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Home: Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Impressionable Minds: Teaching Politically Correct History - Tom O’BrienModerate as well as conservative historians have come to the conclusion that convergence theory and PC history have some serious problems. Read more... Improving Schools Through Choice - Armstrong WilliamsThere is no doubt that public education in this country has failed miserably. Read more... In Education, Character as Important as Skills - WILLIAM J. BENNETTThe highest values of education in a democracy are more than the competitive advantage of an increasingly productive labor force. Read more... In Philadelphia, A Model School Kindles Hope - Kevin E. SchmiesingSt. Martin de Porres school in Philadelphia is finding new life through the cooperation of three not-always-cooperative entities: church, community, and government. Read more... In the Name of the Father - William McGurnOf all the tests put to a priest, perhaps none is greater than the one Christ put to his disciples: Can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? Read more... In the Vatican Gardens, faith meets reason - Fr. Raymond J. de SouzaNot everyone who comes here does so to exercise the soul. Read more... Intelligence in the Classroom - Charles MurrayHalf of all children are below average, and teachers can do only so much for them. Read more... Is Private Schooling Privatizing - CHRISTIAN SMITH & DAVID SIKKINKQuestion: Are families that choose private schools and home education for their children more likely than families involved in public schools to be socially isolated and withdrawn from participation in civic life? Answer: Absolutely not. Read more... Is the Fetus a Person? - Andrew McCrackenUpon completion of this lesson, students will understand that the embryo or fetus is a human person. Age level: Grade 10-12 (15-18 years old). Time: 60 minutes. Read more... Israel: Whose Land Is It? - Jimmy AkinI’m not going to solve that long-standing and thorny question of who has rightful claim to the land of Israel, but I can offer some considerations that need to be taken into account when forming an opinion on the subject. Read more... It's All Your Fault - Theodore DalrympleOne way and another, I have spent a lot of my life in the study of resentment, my own and that of others. Read more... It's Not Theft, It's Pastiche - Christine RosenCollege students plagiarize routinely, especially from the Internet. Read more... It's Tough to be a Boy in American Schools - John Leo"It's a bad time to be a boy in America," Christina Sommers says in her important new book, "The War Against Boys." "We are turning against boys," she writes. Read more... Keep the Faith: Integrating Faith and the Public Schools Without Mixing Church and State - Eric BuehrerIn too many schools, Christianity is censored out of the curriculum and off the campus. Think about how many children go through twelve years of education and never learn anything of significance about Christianity. Here the case is made that teaching students about Christianity and its positive influence on American culture is not only possible, it’s legal, and a legitimate academic pursuit for public schools. Read more... Land O'Lakes and the CUA Wars, 40 years later - George WeigelForty years ago this coming summer, some two dozen prominent Catholic educators met at a Wisconsin resort and issued the "Land O'Lakes Statement." Read more... Language Guardian - Joseph EpsteinAn online journal fights for clear, expressive English. Read more... Latin Grounds - John R. DunlapTwo Fridays ago, about twenty minutes before my 11:45 Elementary Latin class, a student came to my office to drop the course. Read more... Learning Among The Ruins - JAMES HITCHCOCKEven more than the Church, the university encapsulates the entire modern cultural crisis, because the university defines itself as the bearer of the totality of culture, past and present. Read more... Learning for Everyone - Robert K. LandersAlex Beam, a columnist for the Boston Globe, set out to write a book that wasn't great -- and, mirabile dictu, he has succeeded. Read more... Learning the old-fashioned way - Barbara KayBack to school! To mark the occasion, I recommend a little book for parents of school-age children. Read more... Learning to Forgive - Dr. Richard P. Fitzgibbons, Robert Enright, & Thomas F. O'BrienAngry students are likely to repress their feelings or act out, but there is another option. Read more... Lesson #1: Good teachers share one special quality - Hal UrbanAside from the importance of the actual content of a teacher's lessons, there are certain personal qualities and virtues which really excellent teachers embody. Read more... Liberal Arts Education in a Free Society - James V. Schall, S.J.Liberal education agrees with Plato that self-rule is at the heart of civil order. Read more... Like it or not - Charles ColsonParents and students attending this year’s commencement at Georgetown University, a Catholic school, would surely expect to hear a commencement address that took Catholic teaching seriously. And that’s what they got. But many in the crowd were offended, even outraged. Read more... Lipstick Jungle - Ashley SamelsonA few weeks ago, I helped my 18-year-old sister move into her freshman dorm at Hillsdale College in Michigan. Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ... [>>] Further your education with an online MBA degree from an accredited college. Related Categories:Pages Updated On: Sat Feb 04 2012 - 16:09:39
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