Barack Obama's choice for education secretary offers hope for a change in America's schools.
Smarter teachers? More parental involvement? More computers? Better assessment? Healthier lunches? Nope. Try harder-working kids.
Do they want me to go to the office every day when my kids are adults so that I can sign them on?
If the critically wounded were treated first, bailouts wouldn't be handed to car manufacturers, but to schools.
Students bubble-wrapped against failure lack both humility and motivation in their approach to higher learning.
A famous contrarian insists that children differ in ability and that their education should recognise this.
Does self-discipline beat intelligence? What about a good night’s sleep?
It's in the nature of social engineers to want to force us all into their own ideological box.
Respecting parents as the first educators of their children is easy. Making it happen is tougher.
Virtue and character are back on teachers’ agendas.
Staggered school entry? What next from the bubble-wrap department?
It was a lot harder than I imagined, but the reasons for educating our children at home were compelling.
By typing everything we lose vital skills. And the issue isn’t just computers, but all related technology.
As the school year fills up with treats, a mother wonders where the neighbourhood cleanup and nursing home visit fit in.
A first-person account of manning the barricades against political correctness.
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