The Sad Fate of Girls’ Schools
by Kari Jenson GoldIn our thirteen years at the Nightingale-Bamford School, we experienced wonderful times and difficult ones. Yet, you could hardly recognize the school today. Continue Reading »
Sweat The Small Stuff
by Mark BauerleinOne cause of American society’s shift to the left over the past six decades has been a series of subtle acts of “progress” that, at their inception, did not appear to be political at all. Only after their acceptance did their implications become clear. An example, one (apparently) far from . . . . Continue Reading »
History for the Kids
by Mark BauerleinBill McClay joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Young Reader's Edition to Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story. Continue Reading »
Are Spain’s Catholic Schools Still Catholic?
by Itxu DíazMany Catholic schools in Spain, voluntarily or not, are failing to teach students Church teaching on sexual issues. Continue Reading »
Parents for Education Reform
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, Sheri Few joins the podcast to discuss the state of public education in America and the nationwide coalition U.S. Parents Involved In Education. Continue Reading »
Victors Over Victimhood
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, Ian V. Rowe joins the podcast to discuss the his new book, Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for All Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power. Continue Reading »
The Civic Duties of Hasidic Schools
by Cole S. AronsonThe New York Times reports an alarmingly high fail rate for children in Hasidic schools, and though the Times is biased, the truth of the claim desperately demands discussion. Continue Reading »
How Not to Staff a Catholic School
by Mark BauerleinReading a Catholic school's job description often indicates that Catholicism is not their first priority. Continue Reading »
Spare the Truth, Spoil the Child
by M. D. AeschlimanAfter a teaching career of fifty years, I agree with E. D. Hirsch that the primary problem in American public education is not the high schools, but the poorly organized, ineffective elementary school curricula, including the idiotic books of childish fiction. Continue Reading »
Put Down the Woke Man's Burden
by James HankinsA leader needs the ability to champion an institution’s goals in reasonable, moral terms that can win approbation from both subordinates and outsiders. Bad conduct, incompetent speech, neglect of institutional goods, pursuit of private or factional interests—all of that dishonors and dispirits the whole enterprise. Continue Reading »
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