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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela |
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Disastrous Effects of Preschool Programs
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | May 6, 2015
The crisis in early education in America continues in spite of research-based evidence that, what the U.S. is doing to its young children, is harmful both short and long term. Policymakers continue to ignore the giant discrepancy between what we know about how youngsters learn and the practices in preschool and kindergarten.
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Is American Patriotism An Endangered Specie?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | June 14, 2015 Education Views
During the recent Memorial Day celebration, Americans remembered those who died in the service of our nation. At many events, the strains of “God Bless America” wafted through the air as voices rang out in patriotic pride:
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How Effective Are Pre-K Programs?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | May 13, 2015 Education Views
The crisis in early education in America continues in spite of research-based evidence that what the U.S. is doing to its young children is harmful both short and long term. Policymakers continue to ignore the giant discrepancy between what we know about how youngsters learn and the practices in preschool and kindergarten. Short-term studies that show gains in skills such as letter and number recognition are widely touted as justification for didactic and scripted instruction for young children – too often with disastrous effects.
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American Pre-K Is Killing Creativity and Curiosity in Children
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | March 26, 2015 Education Views (Originally "Texas Politicians Expanding Free Daycare")
An overwhelming number of Texans have indicated they are highly dissatisfied with public education.
Yet the 84th Legislature, at the lead of Governor Abbott and business leaders, is pulling out all stops to pass legislation that will expand government run education and create free daycare for thousands of illegal immigrant minors.
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Give the Forgotten Middle Class School Choice!
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | March 6, 2015 | Education Views
The wealthy are growing wealthier and the disadvantaged have free food, cell phones, rent, utilities, and cards to access cash. The middle class is slowly sinking into a sea of oblivion.
The rich can send their children to the finest private schools and colleges. Vouchers, tax credits, and tuition scholarships are being made available to the poor, but no one seems to notice that the middle class can little afford to send their children to private schools.
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Common Core Loophole in Texas Home Rule / Local Rule Legislation
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | April 2, 2015 Education Views
A home-rule initiative to convert the entire Dallas ISD into a charter school district was launched in 2014 with support from powerful politicians and wealthy backers. But the public did not buy the idea. Even Bob Weiss, chairman of the home-rule commission charged with preparing a charter, opposed home rule because he said it would “…undermine people’s democratic rights.”
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Life is Over If a 4-Year-Old Can't Read?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | March 11, 2015 | Education Views
Americans are fleeing public schools faster than rats from a sinking ship. Yet Texas politicians have fallen for the line that, if disadvantaged children do not have parents to prepare them for kindergarten, they will trail their classmates and will never be able to catch up.
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Key to Winning School Choice Debate
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | February 26, 2015
‘School choice’ has become the rallying cry for millions of Americans weary with a public school system that is fraught with insurmountable problems that have grown worse in the face of failed reform efforts. Public education is no longer focused on providing students with a sound academic foundation, but rather changing student attitudes, beliefs, and view as world citizens instead of American citizens.
