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Philosophy of Education: An Orthodox Perspective
Education is never neutral! Every educational system rests on assumptions about reality, knowledge, and value, whether explicitly stated or implicitly… Read More
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Raising Girls: Mothers-to-be or Career Women?
Can a girl become anything she wants? This question is a variation of the age-old debate: “Can women have it… Read More
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On Raising Boys and The Boy Crisis
A crisis is underway. Boys are falling behind in school, and their college enrollment rate is dropping. Nicholas Eberstadt, in America’s Invisible Crisis: Men… Read More
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Maternity Leave, Childcare, and Women’s Careers: Public Policies and Unintended Consequences
For much of human history, raising children was a collective effort. Families, neighbors, and extended relatives all contributed to child-rearing,… Read More
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On Having Children, Overpopulation and Birth Control
We live in a time where dogs are often treated like people while humans are increasingly treated like dogs. Children,… Read More
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On Getting Married
If family is the first school for children, we must begin our discussion on education by addressing an essential question:… Read More
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The Birth of Modern Education
Prussia, now part of Germany, is the birthplace of modern education in the eighteenth century. The impulse was there in… Read More
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The Role of Human Nature and Anthropology: An Orthodox Reflection
Orthodox Christianity teaches that human nature possesses a definite essence—an unchanging core of human identity—endowed by God. Our inherent value… Read More
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A Preface: Stable Families, Secure Childhoods, and Sound Education
We live in an exceptionally difficult time to raise children with Orthodox Christian values, moral fortitude, and intellectual dynamism. Though… Read More

