“Often the people that have the greatest impact on the world are the lopsided ones.” Those words I heard many years ago at a homeschool convention have helped to shape my opinions about education. According to author, Madeleine L’Engle, “These are forces working in the world as never before in the history of mankind for [...]

According to a May 2006 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, side effects and “problems” with widely prescribed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs send 3,100 people to the ER every year — 80 percent of them children. “Problems” most often include overdosing or accidental use, and side effects can include [...]

You can find various statistics on the average per pupil expenditure for public school students. A figure I came across for the 2004/5 school year was $11,470 (source) Andrew J. Coulson of the Cato Institute argues that the actual expenditure per pupil in DC area public schools is about $24,600, comparable to the most elite [...]

Are you feeling pretty smart? Take a look back to 1895… Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents, and such stated that  they only had an eighth-grade education? Well, check this out Exam PDF Version Could any of us have passed the eighth grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 Salina, Kansas, USA. [...]

According to a 2004 study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, public school teachers send their own children to private schools at a higher percentage than families in the general public. Conclusions from the Fordham study: Similarly, we can assume that no one knows the condition and quality of public schools better than teachers who [...]