It’s September, and the children are back in school, so it’s time for a little quiz. Take a look at the following sentence: The students (a) have discovered that (b) they can address issues more effectively (c) through letter-writing campaigns (d)...
Today’s colleges and universities have become centers for high-cost political indoctrination. It is a unique system in human history, where those being indoctrinated and poorly trained for the real world have to pay their indoctrinators either...
For well over a century, the phrase “elephant in the room” has been used to denote a situation that is too obvious to ignore but is nevertheless ignored. In the classroom, the “elephant” is bureaucracy, and its effect on the process of teaching and...
Politicians and community activists often claim that the solution to inner-city poverty and unrest is to increase educational and employment opportunities. This notion may get headlines and votes, but it ignores a number of realities. The following...
The story offered insight into one of the most serious social problems of our time—the plight of the black underclass. Unfortunately, the media could only spare it passing mention before returning to their standard fare of turmoil, mayhem, and woe...
Breitbart London reports that the Durham Free School will be forced to close. The Christian school of ninety-four students, ages 11-14, have been found to be bigots, and, thus, the British government, which funds the school, will withdrawal its...
In my last essay, I wrote about Bishop Michael Barber, of the Diocese of Oakland, California, and the firestorm that erupted when he tried to insert a morality clause in the contract for diocesan teachers. Barber wanted the employees to live a life...
Last May, Bishop Michael Barber, of the Diocese of Oakland, California, added a word to a clause in a proposed teacher contract for the East Bay Catholic school system that, well, to put it mildly, made many teachers and parents go bananas. What...
