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Survey: 60 Percent of College Graduates Lack Basic Skills for Workplace
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. September 16, 2018
In a recently released employer survey commissioned by te Association of American Colleges and Universities, only 40 percent said recent college graduates are well-prepared to handle tasks requiring good communication skills. Even worse, less than 40 percent said graduates are proficient in writing, critical thinking or applying knowledge to real-world situations.
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Commissioner George P. Bush Launches Attack On Alamo
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. September 16, 2018
General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush sent a letter to the Texas State Board of Education about removing from the social studies curriculum standards the Travis letter and “heroic” from descriptions of the Alamo defenders. He argued that the recommended changes are not about “trimming class time” but rather about “diluting Texas history” and influencing what students will learn about our past.
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Addictive Math Video Games Come to Texas Classrooms
By Carole Hornsby Haynes , Ph.D. August 22, 2018
Texas Education Agency (TEA) is implementing math video games to its blended learning programs in district and open charter schools for grades pre-K through 8. Why is TEA ignoring the volumes of research about addictive video games?
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The Feds Begin Takeover of Private Enterprise & Workers
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. August 2, 2018
The federal government is poking its nose into filling blue-collar jobs for private businesses by training workers. Yet it has no constitutional authority for involvement in the private sector -- either by planning the economy or training the workforce.
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Smart Phones Are Connected To Rising Teen Suicides
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. July 21, 2018
Between 2010 and 2015, teen suicide or attempted suicide rose more than 50 percent. The rise is connected to an increase in teen ownership of smart phones, passing 50 percent in 2012 and soaring to 73 percent in 2015.
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Use Video Games & Ditch Traditional Instruction, Says Edtech Chief
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. August 10, 2018
Today’s students should be taught with video games because their attention spans have decreased.
Mohit Midha, CEO of Mangahigh which develops math games, says to ditch traditional instruction because students cannot focus for more than five minutes. What a life! Getting to hang out with friends and play video games all day.
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Why Millennials Hate America and How We Can Change It
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. July 25, 2018
Public furor over the new Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) textbook is gaining hurricane force as deplorables see firsthand exactly why millennials prefer socialism and think America is an evil empire.
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Digital Learning Is A $60 Billion Scam
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. July 18, 2018
The new Gold Rush will rake in $60 billion this year. The ed-tech gold rush has attracted deep pockets like Rupert Murdoch who invested more than $1 billion into Amplify to develop educational video-games.