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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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Cheating Rampant In College? Duh...
Rampant is the correct word. A large cross-section of cheating studies indicate at least 80% of students cheat their way through college....
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May 12, 20211 min read
The Rhodes Too?
The Rhodes Scholarship has stood for more than 120 years as a symbol of individual excellence. But recently, the Rhodes Trust has...
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May 8, 20211 min read
Trials and Tribulations of College Decision Day 2021
Decision Day 2021: How Teens Are Sharing College Acceptances (and Rejections) After a Rough Year
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May 5, 20211 min read
Do You Know What Your Kid's College is Teaching?
Parents, are you aware of the political and societal viewpoints your kid's college is teaching? See WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/sorr...
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May 3, 20211 min read
Paying for Other People’s Kids
Studies have shown that taxpayers could ultimately be on the hook for roughly 1/3 of the $1.6 TRILLION federal student loans portfolio,...
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Apr 30, 20211 min read
Shopping For The Science Nerd in Your Life?
Very cool gift for the science-minded kids in your life. There are LEGOS, and then there are the ELEMENTS. https://maulii.com/products/p...
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Apr 14, 20211 min read
Tired of Rejection?
We all get rejected at times, particularly students in college, but there are valuable life lessons if we approach it wisely....
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Apr 9, 20211 min read
Educating Educators
College professors rarely have any formal training in teaching. I learned the art and craft by observing great ministers and coaches,...
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Apr 6, 20211 min read
The Wonder Materials
Major college professors do many things when we leave the lecture room. Teaching is only about 15% of our effort. A recent article in the...
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Mar 28, 20211 min read
The Crazy College Admissions Year
Useful information if you have a kid applying. https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-admission-season-is-crazier-than-ever-that-could-cha...
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Mar 17, 20211 min read
Financial Help to Adult Children?
For pro/cons of the possible pitfalls in retirement of giving financial help to adult children and family members, see...
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Mar 14, 20211 min read
Your Kid's Wiring
In case you have kids with an interest in the planets, outer space, NASA, or Space Force. Most of us in science and engineering discover...
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Mar 4, 20211 min read
Living the Dream at JPL
We are grateful to have such talented students at AU, who move on to change the world. https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:...
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Feb 19, 20211 min read
The College Bailout
The main beneficiaries of $50K college debt absolution proposed by Sens. Warren and Schumer would be higher-income students who borrow...
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Feb 10, 20211 min read
Mediocrity Is Now Mandatory
The mediocrity began years ago . . . all parents with college-bound kids should read https://www.wsj.com/articles/mediocrity-is-now-manda...
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Feb 8, 20211 min read
We All Can Thank a Teacher
This is sad, as teaching is an honorable, satisfying career. https://oanow.com/news/local/education/its-elementary-teacher-shortage-growi...
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Feb 6, 20211 min read
Cheating as a Business Model?
Professors regularly have to employ extraordinary measures to insure honesty on assignments and tests in college courses. Never has...
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Feb 1, 20211 min read
College Admissions During Covid
Useful advice for students and parents before applying to college during the pandemic year: https://www.wsj.com/articles/applying-to-col...
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Jan 30, 20211 min read
The End of Writing Skills
The writing skills of today's college students are deplorable. One wonders what went on during a dozen years of K-12 education. Now the...
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Jan 20, 20211 min read
Is Cheating in School Okay?
A large cross-section of studies indicate that at least 80% of students cheat their way through college. Many of today’s students have...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
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