Why We Need to Take Education Back to Past Practices
Sometimes the best way to go forward is to go backward. In 1899, the population of Boonville, North Carolina was under 200. It was a...
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Coronavirus Reminds Us What Education Without Schooling Can Look Like
by Guest Post
As the global coronavirus outbreak closes more schools for weeks, and sometimes months—some 300 million children are currently missing class—parents, educators, and policymakers are panicking....
Rose Wilder Lane: Pioneer of Educational Freedom
by Guest Post
My eight-year-old daughter Abby recently started reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It was prompted, in part, by watching the...
Chicago Teachers’ Strike Shows Why We Don’t Need Public Schools
by Guest Post
As Chicago teachers’ strike continues with no end in sight, 300,000 students spend another day outside of the public school classroom. Chicago’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot,...
Why is There So Much Bullying in Schools?
Written by Kerry McDonald Imagine if, at your workplace, you were constantly harassed, humiliated, and even physically attacked. You would probably dread going to work...