Thomas Sowell had some interesting comments on education a while back:
Let’s face it: Most of the teachers in our public schools do not have what it takes to develop high intellectual potential in students. They cannot give students what they don’t have themselves.
Test scores going back more than half a century have repeatedly shown [...]
I was reading Who Stole Feminism? by Christina Hoff Sommers at the Rendezvous. Obviously I am a few years behind on my reading; I usually buy used books. This part is worth quoting:
The traditionally religious women of today, be they Protestant Christians, Orthodox Jews, or observant Catholics–emphatically do not think of themselves as [...]
Ann Althouse discusses staying home to raise children:
I wonder whether the decision to become a one-earner family is more available to those at the highest income level. Maybe not. These people may be the most likely to get addicted to the money. And surely, they are most able to pay for nannies and other child [...]