In Cairo, Barack Obama said something that’s both singularly offensive and utterly fallacious when he stated that “one of the points I want to make is, is that if you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we’d be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.” Taking the inaccuracy first, estimates vary but…
Category: Education
Infiltrating Liberty University
Unlike many incoming students at Liberty University, Kevin Roose didn’t start school merely to learn from his instructors. Instead the Brown student went prepared to dig up material for a book deal he’d already signed to write about his experiences at Jerry Falwell’s Christian school.
More Illegal Immigrants’ Children U.S. Citizens
The Pew Hispanic Center reports that 73% of illegal immigrants’ children are U.S. citizens, an increase of 10% in the last 5 years and a jump of 1.3 million in absolute numbers over the same period. Conversely, the number of juvenile illegal immigrants actually declined by 100,000. All told, there are at least 16 million illegal immigrants and their children living in the U.S.
Texas School Board Rejects Scientific Method
The Texas State Board of Education has overturned its own requirement that public schools teach the strengths and weaknesses of scientific theories presented in the classroom, watering down its language to this less stringent standard: “in all fields of science, analyze, evaluate and critique scientific explanations … including examining all sides of scientific evidence of…
Darwinists Weigh in on Texas Education
Lisa Falkenberg’s commentary at the Houston Chronicle leaves no doubt that she’s in favor of teaching Texas children that Darwin’s theory about the origins of species as if it were proven, incontrovertible fact. If only that were the case – then perhaps this tiresome debate could finally be put aside. Darwin’s theory about our origins…
Making Sense of Education Spending
Chris Darkins knows something that the rest of us don’t about the public education system. Or perhaps we recognize that there is a problem but don’t realize in our limited fumbling about in the dark exactly what sort of monster is in the room with our children. And it is a hideous beast: a standardized,…
American Students’ Mistaken Feeling of Entitlement
Ellen Greenberger’s study entitled "Self-Entitled College Students: Contributions of Personality, Parenting, and Motivational Factors" reveals a fatal flaw in the American university system – the students who attend – and whose education is the product of – these institutions. Greenberger was initially made curious about the subject by students who seemed to feel they deserved…
HISD Teacher Bonus Plan Flawed
HISD is considering a new bonus plan that could make some teachers’ earning jump into 6 figures, a figure that, if it’s disbursed correctly, could help the district achieve it’s primary end – hiring top teachers away from neighboring districts. Unfortunately, the new plan suffers from the same fundamental flaws as the initial payouts did…
Iraq Partnering with U.S. Universities
Iraq and the United States recently announced a cooperative education agreement that will allow Iraqi students to study at universities here in the U.S. The goal? Sending 500 Iraqi students to universities overseas as part of that country’s ongoing effort to educate its citizens. Larry H. Dietz, [Southern Illinois University Carbondale] SIUC’s vice chancellor for…
Liberals’ Take on Texas Science Ed Misses Wide Left
Writing about the controversy the Texas Board of Education sparked by removing a requirement to teach evolution on its merits, Steven Benen neatly summed up the left’s position in his article at the Washington Monthly. His points and my replies are below, his in plain black, mine mine in blue italics. Enjoy! At some point…