Highlights Magazine Celebrates Impressive Milestone

Posted by on Aug 26, 2006 in Education | Comments Off For me, the Highlights for Children magazine was like a Readers Digest publication for kids. I remember getting a subscription at a young age and enjoying the features and humor. During August the magazine celebrated its 60th birthday and the printing of its one-billionth copy. Scranton Pa’s Times Tribune wrote this nice tribute: On Wednesday, Christine French Clark, editor, and Kent...
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Harvard Turns Crimson As Princeton University Ranked #1

Posted by on Aug 21, 2006 in Education | Comments Off The results are in and everybody is talking about it: Princeton University is ranked #1 – standing alone at the top of the academic ladder. After three years of sharing top-spot honors, U.S. News & World Report ranked Princeton alone the No. 1 university in the country. This is the seventh straight year Princeton has ranked first in the magazine’s annual survey of...
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Controversy At Patrick Henry College

Posted by on Jun 28, 2006 in Education | Comments Off Christian Homeschooling families will be interested in reading this article from Christianity Today regarding a recent shake-up at Patrick Henry College. A contentious debate at Patrick Henry College that began over theological differences, the interpretation of Scripture, and academic freedom has prompted 5 of the school’s 16 full-time faculty members to announce they will not be...
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Maryland Mathcounts Regional Competition 2006

Posted by on Feb 6, 2006 in Education | Comments Off On Saturday, my daughter Julie showed off her math skills in the regional MATHCOUNTS competition at Perry Hall Middle School. Her Howard Area Homeschoolers team coached by Catherine Asaro dominated the winner’s circle, capturing first place in the team competition while Julie bested all of the top 16 scorers (the other 15 were boys) in the pressure-packed “Countdown Round” to...
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Fragile Psyche Of Young Students Must Be Protected

Posted by on Feb 1, 2006 in Education | Comments Off The weirdness of psycho-babble has sounded off once again. Apparently some educators have reached the conclusion that raising hands in a classroom setting can seriously injure the fragile psyche of young pupils. The following article raises some interesting issues regarding that most fearsome setting – the public interrogation of students by their instructors. LONDON — Pupils in an...
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Nothing Like A Little Healthy Competition

Posted by on Jan 23, 2006 in Education | Comments Off Princeton Grad Sets Record with $101M Gift With headlines like this on my birthday I wanted to set the record straight for those of you that may have thought I somehow got my priorities crossed and blundered in my annual giving. It turns out this amount was motivated in part by the desire to set a new giving record at the venerable institution. That’s the type of competition that any...
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