It is a mistake to center student’s writing practice on the notion they should express themselves when they just do it in fragments, run-ons, and vague abstractions. They weren’t taught grammar because it’s “oppressive,” and now they can’t write a paragraph that means anything.

Millions of students are functionally illiterate and innumerate and lack a basic knowledge and understanding of history and science while public schools across the country boast record high graduation rates and demand more money. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Moms and dads, your child can still read the greats. Even if she's 14, she can start with Charlotte's Web or Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Your boy can read The Lonesome Gods or Where the Red Fern Grows or Johnny Tremain or The Red Badge of Courage. The evidence is piling up

How to teach critical thinking: Read class literature, teach history, practice grammar How not to teach critical thinking: another personal narrative, feelings circles, action civics

On this date in 2009 the "King of Pop" Michael Jackson passed away. Jackson was just 50 years old at the time of his death. #80s

On this date in 1984 Prince releases his sixth album "Purple Rain"; the album sells over 25 million copies and gives him two #1 singles with "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy". #80s

Brain Activity Is Lower for Writers Who Use AI. What That Means for Students edweek.org/technology/bra…

Literature is a form of memory. When we strip it from the curriculum, students don’t become freer thinkers, they become amnesiacs in a world they don’t understand.

And guess what? All the new-fangled "2 Hour" schools you hear so much about are NOT gonna be exposing children to great literature when they're putting kids on AI for two hours a day and then letting them do "workshops" and "projects" the rest of the day. The only kids who will

We don’t teach students to think critically by handing them a prompt. We teach them to think by exposing them to minds greater than their own. Plato, Tocqueville, Douglass: these are not just names on a syllabus. They’re models of how reason sounds.

Parents, you are your child’s first and best teacher. You don’t need a college degree, an expensive program, or (heaven forbid) an app. You just need to put your phone down and talk, sing, and read to your child. Don’t overcomplicate it. Enjoy it!

An '80s classic "Back to the Future" debuted in theatres today in 1985. The film which stars Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd was the highest grossing film of 1985. #80s

"Adventures in Babysitting" debuted in theatres today in 1987. The film marked Chris Columbus' directorial debut and stars Elisabeth Shue. #80s

One of the biggest problems in education isn’t academic—it’s cultural. Students don’t respect teachers—not because they’re bad kids, but because they’ve grown up watching adults in power disrespect the profession. Society, media, and politicians have blamed educators for every

"When Doves Cry" by Prince was the #1 song on the Billboard charts today in 1984. It was the first of five weeks on top. #80s

Educators have been telling parents this for over a decade. Grades are meaningless. Graduation does not mean competence. Now, what do you plan to do about it?

Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose” has reached 1 billion streams on Spotify. Released in January 1984 as the lead single from the Footloose soundtrack, it spent three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the year’s #4 song.

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July 27, 1984: the film Purple Rain was released in theaters. #80s