Posts Tagged ‘President Bush’
Proof Is in the Failure for Education Historian Diane Ravitch
Anyone who has dived into American education beyond surface level has run into prolific author, mother, and New York University professor Diane Ravitch. "Anyone" also includes Republicans and Democrats, as during 40 years in the education biz Ms. Ravitch has served as an assistant education secretary under President (George H. W.) Bush, was a [...]
Oz Never Did Give Nothin’ to the Children They Didn’t Already Have
This article originally appeared in Home Education Magazine in 2001. A few references are therefore outdated, but we see them as no less important today. While interviewing grown homeschoolers and their parents for Homeschoolers' Success Stories, I heard at least six versions of a belief I have long held: You never understand the system [...]