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Author Archives: bakeramitchell
How a Generation Lost Its Common Culture
By Patrick Deneen, February 2, 2016 My students are know-nothings. They are exceedingly nice, pleasant, trustworthy, mostly honest, well-intentioned, and utterly decent. But their brains are largely empty, devoid of any substantial knowledge that might be the fruits of an education … Continue reading
Posted in Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Uncategorized
Tagged culture, roger bacon academy, teaching history
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Prepositions last? Why never.
The purpose of language is to convey ideas. Whether written or spoken, our use should maximize clarity.
Posted in Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Uncategorized
Tagged frost, grammar, prepositions
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Let My People Go: Removing the Shackles of Academic Jim Crow
On Wednesday March 29, Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, gave a thoughtful speech before the Brookings Institution. She appropriately noted that, “parents know what is best for their kids. No parent should be denied the opportunity to send his … Continue reading
Forced bussing hides failed curriculum, instruction. What succeeds?
Guest Opinion, By Lindalyn Kakadelis, Senior Consultant Wilmington, NC – School Superintendent Tim Markley’s “confidential,” memo laments his inability to raise scores of black students in schools with majority populations of minority and low-income students. The only option left to him, … Continue reading
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DPI calculations reveal NC public charters better serve 12 of 13 student groups
Charters outscore in 12 of 13 demographic categories on state tests Newly released academic testing data from NC’s Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) reveal that NC’s public charter school students significantly outperform peers in traditional public schools in 12 of 13 … Continue reading
HB242 Tightens SBE Scrutiny of Charter Schools – House should concur.
June 22, 2016 The Honorable Tim Moore, Speaker of the House The Honorable Larry D. Hall, Democrat Leader N.C. House of Representatives 16 W. Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Re: House Bill 242 Dear Speaker Moore and Representative Hall: Please … Continue reading
Judge Clarence Thomas on the “Heroic Virtues”
The following is an excerpt from Judge Thomas’ Feb. 13, 2001 Boyer lecture at the American Enterprise Institute’s Annual Dinner. His lecture was entitled “Be Not Afraid,” and he addresses our tendency for self-censorship. “This tendency [for self-censorship], in large … Continue reading
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Tagged censorship, civility, Clarence Thomas, virtue
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If a tree falls in the forest and no media carries the story …?
If a tree falls in the forest and no media carries the story, did the tree really fall? If public charter students test the highest and no media carries the story, did the public charter students really test the highest? … Continue reading
National School Choice Week: Are NC public charters a good choice for your child? Demographic data reveal, “Yes!”
In acknowledgement of National School Choice Week, the following evaluates North Carolina’s public charter school option. What are public charter schools? What is their academic record? Who are their students? Information compiled directly from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction test … Continue reading
Charter Students Outperform Traditional Students by a Wide Margin
According to official state data, how do public charter students compare to public traditional students on state End-of Grade tests? The NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has released the raw data for each public school’s end-of-grade test results. DPI also calculates … Continue reading