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The Great Education Struggle

Trowel and Sword Enterprises, LLC.

A weekly podcast on America"s education system and homeschool from a Biblical Christian worldview.

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067: Is the GED a Better Indicator of College Success...

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2016/04/17

On January 26, 2016, I watched live as the GED Testing Service announced major changes to the GED exam. After two years of study, the Testing Service has decided to not just change the performance level indicators, but they also have determined the passing school was forcing GED graduates to actually met a much higher performance standard than their high school graduate counterparts.In this episode, I explain the details and show how the GED might just be a better indicator of college and

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066: Chinese Immigrant: I have seen Common Core...

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2015/12/05

Hundreds of thousands have been fighting the official federal takeover of public, private, and in large part, homeschool curriculum through the Common Core State Initiative. Many of them see the similarities between the 20th-century totalitarian government schools systems and CCSS. But often they are dismissed as using rhetoric, and living in the cold Cold War. But what would you say, if someone who lived in China under Mao Tse-tung rule, who completed her education in China and said, yes Common

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065: Framers Presupposition, Civil Government...

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2015/10/06

After a long a long absence away from the mic, The Great Education Struggle is back. Join Virgina attorney and president of Deconstructing the Collision, Kevin R. Novak as we discuss framers presupposition, the proper jurisdiction of the civil government, and the abolition of the civil government education system. Kevin R. Novak is a homeschool administrator, tutor and President of Deconstructing the Coliseum, LLC. Separate from Deconstructing the Coliseum, Mr. Novak is – as a member of the Virginia

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064: Magna Carta, Robin Hood, & America

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2015/07/22

On June 19th, 2015 America and Great Britain celebrated the 800th birthday of the Magna Carta. This small piece of paper represents one of the two greatest documents westerns have, yet most know nothing about it. We can tell you about Robin Hood, Russel Crow and Kevin Costner versions, but we cannot tell you where the backdrop of this fictional story came from. But, without it, we do not the Bill of rights or our Constitution. We simply would not have the United States of America. Long, long ago,

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063: What is the Statistical Relationship Between the...

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2015/07/05

Education reformers have, for decades, decried the achievement gap among students and espoused the inequality of education throughout the nation. This is one of the major justifications for the implementation for Common Core State Standards. All sorts of reasons are pushed forward in an exempt to explain the achievement gap between all classes of students. But, seldom if ever, do the reformers discuss why the achievement gap is 25% narrower in private schools over public school. In episode 63,

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062: Is Islam Peaceful Religion or, A Religion Not...

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2015/06/23

With the implementation of Common Core, Islamic proxy front groups have infiltrated the American school system, including Christian and homeschool curriculums. This is especially can be seen in the CCSS aligned Advanced Placement History Standards and textbooks. Join Dr. Bruce Forrest and we examine What every American needs to know, but won't learn in school as well as attempt to answer the question, "Is Islam a religion of peace or is Islam a religion that is not practiced by the majority of

01:08:18

061 Social Media, Internet, Technology, Kids, & the...

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2015/06/07

With 93% of teens ages 12‐17 go online, 95% of teens have at least 1 social media account with 86% of those having a Facebook account, and 85% of 10-12-year-olds have a Facebook account, and even higher for those older, social media, parents rightfully are concerned. We live in the 21st century and regardless, whether we like it or not, a new world of technology is here and there is no escaping it. So what can a parent do to embrace the 21st technology and yet teach their children how to keep their

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Episode 60: Conversation with James Nance

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2015/05/19

One of the major educational buzz words, today is "critical thinking." The proponents of the Common Core State Standards tought one of the major benefits of CCSS, is that it teaches critical thinking. By like I wrote in"Critical Thinking and Education Reform Called Common Core," critical thinking skills” is a term used in a number of different disciplines, but no one has a clue as to what it means. But it sounds good, which is why education reformers use it. While it sounds good and who would not

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059: Should Christians Study the Western Canon?...

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2015/05/03

Daniel Foucachon, from episode 30 and president of Roman Roads Media, joins me at the Spokane Christian Homeschool Conference to discuss the importance of studying the works of the Western canon, and in particular Christians Join us as we address head-on, should Christians study the pagan writings? You may also want to read a recent blog post Daniel and I collaborated on called, "Should Christians Study “The Great Books?” Daniel grew up in Lyon, France where his family were church-planting with

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058: Conversation with Dr. Peg Luksik|Common Core and...

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2015/04/19

Join Dr. Peg Luksik, Founder and Chairman of Founded on Truth, as we discuss the truth behind your state giving up its sovereignty and your freedom by implementing Common Core. Dr. Peg Luksik, Founder and Chairman of Founded on Truth, and is a Pennsylvania teacher with over 35 years of experience in both special education and elementary education. Dr. Luksik has taught at every level from pre-school to college in regular classrooms, resource centers, self-contained special education classes, and in

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057: Conversation with KrisAnn Hall of Liberty...

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2015/04/05

This weeks episode consist of my conversation with KrissAnn Hall from Liberty First! KrisAnn and I discuss education, parental rights, and the United Sates Consitution in general and Common Core. If you have not heard KrissAnn before, I encourage everyone to listen to her podcast. Feel free to check out a couple of her episodes where she addresses our education system directly on the Recommended Podcast page. For those who are just interested in our conversation concerning Common Core, you can fast

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056: Conversation with Jason Truett Glen, Director of...

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2015/03/15

For the biblical Christian parent, the current culture we live in clearly demonstrates Isaiah’s warning, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!"[1. Isaiah 5:20] But his warning should not be a surprise, for there is a real antithesis between the biblical Christian view of the world and the way the non-believer views this world. Join Professor Jason Truett Glen, Director of Worldview Formation

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055: Meet Your Child's Murderer

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2015/02/28

Today's culture, we are so worried about our children being hurt, we ban activities such as dodge ball, and instead of teaching them to be tough, we bubble wrap them. Meanwhile, parents on the otherwise of the globe are training their children to kill ours. While these children are learning how to shoot, behead, and burn their enemies alive, we indoctrinate ours into silence and compliance through our school system and its curriculum. How is this being done? Tune in as you meet the murder of your

01:09:57

054: Conversation with Herb Titus, Constitutional and...

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2015/02/21

We all have grown up the notion that public school was just a given. We have come to expected them to be available just like our fresh running water from our sinks; services provided by an altruistic government for the benefit of the people. But was it constitutionally permissible in the first place? Is it now constitutional? Was it the parents, the state or the federal government responsibility? What about Common Core? What did President Thomas Jefferson say about forcing parents to support

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053: Conversation With Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld

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2015/02/08

Why does the average U.S. college freshman reads at a seventh-grade level, according to an educational assessment report? How have we gone from Noah Webster's public school system to a socialist/progressives taken over the public school system? What happened to the proper teaching of phonics? How does Common Core fit into the current scheme of things? This and more with my conversation with Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld in episode 53. Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld was born and educated in New York City. Dr

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052: Conversation with Dr. Ken Calvert-Hillsdale Academy

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2015/02/01

This week I discuss the several topics including the current educational climate, Common Core, liberal arts, Hillsdale Academy, and the educational reforms Hillsdale is proposing and offering to anyone for free. If you are looking for a classical liberal arts educational plan our founding fathers would have recognized, then look no further. Dr. Calvert arrived at Hillsdale College in 1996 from Miami University of Ohio where he had completed his Ph.d. in Ancient History. Dr. Calvert earned his

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051: Psychological Consequences of Common Core

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2015/01/25

How does Common Core and its associated assessments affect students? It's a major psychological issue for many. Join this weeks' guest, Mary Calamia, a licensed psychotherapist who has witnessed first hand the mental burdens placed upon New York students and the results thereof. Mary Calamia is a psychotherapist practicing on Long Island. After testifying to the New York State Assembly Forum on Education about the mental health consequences of the Common Core, Mary took on a leadership role in the

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050: Common Core Need Not Apply At Shimer College

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2015/01/19

Are you looking for a college that doesn't use the Common Core aligned SAT or ACT as part of their entrance requirements? Well then you will want to listen to this week's conversation with James Bowers, Admission Director of Shimer College for they do not care what Common Core architect David Colman thinks. James Bowers grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee. He earned his BA from Duke University, worked in professional school admission for Duke, and then earned a law degree from Duke as well

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049 Science is a Slave to Philosophy with Bill Barr

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2015/01/12

So often I hear "religion" has not place in public school. Those who hold to this belief espouse academics can be taught apart from a theologic perspective. What they admit to is that everyone comes into the classroom with certain presuppositions about the world around them. There is no escaping this fact and how you see the world, determines your outcomes. Join public school teach Bill Barr as he explains how science is a slave to philosophy. Bill Barr is a former atheistic and a current 30 year

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048: Creating Postive Relationships, Not...

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2015/01/05

This weeks episode is a continuation from last weeks where Israel Wayne and me discussed the history of socialization and what that term really means. This week we discuss how it is positive family relationships beginning with securing your child's heart should be the focus and how to use the following four steps in accomplishing this task. Do activities that are pro-spiritual. Do actives that are pro-family. Do activities that are pro-relational with all ages (not age segregated groupings). Do

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