Talks, InTERVIEWs & podcasts
Inspiring Stories of Liberated Teachers:
Aaron Benner is an outstanding Minnesota teacher who knows firsthand what happens when students, and teachers, feel unsafe in the classroom. “Safety is critical,” he says. “…
Ruth Finnegan was a young teacher grading papers in her classroom in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when five men in black suits burst in and demanded she join the union. Terrified, she gathered herself to ask what the union could offer her. “Protection,” they said…
Benji Backer is the kind of student teachers dream about, or should; a young man who takes seriously what he learns in the classroom and is just as serious at applying it to his life outside of school.
In today’s public schools, a teacher may have moral principles or religious beliefs, but sharing them can get you fired…
eDITORIALS IN THE NEWS
“Four years ago, a loving wife and mother of four wonderful children died of cancer. She’d had numerous conversations with her husband, who would be tasked with raising the children as […]
Bill must be defeated if parents want a say in public education
THE SANDSTORM
Title: Cultural Marxism: A Century Old And Thriving Author: Larry Sand Date: June 25, 2024 The Marxist notion that traditional culture is the source of oppression in the modern world is still very much with us. In 1923, a group of professors known as the Frankfurt School came to the fore. These German Marxists—notably Theodore Adorno, Max Horkheimer, and Herbert […]
Title: California Is Self-Destructing Author: Larry Sand Date: July 2, 2024 The California governor paints a rosy picture of a state that is failing badly. Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a 28-minute pre-recorded State of the State address and ominously opined that the state’s values and status as “a beacon of hope” are “under assault.” A beacon of hope? […]