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Turning schools into mental-health clinics won't improve safety
Schools should set and enforce rules of conduct -- not try to double as mental-health clinics.

Joanne Jacobs
6 days ago2 min read


Fear and self-loathing in the classroom
Teaching children the world is "bad and broken" undermines their confidence and curiosity.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 1, 20252 min read


Students need clear expectations, honest feedback
If schools can't hold students accountable, nobody's going to learn anything.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 7, 20252 min read


Traumatizing math students
There's no evidence that "trauma-deformed pedagogy" (oops, "informed") helps students learn more, writes Max Eden, an American Enterprise...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 27, 20233 min read
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