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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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Really??
Can college admissions get more crazy? Essays now carry more weight in the increasingly competitive admissions process since about 72% of...
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Aug 3, 20221 min read
Getting Your Kids Ready for School
Some good advice from Julie Jargon of the WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-week-program-to-get-your-summer-lazy-kids-off-screens-and...
bozacmj
Jul 31, 20221 min read
Duh...The Ivy League is Liberal
A survey of Harvard University graduates found that only 6.4% have a conservative-leaning after attending the elite Ivy League...
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May 29, 20221 min read
Killing College Sports
I'm with most coaches on the negative impact of NIL on college sports. It's hard to imagine anything worse for team chemistry. Do we want...
bozacmj
May 20, 20221 min read
The Politics of Student Debt Forgiveness
The idea of debt forgiveness insults the millions who paid their loans back. About 40 million people owe around $1.6 trillion in federal...
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May 3, 20221 min read
Skip the Ivy League Arms Race
Parents, save yourself a ton of $$ and the rat race of college admissions. Is it really worth being in decades of debt for the esteemed...
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Apr 22, 20221 min read
Protecting Your Kids from Social Media
Julie Jargon of the WSJ offers a useful guide for using the parental controls in the big four social media apps for teens....
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Apr 18, 20221 min read
Anxiety Screening at 8 Years Old?
One of the biggest problems affecting today's college students is anxiety. The problem starts early. Recent studies of high school...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read
MIT and the SAT
Professors often bemoan the use of standardized tests to evaluate potential student success in college, but you need something since...
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Apr 6, 20221 min read
You Actually Expect Us to Write?
There's too much technology in classrooms when students have to be torn away from UTube and other time-passing babysitters by patrolling...
bozacmj
Mar 23, 20221 min read
More Show Than Go
Having served in megachurches most of my life, I can relate to the sentiment expressed re: churches today ... "Appealing” programming is...
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
Lost Literacy During Pandemic
Before the pandemic, 55% of kindergartners were on track in reading skills. That fell to 37% in 2020-21 and 47% this school year....
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Feb 27, 20221 min read
Learning to Talk Again
Remote learning and overdependence on screens have left college students anxious about interacting in real life. This doesn't bode well...
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Feb 13, 20221 min read
The Suppression of Critical Thought
This has been going on for a LONG time in colleges. No longer are secondary schools focused primarily on teaching critical thinking,...
bozacmj
Feb 13, 20221 min read
Trending Downward
Recent trends on college enrollment numbers. https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-enrollment-continues-to-shrink-11642050061?st=7v5fo3lhq...
bozacmj
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Save $$ By School Choice
Analysis of 40 educational choice programs found the programs cumulatively saved taxpayers up to $28.3 billion on net, or $7,500 for each...
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Dec 13, 20211 min read
Thumbs Down for Remote Learning
We're all sick of bad news on educational attainment today in America, but parents need to get the straight scoop and not political hype....
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Dec 7, 20211 min read
Stepping Up to Defend Mathematics
Hundreds of the country’s top scientists warn about the assault on math in schools. “We write to express our alarm over recent trends in...
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Dec 5, 20211 min read
Benefits of ‘529’ Plans
Parents and Grandparents: Contributions to these state-sponsored education plans are considered gifts for tax purposes. Use them....
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Dec 5, 20211 min read
The Price of the Professions
Professional degrees like dentistry and veterinary medicine are leaving many students with immense college debt. Students with stars in...
bozacmj
Dec 2, 20211 min read
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