Doug Noon added a post to his blog, Borderland, that addresses important but complex ideas.  His basic argument is that our current model for schools is outdated and probably past the point where mere "reform" can help.  Instead, we need to let go of the old model and construct a new one.  Unfortunately, there’s no [...]

A friend of mine recently told me she was growing concerned because her son, an elementary-school student, started saying he "hates school." It’s troubling, and by the time students reach high school, most feel the same way.
What shocks me is not that students say they hate school–that’s nothing new–but that the adult world doesn’t [...]

According to a recent article in the Washington Post, high-achieving students can now apply to George Mason University without taking the SAT.
Admissions officials said high school students who rank in the top 20 percent of their class and have a grade-point average of 3.5 or better can apply without submitting SAT scores. Instead, the students [...]