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Matthew John
Matthew John is a veteran teacher and writer who is passionate about history, culture, and good literature. He lives in New York.
The Castle-Like Glencairn Museum Has Family, Faith, and Nation as Its Keystones—Quite Literally
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The End of Education as We Know It? (Part 2 of 2)
The new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot known as ChatGPT is poised to have an outsized effect on the ...
Family & Education
April 4, 2023
The End of Education as We Know It? (Part 1 of 2)
It’s times like these that try men’s and women’s souls—in education, particularly. And the times just got a ...
Family & Education
March 28, 2023
Packin’ a Laptop? 5 Tips to Minimize Your Risk of Self-Sabotage in the Classroom
If you’re among the growing ranks of people who harbor doubts about the perks of new technologies in ...
Family & Education
August 27, 2022
If Personal Finance Intimidates You, This Book Should Help
If you’ve never heard of Ronald Read, you’ll be forgiven. Though Read had a net worth of more ...
Family & Education
August 23, 2022
To Avoid Self-Destruction at College, Be Careful What You Pack for Class
As this sweltering summer gives way to fall, a fleet of American teens will be off to college ...
Family & Education
August 16, 2022
What Would Hippocrates Say? Roe v. Wade, Abortion, and a Disappearing Oath
If you sought out a physician in 4th century B.C. Greece seeking an abortion, chances are, you would ...
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July 19, 2022
A Tour of Fonthill Castle, the Home of a 19th-Century Archaeologist Full of Eclectic Wonders
While from a distance Fonthill Castle does much to evoke its European counterparts—with its imposing, bulky countenance, its ...
American Essence
July 7, 2022
Life Lessons From the Ancient World’s Greatest Artist (Whom You’ve Probably Never Heard of)
Comb through any of the latest art history or humanities textbooks, and you’re likely to find little if ...
Fine Arts
June 27, 2022
5 Fun Games That Encourage Creativity and a Love of Language
With the school year wrapping up this week for the few remaining states still going, kids across the ...
Family & Education
June 20, 2022
For Boosting Self-Control, the Research Is Clear: Nothing Beats Religious Belief
God. Spirit. Divine. Could it be that these three words (and others like them) have a singular strength ...
Family & Education
June 14, 2022
When Taking Notes, the Hand Still Reigns Supreme
Evernote. OneNote. Notability. Agenda. Ulysses. Supernote. Mobiscribe. Day One. Moleskine Journey. Oodles of note-taking apps now populate the ...
Family & Education
May 26, 2022
A Better Way to Discipline Kids? The Results Suggest ‘Yes’ (Part 2)
Can a relatively simple, no-cost, no-tech, no-pain method of discipline really remold student behavior? As we discussed last ...
Family & Education
May 20, 2022
3 Timeless Books That Help Us Appreciate Memorial Day
With Memorial Day right around the corner, it’s a great chance to tuck into a book or two ...
Books
May 16, 2022
A Better Way to Discipline Kids? The Results Suggest ‘Yes’ (Part 1 of 2)
Pretty much everything under the sun has been tried. In the olden days, corporal punishment seems to have ...
Family & Education
May 10, 2022
4 Riveting Reads to Help Your Child Understand Communism’s Evils
With the American Library Association’s recent announcement of a Marxist as its next president, there’s never been a better ...
Family & Education
May 8, 2022
Marxism and Our Libraries: Where Do We Go From Here?
With an announcement that may very well have real repercussions for parents and children across the United States, ...
Family & Education
May 3, 2022
How to Become a Hero, in 10 Simple Steps
This is the book I wish someone had given me when I was 16. Or 20. Or 25. ...
Books
May 3, 2022
At Last: Some Sophisticated, Feel-Good Television for the Whole Family
In a sea of unseemly sitcoms and romcoms that sometimes seem locked in a race to the bottom, ...
Film & TV
May 2, 2022
The Pause That Does More Than Just Refresh
Last week, in part one, we looked at the simple technique of adding pauses to one’s direct instruction, ...
Family & Education
April 26, 2022
Got Inspiration? Give Credit Where Due: An Ancient View (Part 2 of 2)
There was a time, in centuries past, when creative inspiration was seen as something altogether different than it ...
Family & Education
April 26, 2022
A Simple Technique That’s Been Proven to Turn a ‘C’ student Into an ‘A’ Student—With Minimal Time or Cost
In their quest for the Holy Grail of teaching techniques, educators and parents alike have tried—and to their ...
Family & Education
April 17, 2022
Got Inspiration? Give Credit Where Due: An Ancient View (Part 1 of 2)
Both of Homer’s monumental works of poetry, The Iliad and The Odyssey, began by invoking the Muses. Muses ...
History
April 15, 2022
Having Trouble Getting Writing? Your Approach Might Be Dead Wrong
With remote learning having become the “new norm” for the past two years, many parents have been unwittingly ...
Family & Education
April 12, 2022
Two Heartwarming Tales of Healing, Destiny, and Hope
To hear “I love you” as your child’s first words is something most mothers could only dream of. ...
Books
April 6, 2022
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