Learning how to apply the Pythagorean theorem while on a construction site, earning competitive wages per hour, all while working toward a matching scholarship that can be used for future tuition or employment needs—this is the model by which unCommon Construction hopes to encourage youth to explore a career in the trades, and break stereotypes…
Innovative Program Teaches High Schoolers How to Build a House—and a Career
Fighter Pilot’s Dream of a Virtue-Based School Takes Flight
Suppose you were really upset with your children’s school, both the academics and the absence of any moral framework. You begin looking for a private school within driving distance of your home. Some of these you reject out of hand as being too much like the school your family is leaving. A few, especially those…
Full Steam Ahead: Mark Twain’s Short Story, ‘Mark Twain: A Child’s Biography’
The haphazard, changing nature of life can make it difficult to stay true to one’s self. But if we surrender to change, we sacrifice our chance to find our destiny. In his short story, “Mark Twain: A Child’s Biography,” Mark Twain (or Samuel Clemens) shows how he stayed true to himself throughout all of life’s…
Escape!: The Story of Harry Houdini
Even today, nearly a century after his death, we say his name. The dog gets out of the yard, or the baby out of the playpen, and someone will say: “That little Houdini!” The name still stands for “magician” the way “Fido” stands for “dog.” The funny thing is, Houdini wasn’t really a magician. Or…
Painted With Words: The Exhilarating Western Adventures of Theodore Roosevelt
March 13, 2023
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Modernity’s best-selling history book author, David McCullough, knew how to tell a factual story that did not leave his readers yawning or pining for a thriller. Before he died in August 2022 at age 89, his thorough biographies, two of which received the Pulitzer Prize, captivated millions of readers due to his stimulating storytelling style….
How Jemima Boone and the Callaway Girls Outsmarted Their Captors
Sunday, July 14, 1776: Jemima Boone, the 13-year-old daughter of American pioneer Daniel Boone, along with two other friends, was captured outside of her settlement by a small war party consisting of Cherokees and Shawnees. A few days later, thanks to the dedication of her father and to her and her friends’ bravery and quick…
The World’s Fastest Cyclist, Major Taylor, Prioritized Principles Over Fame
On November 26, 1878, two days before Thanksgiving, Gilbert and Saphronia Taylor welcomed their fourth child, Marshall, into the world. Gilbert, a Union veteran of the Civil War, had moved his family to Indianapolis only a few years after the war ended and his home state of Kentucky began issuing new restrictions on blacks. Indianapolis…
Film Review: ‘Back to the Drive-In’: A Hearty Slice of Americana
NR | 1h 51min | Documentary, Film | 14 March 2023 (USA) In March 2020, multiple businesses and entire industries all over the globe were shuttered or put under severe operational restrictions due to COVID. These included but were not limited to airlines, automobile factories, restaurants, retail stores of all sorts, fitness clubs, salons, travel agencies, stage theaters, and brick-and-mortar movie theaters….
Arizona Mom Creates Charter School Network to Help Students with Autism Thrive
When Diana Diaz-Harrison strolls the halls of her schools, she is reminded on a daily basis why she loves education. She has always loved kids. It’s what drew her into the education field in the first place. Her earlier self as a bilingual teacher in California could not have imagined her present self as an…
Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn on His Journey as an Educator and the Nature of a Good Education
Dr. Larry Arnn is the 12th president of Hillsdale College, where he also teaches politics and history. American Essence: Please tell us about your journey as an educator. Dr. Larry Arnn: My father was the first in his family to become a college graduate. He became a schoolteacher in my hometown, Pocahontas, Arkansas, and in…
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