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Here we will periodically reference news and commentary involving education, societal trends, and advice to Christian parents. Most articles are from the Wall Street Journal and their education reporters. COME ON IN ...
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bozacmj
Mar 14, 20211 min read
Financial Help to Adult Children?
For pro/cons of the possible pitfalls in retirement of giving financial help to adult children and family members, see...
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bozacmj
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Your Kid's Wiring
In case you have kids with an interest in the planets, outer space, NASA, or Space Force. Most of us in science and engineering discover...
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bozacmj
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Living the Dream at JPL
We are grateful to have such talented students at AU, who move on to change the world. https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:...
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bozacmj
Feb 10, 20211 min read
The College Bailout
The main beneficiaries of $50K college debt absolution proposed by Sens. Warren and Schumer would be higher-income students who borrow...
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bozacmj
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Mediocrity Is Now Mandatory
The mediocrity began years ago . . . all parents with college-bound kids should read https://www.wsj.com/articles/mediocrity-is-now-manda...
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bozacmj
Feb 6, 20211 min read
We All Can Thank a Teacher
This is sad, as teaching is an honorable, satisfying career. https://oanow.com/news/local/education/its-elementary-teacher-shortage-growi...
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bozacmj
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Cheating as a Business Model?
Professors regularly have to employ extraordinary measures to insure honesty on assignments and tests in college courses. Never has...
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bozacmj
Jan 30, 20211 min read
College Admissions During Covid
Useful advice for students and parents before applying to college during the pandemic year: https://www.wsj.com/articles/applying-to-col...
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bozacmj
Jan 20, 20211 min read
The End of Writing Skills
The writing skills of today's college students are deplorable. One wonders what went on during a dozen years of K-12 education. Now the...
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bozacmj
Jan 15, 20211 min read
Is Cheating in School Okay?
A large cross-section of studies indicate that at least 80% of students cheat their way through college. Many of today’s students have...
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bozacmj
Jan 2, 20211 min read
Throwing $$ at Learning
Can education be bought? The answer from Hartford, CT is NO. The city spends > $400 million yearly on education ($17,260 per student) yet...
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bozacmj
Dec 30, 20201 min read
The End of College?
For millions of families, it's no longer working to finance a college education by carrying years of crushing debt. For every high school...
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bozacmj
Dec 27, 20201 min read
appalling college Graduation Rate
Parents, the current four-year graduation rate for students attending public colleges and universities is 33%. The six-year rate is 58%....
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bozacmj
Dec 20, 20201 min read
Soaring Applications to Elite Colleges
But most admit a small fraction of applicants (e.g., Harvard admitted 7.5%). Message to parents: Retire the elite anointing oil and...
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bozacmj
Dec 18, 20201 min read
Helping Talented College Students Succeed
Parents, help your talented kids succeed by choosing colleges that offer outstanding guidance toward their career goals. An example is...
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bozacmj
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Teaching Anyone?
Public-school employment in November was at its lowest level since 2000, down nearly 9% from February, as Covid-19 forced administrators...
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bozacmj
Dec 13, 20201 min read
The Perils of SEC Football
Lots of $$$, but also lots of expectations. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/auburn-fires-gus-malzahn
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bozacmj
Dec 8, 20201 min read
College Applications down 17% during covid-19 year
The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) found that after 2 months into the current cycle of college financial aid applications,...
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bozacmj
Dec 4, 20201 min read
Is borrowing $100K to finance your kids' dream college worth it?
Recent U.S. Dept of Education data shows that poor and middle-income parents at hundreds of colleges have taken on debt sometimes greater...
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