by United Families International | Jan 24, 2013 | Child Development, Constitution, Divorce, Education, Religion, Religious Freedom, Research, Schools, The Family, Values
Maddi Gillel Editor’s note: This is the second in a series on education. To see “The High Water Mark,” go here. The second phase began around 1887. There were those who wanted to experiment with ideas to make changes in the system: 1-The populist...
by United Families International | Jan 22, 2013 | Child Development, Education, Family, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, Research, Schools, stay-at-home mom, The Family, Values, working mothers
Rachel Allison Reading Ann Bailey’s article about the studies that have come out against the Federal Government’s Head Start preschool program must be discouraging to those whose intentions may have been positive and even altruistic. But the years of time and effort...
by United Families International | Jan 18, 2013 | Child Development, motherhood, Schools
Ann Bailey Emma surprised me with her comment. “I think the lesson learned is government can’t replace the family.” Not something I would have expected from a high-level public school educator. I had sent her an article about the latest study showing that the...
by United Families International | Jan 17, 2013 | Child Development, Education, Family, Media, Parents, Religion, Religious Freedom, Research, Schools, The Family, Values
Maddi Gillel “The strict discipline in educational preparation for professional life is described by John Adams. By the time his son, John Quincy Adams was 18, the youth had become fairly proficient in Latin, French, and Greek. He had also studied English and French...
by United Families International | Jan 16, 2013 | Environmentalism, Religious Freedom, Schools
Carol Soelberg Wednesday, January 16, commemorates the adoption of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom drafted by Thomas Jefferson back in 1786. That document declared the freedom of religious choice and religious free exercise all thought to be “natural...
by United Families International | Jan 15, 2013 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Media, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, Schools, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison This post may offend some of our readers. If I say something that hits too close to home, just honestly evaluate your child’s involvement and if necessary ignore my observations. My children grew up during the skate-board craze in our neighborhood. ...