The Dean’s List
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – In 2010, Obama pushed for Common Core State Standards, shifting education towards federal oversight and increasing technology use in elementary classrooms. This move sparked a debate: Is keyboarding more vital than handwriting? Recent neuroscience studies highlight the unique brain benefits of handwriting, challenging this tech-centric approach and urging a reconsideration of…
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – I delve into the drastic changes in eighth-grade reading curricula since 1908, revealing a shift from classic literature to contemporary themes. This contrast raises questions about educational direction, emphasizing the need for a return to classical teaching methods to bolster proficiency in crucial subjects like Math, Reading, and American History.
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – While homeschool students continue to run circles around their public school counterparts, public school teacher Lynn Gray is “worried about many home-schooled kids’ academic preparation and lack of exposure to diverse points of view,” and that “home education should not be most families’ first choice.”
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – In a public school day of 6.5 hours, 4 hours are spent in academics, and researchers report students were only engaged in strategic learning behaviors for 67.5 minutes . . . thats only 16 minutes per hour of actively reading, writing, or talking about the subject matter. Not only are the homeschooled students more engaged, and, therefore, learning and retaining more material, they are doing so in less time…
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – “In the ongoing campaign to protect homeschool freedom, one of the most important fronts is state legislatures. But it is the energetic involvement of our members that plays the biggest part. When we urge them to contact their elected representatives, their response is often very powerful. Contact your state representatives to discover where they stand on homeschool issues….
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – In Maine, Democrats’ dominance faces a setback as a controversial bill on child gender transition is unanimously rejected due to public outcry. Meanwhile, in New York, a lawsuit against a school district highlights the clash over social transitioning without parental consent. These events underscore the growing tension in education and politics over gender identity and parental rights.
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – As a parent, imagine your child in a school where math and English proficiency are alarmingly low. The school, influenced by leftist ideologies, opts to combat these academic shortcomings through a controversial approach, prioritizing ideological training over traditional education. This raises critical questions about the true priorities in our education system and the impact on our children’s learning.
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – During my visit to Waterbrook Christian Academy, I observed fifth graders’ deep respect for teachers. Speaking with Alex Newman, we explore socialism’s impact on American education, led by figures like Horace Mann and John Dewey. This shift from traditional values and individual liberty signifies a profound transformation in our education system’s foundations and ideologies.
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – “The education our children want is the ability to discover the answers to the basic questions we all have: Who am I? Where do I live? And what is the world around me like? Children yearn to learn, and their capacity for it is one of the God-given wonders. The education our children need is the ability to read, write, and reason as well as any student in any country in the world.” – Ronald Reagan
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The Harvard Kennedy School is hosting the Middle East Dialogues series on March 7, 2024. One of the scheduled speakers is Dalal Saab Iriqat, a professor at the American University in Ramallah. Dalal supports Hamas and refuses to forgive the Israeli government for “making us take their children and elderly as hostages.” You can’t make this stuff up!
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s recent remarks at UC Berkeley highlight the growing divide in constitutional interpretation. Amidst criticism of conservative rulings, I question the current educational system’s role in shaping critical thinking. With Ken Griffin’s comments on Harvard, it’s clear: America’s future leaders must navigate a landscape fraught with political bias and…
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Parents are leaving public schools in droves, choosing private or homeschool options due to perceived inadequacies in public education. Proposed laws like Oklahoma’s HB4130 seek to tightly control homeschooling, intensifying debates. Concurrently, a significant number of students are vanishing from the system altogether, highlighting a grave crisis in the perceived value and relevance of…
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Grassroots movements like Florida Citizens Alliance are crucial in reshaping American education. We explore their mission to empower educators, parents, and students in Florida. With initiatives like legislative action teams, active parent groups, and the innovative Liberty Scholar and Microschool Initiatives, they’re transforming the landscape of K12 education and offering viable alternatives to…
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Policymakers do not stop to consider the mass exodus from public schools because of the educational product the public schools are delivering. Instead, they blame the exodus on the other educational options with which parents are presented, and policymakers attempt to bring those options into their orbital jurisdiction…
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