The most controversial words in the education world today are Outcome-Based Education (sometimes called Performance-Based Education, and formerly called Mastery Learning). Parents recognize it as a process that rejects the basics, subject matter … [Read more...] about The Nonsense of Outcome-Based Education
Education Reporter — January 1994
How the Government Attacks the Family
When it comes to the Clinton Administration's new and controversial condom ads, it's clear that this out-of-touch administration is not providing a solution to AIDS or anything else, but that government itself is part of the problem. It's hard to say … [Read more...] about How the Government Attacks the Family
Condoms Nixed by New York Court
In a smashing victory for parents over arrogant public school administrators who are aiding and abetting promiscuity, the New York state courts have thrown out the distribution of condoms to New York City students. This is a crushing defeat for the … [Read more...] about Condoms Nixed by New York Court
What Are They Teaching in Public Schools? — January 1994
Condom Clinics Will Cash In Under Clinton
"This is a coming-out party for school-based clinics," said one clinic director at a gathering of 250 directors in Pittsburgh this fall. They were celebrating their high-profile status in President Clinton's health-care-reform plan and the news that … [Read more...] about Condom Clinics Will Cash In Under Clinton
Education Reporter — December 1993
Should Schools Become Parents of Preschoolers?
A battle in the Illinois General Assembly this year exposed the far-reaching goal of the public school system to bring under its jurisdiction all children beginning at birth, and to do this without any procedure that can reasonably be described as … [Read more...] about Should Schools Become Parents of Preschoolers?
Should Self Esteem Replace the 3 R’s?
Elementary school children may no longer be taught to read and write, but they will almost surely be given one of the trendy new psychological courses in self-esteem. Self-esteem is supposed to be the magic bullet that will cure all school and social … [Read more...] about Should Self Esteem Replace the 3 R’s?
Who’s Soft on Child Pornography?
In the midst of its campaigns for NAFTA and socialized medicine, the Clinton Administration was blindsided by an issue that wasn't on its radar screen: Child Pornography. The White House strategists must have been uttering the prayer, "Lord, save me … [Read more...] about Who’s Soft on Child Pornography?