Tag: School
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Education in America – Part Six
Part 6: Why So Many Parents No Longer Trust Public Education Public trust is rarely destroyed by a single event. It is worn down by repeated contradiction. Parents are told that schools are committed to excellence, yet many see weak academic results. They are told that schools welcome partnership, yet too often experience opacity, delay, and condescension…
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Education in America – Part Five
The Child Does Not Belong to the State A free society must answer certain questions correctly or it will soon answer many others wrongly. One of those questions is this: who bears the first responsibility for the child? The answer is not the school district, the state agency, the licensing body, the union, or the educational theorist.…
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Education in America – Part One
The Real Crisis in American Education Is Not Money, but Mission Ask most parents what school is for, and the answer is usually plain enough. A school exists to teach children to read with understanding, write with clarity, reckon with numbers, know something of history and science, and grow into adults capable of sound judgment. That…
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Open Source Learning: The Key to an Educational Revolution
The American education system faces a critical juncture, where the challenges of government schooling are becoming increasingly apparent. With issues ranging from inadequate resources and stifling bureaucracy to growing safety concerns, traditional public schools often fail to prepare students for the demands of the modern world. Open source learning, characterized by self-directed study, global collaboration,…
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Dead Poets Society: Individuality vs. Conformity
Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke, is a thought-provoking film that tackles themes of individuality, freedom, and the consequences of defying societal expectations. Set in the 1950s at a conservative all-boys prep school, Welton Academy, the film explores the impact of an unconventional English teacher, John Keating,…
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The Rise and Fall of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, established in 1870 in Washington, D.C., was once a beacon of African American academic achievement. Named after the renowned poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, the school was created to offer educational opportunities to Black students during an era of pervasive segregation and racial discrimination. Over the course of the 20th century,…
Seeking Truth in Today's Troubled World 