Tag: education

Video: America’s Broken Education System—Homeschooling Expert Leigh Bortins on Restoring Classical Education

With millions of students going to school virtually during this pandemic, many parents have been shocked to see what their kids are learning. Today, we sit down with homeschooling expert Leigh Bortins, founder of the curriculum company Classical Conversations, to discuss how American public education has declined in the past century, the responsibility of parents…


Students Could Return to California Campuses by Fall, Says Fauci

The country’s top infectious disease specialist says he’s hopeful California campuses will reopen for in-person instruction by next fall. “It’s extremely important to get children back into school and kept in school,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Dec. 18 during a live video conference to California State University leaders. “I will push and I believe it…


The Four F’s and Four G’s: How Western Social and Moral Life Has Been Radically Altered

Commentary         Countries that undergo a peaceful regime change from free and open to closed and less free, usually do so by accepting the gradual substitution of one set of values for another. They abandon what I call the four F’s and begin accepting the four G’s as their new belief system. The Four F’s are:…


How to Create an Effective Learning Space

A student’s physical environment has a significant impact on their ability to focus, be creative, and learn. I spoke to award-winning educator and educational design expert Karen Aronian about how to design effective learning environments for our kids. Here’s what she said. The Epoch Times: How does a child’s physical environment impact his or her…


Dr. Biden and the Value of a College Degree

Commentary By now you’ve probably heard about the controversial article in the Wall Street Journal about Jill Biden by Joseph Epstein who says her use of the title doctor “sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic.” The article was snarky and disrespectful but nonetheless leads to some interesting issues that need to…


Zoom School Gets an F, But Some Online Learning Providers Excel

Students in 40 percent of school districts across the country haven’t been inside a classroom since last spring, and others are now returning to virtual “Zoom school” as coronavirus cases rise. Remote public schooling as a response to school shutdowns has been a disaster for many children, with a record number of F grades issued this academic year. Both…