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How to Get the Schools America Needs

by Edwin Benson October 3, 2020April 10, 2020

How to Educate an American is a collection of essays edited by Michael J. Petrilli and Chester E. Finn, Jr. that embraces a serious task. The subtitle set out its goal – The Conservative Vision for Tomorrow’s Schools. Unfortunately, this book cannot deliver something that does not exist. There is no unified conservative vision for … Read more

How John Dewey’s Theories Can Explain the Crisis of Catholic Catechesis

by Edwin Benson October 3, 2020July 30, 2018

To say that there is a crisis in the world of Catholic catechesis is an understatement. Three generations of Catholic young people have been ill-served by the formation in the faith that they deserved but did not receive. Of course, they did not object much, nor are many of them objecting now. Many are simply … Read more