Tag Archives: books
College Students Can’t Read. Help. (Part 1)
This past October, The Atlantic published an article that is as alarming as its title sounds: "The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books."
Posted in Education, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Augustine of Hippo, books, College, college education, Hugh of St. Victor, John Comenius, Joseph Howley, Rose Horowitch, The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books
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SkyTree Book Fairs: A Pro-Family Replacement to Scholastic
I remember clearly the highlight Scholastic Book Fairs were during the school year when I was growing up. I personally loved being able to get out of class early to go peruse the books at the fair. I even convinced my mom to buy me a few. Sadly, Scholastic turned down the path of radical ideology a while ago, and these days, they continue pushing anti-family, anti-God messaging.
Posted in Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged books, education, Kevin Sorbo, learning, Parents, radical ideology, Scholastic Book Fairs, SkyTree, SkyTree Book Fairs, students
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A Brave Way to Nurture Learning
Frederick Douglass once said, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Reading is vitally important to a child’s imagination and education. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) notes, "At all three grades, students who more frequently read for fun on their own time had higher average proficiencies."
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality
Tagged books, Brave Books, Christianity, families, Kirk Cameron, literature, Trent Talbot
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Freedom Versus Foolishness
As of January 1, a new Illinois state law is in effect that removes grant funding from public libraries that ban books “because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.” House Bill 2789 was signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker last summer and is just the latest in a string of policies advanced by this administration and motivated by its apparent obsession with indoctrinating kids into sexual orientation and gender identity ideology.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture, Pornography, Sexuality
Tagged ALA, Alexi Giannoulias, American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights, books, children, First Amendment, Governor J.B. Pritzker, House Bill 2789, LGBTQ, libraries, pride, sexuality
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