The radio and podcast "Issues, Etc." has been hosting a series about classical education with Dr. Thomas Korcok, who has theological and academic degrees from American, Canadian, Scottish, and Dutch universities. He is currently an associate professor at Concordia University in Chicago and director of the Center for the Advancement of Lutheran Liberal Arts. You … Continue reading No, Facts Are Not Irrelevant Because We Can Google For Them
How Bad Math Instruction Makes Kids More Emotional And Less Rational
Barry Garelick is a long-time math instruction analyst and current middle-school math teacher. For years he has done yeoman's work carefully analyzing Common Core math and showing precisely how it affects students, down to the level of individual math problems, approaches, and specific mandates. He recently responded to criticism of some of his work discussing … Continue reading How Bad Math Instruction Makes Kids More Emotional And Less Rational
The Big Box Model Of Education Is Over
This 2012 article by Walter Russell Meade discusses the breakup of the old models of our economy and why we can't go back. If anything, it is even more relevant today than it was in 2012 because it helps dissect the Donald Trump phenomena. To our purpose here, however, some insightful critiques of typical schools. In … Continue reading The Big Box Model Of Education Is Over
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