Common Core

by Kevin Ritter In a recent issue of the Pirate, I described Edmund Burke’s notion of Moral Imagination and how that attribute was shared by many of the great minds of the western tradition. I described Burke’s belief that student’s can best acquire this trait through the study of great literature. I suggested the new…

By Jim Mullen Despite its lack of constitutional authority, the federal government relentlessly treads on the educational system with one giant bureaucratic boot after another. The very essence of every federal program is to encourage dependency, dissuade initiative, stifle competition, and raise prices. Additionally, they appoint panels, boards, and ruling commissions to regulate liberty into…