Education

Stars of ‘Won’t Back Down’ Reap Unexpected Teachers Union/Leftist Backlash

September 29, 2012

It appears that the stars of "Won't Back Down," which enjoys wide theatrical release today, had no idea they were participating in a movie that celebrated an idea that greatly annoys the left and Democrats — school choice via the Parent Trigger. That fact is ironic, considering protagonist Maggie Gyllenhaal is an active and vocal member of the fashionable Hollywood left. Yet, to her credit, Gyllenhaal is sticking by her guns, and with the parent-empowerment message of her movie despite protests by teachers unions.

For Parents to Teach Their Children That God Created the Earth Is Tantamount to Child Abuse

September 1, 2012

By Mike Gray

For Parents to Teach Their Children That God Created the Earth Is Tantamount to Child Abuse

“You see, in evolution you have to look at that hummingbird feeding at your feeder, and assume that all of its parts have somehow come together by random, purposeless change combined with natural selection.”

The NEA — A Vestigial Appendage of “The Great Society”

August 27, 2012

By Mike Gray

"Such programs should include information on sexual abstinence, birth control, family planning, diversity of culture and diversity of sexual orientation and gender identification, sexually transmitted diseases, incest, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and homophobia."

Daniel J. Flynn and The Blue Collar Intellectuals

August 4, 2012

By Robert Dean Lurie

Daniel J. Flynn and The Blue Collar Intellectuals

My grandfather was a self-educated man; it’s unclear whether he even made it to high school, yet he picked up a Masters Degree in Real Life via a voracious reading habit and thirty years in the Marine Corps. Of the many books he cherished, there was one he esteemed above all others: The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant. This general survey of the greatest thinkers of all time was the only book he refused to lend me–as he simply could not bear to part…

Hillsdale College: Liberty and Education in American Culture

July 31, 2012

By Mike D'Virgilio

Hillsdale College: Liberty and Education in American Culture

Hillsdale College is now famous among politically engaged conservatives and others on the right because they do substantial advertising on talk radio and other conservative media. What most of its fans may not realize is just how great an example Hillsdale is of what liberty looks like when an institution of higher learning decides it’s not going to let itself get pushed around by the federal Leviathan and its smaller cousins, state governments.