Monthly Archives: September 2013

The Common Core…Uh-Oh….

Posted on September 26, 2013 by marklangley

Suddenly any jocose banter about the Common Core (aka ObamaCore) doesn’t seem so amusing anymore. As a matter of fact, after seeing this video of a friendly looking and intelligent fellow American being abruptly and unceremoniously dragged out of a public meeting, … Continue reading →

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Ohioans Against The Common Core

Posted on September 15, 2013 by marklangley

Just as the fifth century B.C. Persian invasion united all Greece against Xerxes and his army of slaves, so too the Common Core- or ObamaCore- appears to be uniting good people throughout the land against the servile educational standards proposed by … Continue reading →

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Why Go To College?

Posted on September 10, 2013 by marklangley

A new academic year has sprung upon us, and those of us who are involved in the world of secondary education have once again taken up the arguably impossible attempt to teach students. But what is it all for? College? Why … Continue reading →

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No Royal Road

Posted on September 1, 2013 by marklangley

We remain convinced that The Lyceum and the many (growing and increasing!) new small Catholic independent schools across the nation are, indeed, part of the solution to the ongoing crisis in education. It is ironic that the solution these little schools … Continue reading →

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