[Hat tip: commenter Artfldgr.] A group called the Woodson Center has launched a counter-project to the NY Times’ “1619 Project” falsehoods: As long as the perpetrators of race grievance that are represented by the 1619 Project are permitted to go … Continue reading →
A father reports on his second grader’s report card in Madison, Wisconsin: In the old days, it was easy for my parents to see that I was slacking off in school. They would simply look at the report card and … Continue reading →
The National Association of Scholars is, in its own words: …a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to reform higher education. We uphold the standards of a liberal arts education that fosters intellectual freedom, searches for the truth, and promotes virtuous … Continue reading →
It’s otherwise known as the indoctrination of impressionable children – and the left is hard at work at this task, and has been for many many decades. But in recent years it’s reached a very critical mass. I linked to … Continue reading →
…did pretty well on a test of verbal and science ability compared with Clinton supporters. The test is called the GSS: We don’t have great data on the intelligence of Trump supporters, but the best available is in the 2018 … Continue reading →
…when you can teach children a higher truth, and especially one that makes them hate the US and its Founders? The better to delegitimize the Constitution, right? The NY Times is in the education business: The NYT has long tried … Continue reading →
The greatest English writer who ever lived is a dead white man, and so several school districts in Canada have decided to disappear him: The Greater Essex County District School Board in the Windsor, Ont., area is supplanting its grade … Continue reading →
This isn’t going to be a post bashing college students for being fragile flowers. It’s true they are more fragile than they used to be, but here’s a serious discussion in The Guardian, of all places, about the phenomenon. Reading … Continue reading →
Professor William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection has been doing tremendous work promoting free speech. Two years ago he spoke at Vassar on the subject, amidst turmoil from activists spreading lies about him and seeking to silence him. Recently he reflected … Continue reading →
The NY Post has run a series of articles on Maspeth High School, where the administration and teachers have allegedly given students a pass. Literally. No matter what they do. You can read about it here, here, and here. And … Continue reading →
In the George Packer article I wrote about on Saturday, he sharply criticized “meritocracy.” We hear quite a bit of that sort of thing these days. First, let’s define the word: Meritocracy…is a political system in which economic goods and/or … Continue reading →
It’s easy to mock George Packer for what he writes in this Atlantic essay about choosing a school for his son in New York City. But I find his essay heartbreaking as well as complex. He’s a well-meaning liberal who … Continue reading →