Category: Education
Turning School Desks into Psychiatrists’ Couches
The fall school semester is in full swing but, instead of addressing the need to raise the 21-year-low of SAT scores, psychiatry has invaded the classroom and children…
Banned Books Week
Of all the “weeks” that are proclaimed by government or private organizations, the silliest is “Banned Book Week” announced each fall by the American Library Association (ALA). All…
The Scandal of Quest
Probably the most widely used drug education program in the public schools is Quest; its junior curriculum is called Skills for Adolescence, and its elementary curriculum is called…
The NEA Declares War on Parents — October 1990
Education Reporter — September 1990
Education Reporter — August 1990
Who Are the Real Censors? — August 1990
Education Reporter — July 1990
How Children Acquire Values
The National Commission on Children has held a series of hearings to explore the problems of children. As we emerge from the “Me” decades of the 1970s and…