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News for Parents
Here we will periodically reference news and commentary involving education, societal trends, and advice to Christian parents. Most articles are from the Wall Street Journal and their education reporters. COME ON IN ...
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NEVER Underestimate a Nerd
Had to smile at this win for Anna Kiesenhofer, an unknown in major league cycling circles. There is winning by brute force, and there is...
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Jul 26, 20211 min read
Calling Any Practical Skills?
Boy, do students today need some practical, common-sense skills. Quit the helicopter parenting mom and teach your kids some of the...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
Community College the Smart Choice for Many Students
Currently, 41% of all undergraduates in the U.S. are enrolled in community colleges, including 39% of first-time freshmen. Those numbers...
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Jul 17, 20211 min read
Stop Aiming Low
So we try to dumb-down our best schools by discriminating against Asians? Why not instead bring our domestic students up to higher...
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Jul 13, 20211 min read
Some Humor Amidst the Pandemic
Humorous and instructive reflections of what kids think after watching their parents work during the pandemic....
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Jul 11, 20211 min read
The Price for Ivy Ego
Beware: Columbia and other top universities push master’s programs that fail to generate enough income for graduates to keep up with...
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Jul 10, 20211 min read
The Woke Teacher's Unions
Every parent concerned about their child's education should read . . . https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-teachers-unions-go-woke-116256977...
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Jul 8, 20211 min read
Too Much Entitlement, Not Enough Ditch Digging
I could have written this article by Fay Vincent. Very similar lessons learned during my summer job manually loading trucks for long-haul...
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Jun 28, 20211 min read
Open Discourse in College? Well I'll Be...
It's amazing someone has to write about this as thought it's novel; open discourse should be the norm in every college classroom....
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Jun 24, 20211 min read
Luring Them Back To Campus?
Hundreds of thousands of students who graduated from high school last spring veered off the path to higher education, diverted by the...
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Jun 19, 20211 min read
Taking a Pass on Ivy League Graduates
CEO's are less inclined to hire graduates from America’s elite universities because they are traumatized by “insensitivity" and unlikely...
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Jun 11, 20211 min read
Internships and the Pandemic
Parents: Recruiters say the pandemic has made interning more important than ever in landing a job after graduation. Encourage your kids...
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Jun 6, 20211 min read
How to Talk to Your Kids about Sexting
Unfortunately, data on teen sexting is shocking. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sexting-among-kids-is-bigger-than-everand-often-illegal-her...
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Jun 5, 20211 min read
About "529" Education Savings Accounts
Good information for parents, containing answers to common questions about 529 plans. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-you-should-know-a...
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Jun 5, 20211 min read
Apps Helping College Graduates Become Adults?
My question is why aren't parents and schools helping their kids become adults? https://www.wsj.com/articles/hey-2021-grads-these-apps-ca...
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Jun 5, 20211 min read
Preschool's Later Effects
The biggest effect of early education isn’t on children’s test scores but on their resilience as teenagers and adults....
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May 31, 20211 min read
The Politicization of Math?
Should math be an objective academic discipline or a tool for political activism? https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-leftists-try-to...
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May 19, 20211 min read
Wonder Why Colleges Are So Expensive?
Good info on community colleges, but the embedded video on why colleges are so expensive is the really illuminating part....
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May 17, 20211 min read
Gen Z Lonelier Than Millennials?
Good interview with Dr. Jean Twenge—an academic psychologist who specializes in “iGen,” a term she coined for the first generation to...
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May 16, 20211 min read
Have a Junior Scientist In The Family?
A good, readable article for your science-minded kids who are interested in computers and microelectronics. https://www.linkedin.com/post...
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May 14, 20211 min read
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