Educating Our Children

July 11, 2018 – Kerry McDonald …… Forcing children to read certain things at certain times is a sure-fire way to get them to hate reading. Continue reading →

June 19, 2018 – Kerry McDonald …… As Plato warned, “Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.” Continue reading →

June 9, 2018 – Walter Williams …… Many professors spend class time indoctrinating students with their views. For faculty members who are Democrats [and most of them are], those views can be described as leftist, socialist or communist. Continue reading →

May 31, 2018 – Jeffrey Howard …… Envision a school that is not compulsory or coercive, that is a completely student-directed educational environment, whose primary aim is to develop emotionally intelligent children who can live meaningful lives. Continue reading →

May 14, 2018 – Kerry McDonald …… Why are we so convinced that children learn through rigid curriculum? Continue reading →

April 30, 2018 – Walter Williams …… Colleges are admitting youngsters who have not mastered what used to be considered a ninth-grade level of proficiency in reading, writing and arithmetic. Continue reading →

April 6, 2018 – Kerry McDonald …… True discipline is self-imposed. Continue reading →

March 26, 2018 – Kerry McDonald …… Creativity flourishes in freedom and shrivels with force. Continue reading →

February 12, 2018 – Peter Gray …… Schools will become moral institutions only when children are free to quit. Continue reading →