal and state level are planning to require critical theory, gender ideology, and...
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