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Joanne Jacobs
3 days ago1 min read
When Irish eyes are smiling (and Jewish kids are singing)
I loved singing Irish songs for St. Patrick's Day at my mostly Jewish public school.
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 101 min read
How virtual learning broke a top high school's culture of excellence
Eighteen months of remote schooling broke the culture of excellence at Baltimore's City College high school.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 212 min read
Meritocracy 2.0: Can we celebrate weird geniuses and jocks?
Can we create a merit-based society that's more than a rat race?
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 62 min read
'Give yourself a break' is bad advice: Do difficult things!
Young people need to believe they can do difficult things. Don't tell them they're fragile.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 24, 20242 min read
The true meaning of Christmas
Christmas traditions are worth preserving.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 18, 20242 min read
Teens are doing less homework, earning higher grades
Teenagers are working less and earning higher grades. Everybody's "phoning it in."
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 2, 20241 min read
Western Civ is hot: Parents are choosing classical-ed schools
Classical schools teaching Great Books and Western civ are very popular with parents.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Who was the Good Samaritan? Let there be Bible stories in Texas schools
Texas' board of education has narrowly approved a new K-5 curriculum that includes Bible stories , reports Shaun Rabb for Fox News....
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 2, 20242 min read
What parents want: Teach reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, civics and ...
Parents on the left, right and center agree that schools should teach reading, writing, math and civics, writes David M. Houston, a...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Bible stories shouldn't be 'forbidden fruit'
Students won't understand what they read if they're not familiar with the Bible, mythology, history and literature.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 31, 20243 min read
Is it really all that 'weird' for politicians to be pro-family?
Politicians used to kiss babies. Now, they're supposed to diss them, if you believe the anti-Vance campaign.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 29, 20241 min read
A Bible in every classroom
Oklahoma's public school teachers have been ordered to use the Bible in lessons on "history, civilization, ethics, comparative religion,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 26, 20242 min read
If minority parents choose a charter, that's not 'resegregation'
Parents should be able to choose a public school that meets their children's academic needs and their family's values, writes Debbie...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 21, 20242 min read
Bible stories should be cultural literacy, not forbidden fruit
Teaching students about religion is fine in public schools, writes Natalie Wexler. "Inculcating specific religious beliefs" is not....
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 21, 20241 min read
Thou shalt not establish a state religion
Louisiana's law requiring public schools and universities to post the Ten Commandments is unlikely to be deemed constitutional.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 5, 20242 min read
It's cultural literacy, not Bible lessons, say Texas educators
Texas will add Bible stories and religious history to its K-5 reading curriculum.
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 6, 20242 min read
Sprechen sie ... Don't bother, AI will parlez vous for you
Learning a foreign language may soon be as  obsolete as learning how to churn butter, writes Louise Matsakis in The Atlantic. Total...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Love, marriage, honor roll: Culture closes 'excellence gaps'
Culture explains why Asian-American students do so well in school, writes Helen Raleigh, who's Asian American, in The Federalist. It's...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 10, 20233 min read
Is misogyny real? The present is female
Misogyny is a myth, argues John Tierney in City Journal. It's not just that "the future is female." The present is too. In the past,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 6, 20231 min read
No sex shows for kids in Texas: Why is this controversial?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign a bill that would ban staging "sexually explicit shows in front of children," reports William...
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