Is education the answer to our social ills? Is the drug problem informational or behavioral? Put more bluntly, is classroom drug education a plus, a minus, or a zero? Shortly before Drug Czar William Bennett resigned, someone asked him if drug … [Read more...] about Guidelines to Check Up on Drug Education

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 are being inflicted with courses in “self-esteem” or “self-concept.” Many Texas … [Read more...] about Turning School Desks into Psychiatrists’ Couches

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 over the country last week, conspiracy-minded librarians used … [Read more...] about Banned Books Week

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 Skills for Growing. Most parents would be shocked to discover that … [Read more...] about The Scandal of Quest