by admin | Aug 6, 2017 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Uncategorized
By Patrick Deneen, February 2, 2016 My students are know-nothings. They are exceedingly nice, pleasant, trustworthy, mostly honest, well-intentioned, and utterly decent. But their brains are largely empty, devoid of any substantial knowledge that might be the fruits...
by admin | Apr 4, 2017 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Uncategorized
The purpose of language is to convey ideas. Whether written or spoken, our use should maximize clarity. Words’ definitions are basic standards that help ensure the ideas received are the ideas that are transmitted. Also at this most basic, foundational level,...
by admin | Apr 1, 2017 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Politics - US
On Wednesday March 29, Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, gave a thoughtful speech before the Brookings Institution. She appropriately noted that, “parents know what is best for their kids. No parent should be denied the opportunity to send his or her son or...
by admin | Aug 23, 2016 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Uncategorized
Guest Opinion, By Lindalyn Kakadelis, Senior Consultant Wilmington, NC – School Superintendent Tim Markley’s “confidential,” memo laments his inability to raise scores of black students in schools with majority populations of minority and low-income students. ...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Uncategorized
Charters outscore in 12 of 13 demographic categories on state tests Newly released academic testing data from NC’s Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) reveal that NC’s public charter school students significantly outperform peers in traditional public schools in...
