This article is excerpted from LiberatED, a weekly email newsletter where FEE Senior Education Fellow Kerry McDonald brings you news and analysis on current education and parenting topics. Click here to sign up. There is a lot to be frustrated about as 2021 concludes. Some places are back in lockdown over rising coronavirus cases, while others are re-imposing previous … [Read more...] about 4 Positive Education Trends to End 2021
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Why Don’t People “Trust The Science?” Because Scientists Are Often Caught Lying
By Brandon Smith There has been an unfortunate shift in Western educational practices in the past few decades away from what we used to call “critical thinking.” In fact, critical thinking was once a fundamental staple of US colleges and now it seems as though the concept doesn’t exist anymore; at least not in the way it used to. Instead, another form of learning has arisen … [Read more...] about Why Don’t People “Trust The Science?” Because Scientists Are Often Caught Lying
Homeschooling Numbers Are Skyrocketing in Some Parts of the Country
The numbers are startling. More parents are pulling their children out of school for homeschooling this fall, prompted in large part by school mask policies and ongoing virus concerns. The homeschooling rate in the US doubled in 2020, and tripled from its pre-pandemic level, as parents sought other options when confronted with prolonged school closures. But I think most … [Read more...] about Homeschooling Numbers Are Skyrocketing in Some Parts of the Country
Back-to-School Chaos: Public Schools Are Already Quarantining Entire Classrooms Over Isolated COVID Cases
This article is excerpted from LiberatED, a weekly email newsletter where FEE Senior Education Fellow Kerry McDonald brings you news and analysis on current education and parenting topics. Click here to sign up. The 2021/2022 academic year began on Tuesday, July 26th for students at an Atlanta public charter school. By Thursday, school administrators told parents that … [Read more...] about Back-to-School Chaos: Public Schools Are Already Quarantining Entire Classrooms Over Isolated COVID Cases
The Sorry History of Residential Schools in Canada: A Consequence of the Third British Conquest in North America
The First Nations of Manitoba chose the right target when they toppled the statue of Queen Victoria in front of the Manitoba Legislature following discovery of the graves of more than 1000 indigenous children around three residential schools. Their action rang bells around the world because what was inflicted upon them in Victoria’s name was also inflicted upon other peoples, … [Read more...] about The Sorry History of Residential Schools in Canada: A Consequence of the Third British Conquest in North America
“I am filtering My believers into the school system.”
On July 11, I was washing the dishes and contemplating the fact that I have noticed many school counselors who are in the same online groups as I am are believers in Christ (I am working on my Master's Degree in Counseling to become a school counselor right now). While I was thinking about this, the Holy Spirit nudged me to sit down and write this word: "I am filtering My … [Read more...] about “I am filtering My believers into the school system.”
Common Core Curriculum Violates Federal Laws and Undermines 10th Amendment to Constitution
The Common Core State Standards for K-12 schools are being implemented in most states in English language arts and math. The Common Core is designed to replace local and parental control over education with centralized, top-down control. It is another federal government power grab, another attack against the tenth amendment to the United States Constitution, which … [Read more...] about Common Core Curriculum Violates Federal Laws and Undermines 10th Amendment to Constitution
New School Policy in Massachusetts Mandates Allowing Boys in Girls’ Bathrooms and Locker Rooms
Just when you think our school systems have hit bottom, we hit another new low. Schools in Massachusetts no longer know the difference between boys and girls. A new policy has just been approved by the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education mandating that boys must be allowed to use girls bathrooms and locker rooms, and girls must be allowed to use boys bathrooms and locker … [Read more...] about New School Policy in Massachusetts Mandates Allowing Boys in Girls’ Bathrooms and Locker Rooms
Total Destruction of the U.S.: An Interview with Larry Grathwohl
If your church's new pastor had a long and well-known history of atheism, contradicting church doctrine, or fire-bombing churches, would you trust him to serve the church community in good faith, and to do everything in his power to uphold the church's principles and practices? More to the point, would you continue to attend that church, and to take your children there? If … [Read more...] about Total Destruction of the U.S.: An Interview with Larry Grathwohl
German Homeschool Case May Impact U.S. Homeschool Freedom
Having immersed myself for about eight days in writing a brief for the Romeike family (a German homeschooling family who fled to the United States for political asylum), I wanted to share some insights I gained into the view of our own government toward the rights of homeschooling parents in general. You will benefit from some context. The U.S. law of asylum allows a … [Read more...] about German Homeschool Case May Impact U.S. Homeschool Freedom
Another Federal Government Takeover: Common Core Curriculum
In recent years, the federal government has succeeded in expanding their control over health care, financial markets, the auto industry, the coal industry, and more. Now they have gained greater control over our nation's public school systems with a program that one Georgia lawmaker calls "No Child Left Behind on steroids." The federal government is in the process of … [Read more...] about Another Federal Government Takeover: Common Core Curriculum
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