Archive for Karen Y. Palasek

Homeschooling: A Hope for America

In his foreword, John Taylor Gatto, the New York City Teacher of the Year from 1989 through 1991, raises the following question: “What would happen if we let the imagination and energy of the young free again—as it was in Ben Franklin’s day—free to add value directly to the world around them as the young [...]

23Feb2012 | | 10 comments | Continued

Education in a Free Society edited by Tibor Machan

Hoover Institution Press · 2000 · 149 pages · $16.95 paperback Reviewed by Karen Y. Palasek Editor Tibor Machan states in his introduction to this collection of four essays that “The primary concern in this book is whether human individuality is compatible with coercive public education.” Each of the four perspectives offered takes a unique [...]

1Dec2001 | | 0 comments | Continued

Female-Parent Wage Gap Requires Action?

Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s New York Times article, “Have a Child, and Experience the Wage Gap” (May 16, 2000), presents itself as a summary of the detrimental effect that the choice to have children imposes on women’s wages. The author leads her readers through seemingly relevant data contrasting the dollar incomes of double-earner families with the [...]

1Sep2000 | | 1 comment | Continued

The Right to Home School: A Guide to the Law on Parents’ Rights in Education by Christopher J. Klicka

Home School Legal Defense Association • 1998 • 198 pages • $10.00 paperback While the title would suggest otherwise, Christopher Klicka’s book is not the kind of text most homeschool parents would pick up and read. In practice, homeschool parents tend to focus on how-to books and curriculum reviews, with a smattering of methodology thrown [...]

1Mar2000 | | 1 comment | Continued

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