Questions drive parents to consider homeschooling option
By Calvin Beisner I often ask people, “Who in his right mind ever thought it made any sense whatever to entrust to the government the shaping of the minds of the people by whose consent it is supposed to govern?” Rarely have they entertained that question before, but usually they get the point immediately: Government-run […]
Would you indemnify, hold harmless public school by signing a form?
People entering public school are not asked to indemnify the system for injuries, but people visiting Raccoon Mountain are asked to sign a two-page legal agreement holding harmless the operator of its tourist-loved cave. (Photo Raccoon Mountain) By David Tulis By God’s providence and the gift of an intelligent woman as wife I have avoided […]
Slight token of Christianity in public school banned, yet classes full
The Gideon New Testament program is too much for a public school in a rural Tennessee county; the program must stop. Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? — 2 Corinthians 6:14 They have spoken words, swearing falsely […]
Sen. Gardenhire’s fallacious claims about mass schooling
Sen. Todd Gardenhire The rooster crows immediately before sunrise, therefore the rooster causes the sun to rise. — Sample of poplar fallacy By David Tulis The marketplace in educational services has been stifled in Chattanooga for decades thanks to a taxpayer-subsidized cartel that is loaded down with corporate hangers-on and profiteers. But others support public […]
In state factory school, pressure builds against Muslim propaganda
After a stabbing, police cars gather at Lookout Valley Middle/High school in January. (Photo wrcbtv.com) The whitewash of Islam is provoking a mild backlash among public school parents in Tennessee. Their children spend hours every day in a state system where propaganda for Muslims is one of many types imposed by state government upon them. […]
Tenn. county shuts schools in step toward decentralization
On a page scarred by show prep notes, this clipping from Chattanooga Times Free Press tells of Clay County’s closing public schools for a month while those in Alcoa, Tenn., get a new facility. Schools look like prisons, but this one has aliens landing a flying saucer on its pate. (Photo David Tulis) By David […]
Perils of online schooling
By Franklin Sanders Professor X is a tenured professor at a large state university. He teaches in a discipline that requires great labor, technical expertise, and years of study to master. No doubt some subjects can be taught online and many presentations online are helpful and valuable. But the professor is in no mood to […]
Purpose of Common Core: Centralize, standardize, digitize, harvest the young
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. (The more that changes, the more it’s the same thing.) — French proverb In part a review of The Educator & the Oligarch: A Teacher Challenges the Gates Foundation by Anthony Cody. (New York, Garn Press, 2014. 199 pages, no index. $15.30 from abebooks.com) By Franklin Sanders […]
Will boy follow liberty ideals? Not if my fathering is mechanical process
Boys in a Trail Life USA troop get ready to mow in preparation for a mud run Sept. 5 in Chattanooga. A Tulis boy, 12, is second from left. (Photo David Tulis) By David Tulis God has blessed my wife, Jeannette, and me with four children, the last of which is 12. He was born […]
Chris Rolle’s drive to feed bus stop children
Chris and Dorothy Rolle tell about their ministry in feeding children at a bus stop in their neighborhood in Chattanooga. They’ve dealt with neighbors’ opposition, a row over a permit, and now lack of funds. They are raising cash on a crowdfunding website. Listen to AM 1240 Hot News Talk Radio. Tweet Pin It