Education

John Paul II’s Calling Teens to Heroic Faith See How!

by CE Editors June 7, 2004

High school students: Have you heard Pope John Paul II’s call for heroic faith?
In his message for World Youth Day 2002 the pope encouraged young people to “not be content with anything less than the highest ideals!” He also…

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Home’s Cool: A Graduation Story

by CE Editors May 27, 2004

by Vyckie Bennett
Home-schooling mom
This past weekend our family joyfully celebrated the high school graduation of our oldest daughter, Angel, who has been educated at home since age four. There were six home-school graduates from the Norfolk, Nebraska, area…

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President Tells Students “There Is a Moral Absolute”

by CE Editors May 24, 2004

[The following is a transcript of the President's address at Louisiana State University.]
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. Chancellor Emmert, and President Jenkins, and Chairman Ogden, members of the Congress, members of the faculty, trustees, families, distinguished guests,…

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Parent-Child Communication Can Curb Cheating

by Jim Brown May 21, 2004

A new survey indicates just how common cheating is in public schools. The ABC News Primetime poll finds that more than 70 percent of teenagers say students in their school cheat on tests, and almost as many say cheating on…

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KO’d by K-8

by Eric Scheske May 18, 2004

Do parochial schools want to be progressive?
Then they shouldn't get rid of their Kindergarten-Eighth Grade configuration.
Middle schools are under fire by public school advocates, who are beginning to realize that the entire middle school experiment hasn't been a…

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Muslim Chaplain Strong Defender of Crucifixes in Classrooms

by CE Editors May 17, 2004

A Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University is the most vocal proponent of keeping crucifixes in Georgetown University classrooms, the Fides News Service reported today.
“I will put up a fight if anyone tries to remove the Crucifix from classrooms,” Imam…

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‘Space Day’ Award Garners Kudos for Home Schooling

by CE Editors May 15, 2004

Two Maryland home schoolers were recently honored for winning the “Best Overall” project award at Lockheed Martin's “Space Day” competition.
Fifth-grader Grant and seventh-grader Samantha Foster from Germantown finished first place in their age group for the “Space Trek” design…

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Reclaim the Culture for Christ

by Elizabeth Foss May 14, 2004

On the evening of the Super Bowl, we had several teenagers, several adult couples and a few children over to watch the game. It was my son Stephen’s fifth birthday and we spent halftime singing and cutting cake. We missed…

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Culture of Death Alive at Catholic Colleges

by CE Editors May 12, 2004

Cardinal Newman Society has issued a shocking new report on scandals at U.S. Catholic colleges and universities that is certain to reignite concerns about the colleges’ religious character.
The 56-page report, The Culture of Death on Catholic Campuses: A Five-Year…

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From Homeschooling to College

by Jolene Walker May 6, 2004

Three years ago, I was being homeschooled by my parents. But like all high school students, I came to the end of that first stage of my education and was faced with the question: where do I go from here?…

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