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Latin? What no one told you…

Calculus, computer programming, robotics, STEM classes are all assumed to be the “right choice” for being ready for the jobs of tomorrow. But Latin? That isn’t even a science!...

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Marine Commander Who Fought in Benghazi is After Your Kids

Tough as nails Colonel George Bristol has spent 38 years in intense combat missions as a United States Marine in Force Reconnaissance and Special Ops in places like Iraq,...

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Is Education Brainwashing?

Propaganda is dangerous stuff. Terrorists and dictators use it but so do marketers, and even schools and universities. It is effective because it most often subtle. Like fish in water, everyone from...

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16,000 Hours Later – Two Seniors Survived to Tell the Tale

Across the nation more than 7,000 high school students drop out of school each day, but for those who do make it to graduation day, what is the result...

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Mad Scientists! (It’s Bigger Than STEM)

In April 2017, the March for Science rally in 600 cities around the world touted science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity. In a world of technology...

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The Princeton Graduate Unhinged by a 5-Year Old

Howe Whitman was a young dad with a five-year old. He had a prestigious Princeton diploma on the wall and had earned an MBA from The Wharton School (which...

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The ‘Teacup Generation’ – is your child at risk?

They quit sports teams when the pressure is on, too much homework leads to tears, a power outage and no internet are anxiety producing. Later in life they are...

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What I Learned in a Vietnam Prison about Raising the Next Generation

Bruce Flanagan spent four months in a prison in Hanoi after his humanitarian and ministry work nearly cost him his life. A few years later he was back as...

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Why your student should go to a classical Christian high school

A child today will spend some 16,000 hours in school between Kindergarten and their graduation. How should that time be spent to prepare a child for the “real world?”...

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Who Wears the Pants? Kids or Parents? Parts 1 – 3

In the late 1950s the sitcom “Father Knows Best” ran for six successful seasons. Jim Anderson was the confident father who was clearly the loving authority in his home,...

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