These are challenging times for the classical music world. Critical Race Theory and its fellow travelers are targeting music blasting away, cutting the ground out from under them much faster than they can shore up their foundations. The Mathematics of Systemic Racism The accusations against classical music are like those in other fields. There are … Read more
Sometimes, I despair for the future of education. This occasional anguish was recently triggered by a videotaped lecture from a University of Michigan education professor. Her central premise was that elementary school math teachers must be constantly vigilant, lest they fall into verbal traps perpetuating racism. Free Book: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy … Read more
On August 18, 2019, The New York Times Magazine featured The 1619 Project. It set off a debate that resonates from the halls of academe to the streets of America. 1619 was so significant that The New York Post began a story about the 2020 riots with the following: Free Book: Return to Order: From … Read more
Parents all over America are rising against Critical Race Theory. They confront school boards from Loudon County, Virginia, to San Francisco, California, to oppose the disastrous ideology. Critical Race Theory by Other Names On one level, this development is heartening since both conservatives and some liberals are rejecting the theory. However, the anti-CRT struggle follows … Read more
After the long months of a lockdown regime, the government, media and other officials did not adequately address the social, mental and emotional consequences of the coronavirus emergency measures. Indeed, the trauma continues with warnings of a new lockdown. Some people still view socializing as risky behavior. Others think that staying cooped up in a … Read more
This question appears absurd—roughly akin to asking if the sky can be underground or if a rock can be a book. Every object has a nature. It is in the nature of the sky to be above ground and for a book to be bound up pieces of paper. To argue anything else is ridiculous. … Read more
As any honest teacher will tell you, learning is difficult. However, teachers may only admit this truth when no one else is around. Such disclosures clash with the prevailing educational orthodoxy. In addition, learning difficulties are likely to be blamed on teachers, who thus make themselves targets. Therefore, making it easy to learn is a … Read more
The term “media literacy” probably does not mean much to people outside the education field. It is a vital subject usually taught by civics, government or history teachers to students in the sixth or seventh grades. Unfortunately, the same people who are introducing Critical Race Theory into education are hijacking media literacy. Lacking much originality, … Read more
The COVID crisis has been a boon to leftists in the form of unprecedented entitlements and government controls. However, there is also one bright spot on the conservative horizon. There is a surge in the number of parents opting to homeschool their children. An Encouraging Trend According to an Associated Press story, about 3.3% of … Read more
With President Biden’s approval, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) extended a “moratorium” on landlords evicting tenants until October 3, 2021. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky justified the measure by citing the quick spreading of the new Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. She said that “This moratorium is the right thing to do to keep … Read more
