More School Districts Ban ChatGPT. Here’s Why That’s A Bad Idea.
April 24, 2023 – Kerry McDonald …… A main concern about ChatGPT is that students will use it to cheat. But the root question is: Why do students cheat?
Educating Our Children
The (Further) Case for the Free Market in Education
February 9, 2023 – Kerry McDonald …… In 1964, FEE founder Leonard Read made the case for the free market in education. His words are even more relevant today.
To Fight the Youth Anxiety Crisis, Look to Alternative Education Models
December 22, 2022 – Kerry McDonald …… Creating alternatives to conventional schooling can be a path forward in reducing youth anxiety and letting go of destructive labels.
Want to Protect Children? Don’t Embrace “Safetyism”
December 5, 2022 – Julian Adorney …… Americans seem obsessed with keeping their children “safe” at all costs. This is not a good idea.
The Root of Today’s Worldwide Education Problem Is Staring Us in the Face
November 8, 2022 – Lawrence W. Reed …… From Israel to America and lots of places in between, government schools are failing. This should not surprise us.
The Perils of Higher Education: Institutional Failure
October 20, 2022 – Chris Calton …… As we watch the once proud edifice of higher education in the USA crumble, we realize that we are looking at institutional failure itself.
Higher Education in Crisis: The Problem of Ideological Homogeneity
October 19, 2022 – Chris Calton …… College faculties historically have leaned left-of-center, but today, a rigid progressive ideology is enforced not only by faculty, but also by higher education administrations.
Higher Education Woes: Student Loans Help Fuel Higher College Costs
October 18, 2022 – Chris Calton …… While President Biden claims that forgiving student loans helps reduce college costs, it is the loan program itself that is responsible for much of the explosive growth of higher education spending.
College as an Economic and Social Problem: Dealing with the Culture
October 17, 2022 – Chris Calton …… Even while Americans deal with skyrocketing higher education costs, few would challenge the worth of college and fewer still question the campus culture. Yet, that is precisely where the problems lie, even if people don’t recognize it.
Pandemic “Learning Loss” Actually Reveals More About Schooling Than Learning
September 15, 2022 – Kerry McDonald …… The alleged “learning loss” now being exposed is more reflective of the nature of forced schooling rather than how children actually learn.