Education & Parenting
Education & Parenting
How Teaching Benefits Teachers
Arie Vilner April 24, 2020
Education is obviously of enormous value to students of all ages. Often overlooked, however, is the incredible value of teaching to the teacher, specifically the cognitive benefits a teacher gains.
Education & Parenting, Politics & Rights
My Sixth-Grade Socialist Indoctrination
Julian Markowitz January 16, 2020
I wonder how much better off my classmates might be today if, at that tender age, they were taught about earning money and spending it according to their own values—rather than about making sacrifices in the name of “virtue.”
Education & Parenting, Good Living, Reviews
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
David King December 5, 2019
In a world where hyper-focus on specialization is leading to greater and greater compartmentalization, this book is a welcome call for a renewed focus on integration.
Announcements, Education & Parenting
Andrew Bernstein Challenges the Education Establishment
Elliott Hill October 23, 2019
Broadcasting live on Facebook from rainy New York City, Andrew “The Education Guy” Bernstein launched a campaign to fix the American education system.
Education & Parenting, Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Greta Thunberg Should Be Angry—and So Should You
Jon Hersey September 26, 2019
Not only are eco-alarmists destroying the lives of children, but they are unashamedly using them as fodder to attack human flourishing and the freedom that makes it possible.
Education & Parenting
Alt-Education Is Filling a Void that Colleges Can’t
Lolita Allgyer August 1, 2019
Thanks to innovators in the fields of education and career development, many viable alternatives to college provide far more bang for the buck.
Announcements, Education & Parenting
Craig and Sarah Biddle on Parenting, at TOS-Con 2019
Jon Hersey May 2, 2019
We want our children to live wonderful, happy lives. How can we help them to become independent thinkers and rational decision makers so they will?
Announcements, Education & Parenting
“Little Candle,” Bright Light: The Story of VanDamme Academy
Craig Biddle April 18, 2019
This film shows what a proper, conceptual education looks like, and it provides parents and educators with a reason to seek or create this kind of learning environment.
Education & Parenting
Intelligent Disobedience for Children: A Handbook for Parents and Caregivers
Ira Chaleff February 21, 2019
Here’s a powerful tool and mnemonic for teaching children to think for themselves and to disobey adults when that’s the right thing to do.
Education & Parenting, History, Philosophy
Marva Collins, Her Method, and Her ‘Philosophy for Living’
Carrie-Ann Biondi August 30, 2018
Thousands of students who had been written off as “unteachable” were able to lead meaningful, productive lives because one woman refused to give up on them.