Tag: education
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Students Enter the 2026-27 School Year in a Legal Crossfire
by Martin Mawyer, New American Prophet, ©2026 (Sep. 6, 2026) — School buses are back on the road. Children are carrying new backpacks into unfamiliar classrooms. Parents are packing lunches, checking schedules, and trusting school officials with their sons and daughters for another year. But something is waiting for them at the schoolhouse door: lawyers,…
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Woke Ideology and the Media
by Cheryl Lacey, DGSJ, ©2026 (Aug. 25, 2026) — How often have you heard the term woke ideology? It’s been part of our life for so long now it seems there is no end in sight. Many would argue that schools are to blame. Others point to mainstream and social media. And it’s this finger…
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Elon Musk on Education
by Cheryl Lacey, DGSJ, Cheryl Lacey, ©2026 (Apr. 14, 2026) — Elon Musk thinks about education the way he thinks about rockets – question every assumption, strip it to its fundamentals, and rebuild from the ground up. He’s a first principles thinker. That’s exactly how I think about education too. His expertise is in applying…
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Don’t Wait For A Public Date
by Cheryl Lacey, DGSJ, blogging at CherylLacey.com, ©2026 (Apr. 6, 2026) — When you read the words First Principles On Education®, there’s a reasonable chance your first thought is ‘interesting but not essential’. Reading on, you notice an offering – ‘wait and see’ is the next likely thought, followed by, ‘when others are showing interest, or government gives the…
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The Whole Child: A Warning That Was Ignored
by Cheryl Lacey, DGSJ, ©2026 (Feb. 2, 2026) — I recently came across a 2011 ABC article on Victoria’s education system. It quoted the then Liberal Minister for Education, Martin Dixon, reflecting on the reform agenda introduced by the previous Labor government, including the Blueprint for Schools of 2003, revised in 2008. Dixon praised the…
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Perspective: “Kansas College Offers Degree in Auto Restoration”
by John Bernard, ©2025 (Oct. 16, 2025) — Sounds good, right? However, history again shows us how Academic offerings cannot be trusted at face value, case in point: In the 60’s, Everett, Massachusetts had a parallel high school, the Everett Vocational High School, which at one point was listed as the most successful of its…
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You’ll Own Nothing and Be Happy: Only if You’ve Had a Lobotomy or Been Educated in Today’s Schools
by Kathleen Marquardt, American Policy Center, ©2025 (Sep. 5, 2025) — How many people do you know who still believe we have too much C02 on this earth? How many people do you know who are letting their children being taught “sight words” to hinder their reading abilities? How many people do you know who…
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Leading Education
by Cheryl Lacey, DGSJ, ©2025 (Sep. 2, 2025) — The real world is accurate. It is our mind that creates what is not real. Just as past thinkers and doers still influence our lives today, our presence will have historical significance for those to come. Everyone has some influence on others. The process of learning…
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Cheryl Lacey to Host The P&E Editor
by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 5, 2025) — Australian educator, columnist and podcaster Cheryl Lacey, DGSJ, will interview Sharon Rondeau on Tuesday evening, New York time, which is Wednesday morning in the Melbourne, Australia region. The new broadcast, “Leading Education with Cheryl Lacey,” can be heard on WYNFM from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Melbourne time/5:00…
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Founding Era Views on Public Education and Self-Governance
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2025 (Jul. 16, 2025) — The American Founders saw education not merely as a personal benefit, but as a structural necessity for the survival of the Republic. Their writings reveal a deep consensus: democratic governance cannot function without a well-informed citizenry. Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of…
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Let’s Fix Education: Episode 193, “Big Picture Thinking”
by Bruce Deitrick Price, ©2025, reposted by Linda Goudsmit at Pundicity (Mar. 23, 2025) — I am thrilled to post education reformer Bruce Deitrick Price’s podcast transcript, March 12, 2025, Let’s Fix Education: Episode 193, Big Picture Thinking: TRANSCRIPT: BIG PICTURE THINKING I want to celebrate the work of Linda Goudsmit. She is that rare miracle…
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Who Decides?
by Cheryl Lacey, DSJ, Take The Lead On Education™, ©2024 (Nov. 12, 2024) — The Push for Age Limits on Social Media Government proposals to enforce age limits on social media are presented as essential for protecting young minds from digital influences. At first glance, these limits may seem sensible, but the reliance on legislation…
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CHAPTER 31: Marxism, Gnosticism, and Transgenderism
by Linda Goudsmit, blogging at Pundicity, ©2024 (Aug. 11, 2024) — [Editor’s Note: See the previous chapters of the author’s new book here. Released August 3, the book is available in several formats through a myriad of outlets.] Globalism is a replacement ideology that seeks to reorder the world into one singular, planetary Unistate, ruled…
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CHAPTER 18: American Marxism: The Biden Regime—Obama’s Third Term
by Linda Goudsmit, blogging at Pundicity, ©2024 (May 12, 2024) — Globalism is a replacement ideology that seeks to reorder the world into one singular, planetary Unistate, ruled by the globalist elite. The globalist war on nation-states cannot succeed without collapsing the United States of America. The long-term strategic attack plan moves America incrementally from…
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Solutions Lie in Focussing on Solutions
by Cheryl Lacey, DSJ, Take The Lead On Education™, ©2024 (Apr. 24, 2024) — Parents, by and large, are educated. Funding for schools continues to grow. One can assume there is community support for schools and schooling. It should be of no surprise then that demand for school accountability – particularly the measure of value…
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Financial Literacy in Schools Make Sense
by Cheryl Lacey, DSJ, First Principles on Education, ©2024 (Apr. 9, 2024) — Calls for Financial Literacy in schools make sense! There’s no question of its importance. Acting on the call literally, makes no sense. What constitutes Financial Literacy, who will develop the curriculum and who will be charged with teaching and assessing such a…
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CHAPTER 13: Fomenting Race Wars Begins in Kindergarten
by Linda Goudsmit, blogging at Pundicity, ©2024 (Apr. 7, 2024) — Globalism is a replacement ideology that seeks to reorder the world into one singular, planetary Unistate, ruled by the globalist elite. The globalist war on nation-states cannot succeed without collapsing the United States of America. The long-term strategic attack plan moves America incrementally from…
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Henry’s Perspective on Current Affairs (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2024 (Apr. 4, 2024) — “Our Day Will Come” (2:34) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Our featured guest is Henry, who will share his philosophical views on what’s happening in our world today. Welcome to the most listened-to information…
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CHAPTER 12: Seeding Race Wars
by Linda Goudsmit, blogging at Pundicity, ©2024 (Mar. 31, 2024) — Globalism is a replacement ideology that seeks to reorder the world into one singular, planetary Unistate, ruled by the globalist elite. The globalist war on nation-states cannot succeed without collapsing the United States of America. The long-term strategic attack plan moves America incrementally from…
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Diverse Ability: The Dignified Currency
by Cheryl Lacey, DSJ, Take The Lead On Education™, ©2024 (Mar. 28, 2024) — A school is a system within a whole raft of other systems. The intersections, influences and impact on education and life are limitless. If the tea leaves are accurate, schools in Australia are about to have one of the biggest shake-ups…