Category: Education free market

In TN, what to pray about: 6 things the Lord hates, even 7

In happier days, Charlotte Whitaker toys with son Jaden before state government kidnapped him in 2013 and severed his parents’ rights. (Photo Medicalkidnap.com) Is the state evil? Is the state the source of peril, danger, wickedness, threat, injury and death to families in Tennessee? Is the state the source of decapitalization, loss, loss of hope, […]

The day was warm and bright: A spring refresh in local economy

A child reaches for a flower in an exploration outdoors. (Photo Rochelle Marshall) The sun shone and my children frolicked in the sunshine on the broad path. Rue anemone and trillium lined our way as we journeyed along the stream, up towards the majestic falls. Past the broken log bridge, with the delightful tale of […]

Do we bribe students to perform? Let’s develop intrinsic motivations

By Jeannette Tulis Lately I have been doing a lot of thinking about how we motivate our children to do what is right, whether it be to do their homeschool lessons, how they relate to other family members, or go about their chores. I find much inspiration at Mystie Winkler’s helpful blog SimplyConvivial. She kindly […]

Is Causeway forgetting about bureaucracy, wasting goodwill on school system?

Co.Starters for Causes is a nine-week program that helps individuals put ideas into action, and turn a passion for bettering the community into a sustainable and thriving endeavor. (Photo Causeway.org) The Chattanooga nonprofit sector is dangling gift money before people in hopes they will help improve government schools or at least lobby for their improvement. […]

Thanks to mom, homeschooling’s social capital will aid crisis ahead

Members of a Chattanooga-area homeschooling chapter of Heritage Girls take part in a parade. (Photo Shannon Conkle) The state has supplanted neighborliness and community with bribery and entitlements, but you know your old dad, 89, is fine for now in his little house at street’s end, and your littlest daughter brings him his morning paper […]

Boys who recommend themselves go farther than those who don’t

Robert Henderson, 10, helps a deacon clean the dining hall after lunch. (Photo David Tulis) “Why are you here helping me?” I ask the boy. “I don’t know,” Robert Henderson, 10, says. “I just thought I should help.” He works broom and pan. By David Tulis As deacon, I look for young men at my […]

Mayberry’s after-school program backfills schools’ foibles

Dr. Dwight Mayberry, a retired public school superintendent from Illinois, is in Chattanooga running an after-school program bearing his name. He tutors students lagging in schools who’ve fallen behind in math and reading. (Courtesy AM 1240 Hot News Talk Radio) Tweet Pin It

Dyslexia remains public policy in ‘Read to be Ready’ program

Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposed reading program for East Ridge and other cities does not overturn the long-term Tennessee policy goals in functional illiteracy. The governor and his wife, Crissy, launched a campaign Feb. 17 for “a statewide focus on the critical value of reading — not only the value of learning to read but also […]

‘Momma bears’ shed tears of Esau as test snoops crash

The Momma Bears of Tennessee circulated this image to complain about the digital crackup of the state’s testing program. By David Tulis Digital potholes rattled Tennessee’s school testing program to pieces. At least at the point where the program meets the student body. But the shards of paneling, stray screws and smashed server coils of […]