- A Classical Education: Back to the Future - Stanley Fish
(Reviews The Core!) "...when I returned home I found three new books waiting for me, each of which made a case for something like the education I received..." - The scores had gone up, but the students were not better educated
(Includes commentary on The Core!) "Anyone concerned about the state of education should read Fish’s column and possibly enhance their summer reading by picking up one of the three books mentioned above." - Classical Conversations
A great article about CC by Paula Bryant in the Gazette-Virginian
- Some educators question if whiteboards, other high-tech tools raise achievement
Technology may be great, but it can't replace age-old relational learning methods. - Live Webcast of the 2010 National Conference
Look for live feeds of Dr. R.C. Sproul, Albert Mohler, and more at the Ligonier Ministries annual conference.
- A Closer Look at Student Bees, Olympiads, Competitions
In spite of theorists' predictions, students celebrate the achievements that follow hard work.
- 50 Political Ideologies
Supplement your older students' study of politics with these readings. Great for practice identifying worldview, underlying assumptions, and logical fallacies.
- From Castles to Factories - Deborah Meier
"At one short moment in the 1980s we contemplated rethinking the nature of the 'evidence' for improved schooling—shifting from 'credit hours' and standardized tests to an older form of assessment: 'Show me.'"
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