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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.

Episodes

20 of 67 episodes

067: Is the GED a Better Indicator of College Success Than a High School Diploma?

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 Testin...

31:15Apr 17, 2016

066: Chinese Immigrant: I have seen Common Core Before, in Communist China

Hundreds of thousands have been fighting the official federal takeover of public, private, and in large part, homeschool curriculum through...

01:11:36Dec 5, 2015

065: Framers Presupposition, Civil Government Jurisdiction, & the Abolition of the Civil Government Education System

After a long a long absence away from the mic, The Great Education Struggle is back. Join Virgina attorney and president of Deconstructing t...

01:06:19Oct 6, 2015

064: Magna Carta, Robin Hood, & America

On June 19th, 2015 America and Great Britain celebrated the 800th birthday of the Magna Carta. This small piece of paper represents one of t...

55:16Jul 22, 2015

063: What is the Statistical Relationship Between the Achievement Gap in Schools and Faith?

Education reformers have, for decades, decried the achievement gap among students and espoused the inequality of education throughout the na...

01:18:42Jul 5, 2015

062: Is Islam Peaceful Religion or, A Religion Not Practiced by the Majority of Muslims?

With the implementation of Common Core, Islamic proxy front groups have infiltrated the American school system, including Christian and home...

01:29:24Jun 23, 2015

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

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 8...

01:08:18Jun 7, 2015

Episode 60: Conversation with James Nance

One of the major educational buzz words, today is "critical thinking." The proponents of the Common Core State Standards tought one of the m...

46:09May 19, 2015

059: Should Christians Study the Western Canon? |Daniel Foucachon

Daniel Foucachon, from episode 30 and president of Roman Roads Media , joins me at the Spokane Christian Homeschool Conference to discuss th...

59:38May 3, 2015

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

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...

01:07:50Apr 19, 2015

057: Conversation with KrisAnn Hall of Liberty First|Education|Common Core

This weeks episode consist of my conversation with KrissAnn Hall from Liberty First! KrisAnn and I discuss education, parental rights, and t...

01:00:18Apr 5, 2015

056: Conversation with Jason Truett Glen, Director of Worldview Formation at Bryan College

For the biblical Christian parent, the current culture we live in clearly demonstrates Isaiah's warning, "Woe to those who call evil good an...

01:18:54Mar 15, 2015

055: Meet Your Child's Murderer

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 t...

01:12:05Feb 28, 2015

054: Conversation with Herb Titus, Constitutional and Common Law Scholar

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 runni...

01:09:57Feb 21, 2015

053: Conversation With Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld

Why does the average U.S. college freshman reads at a seventh-grade level, according to an educational assessment report ? How have we gone...

01:11:12Feb 8, 2015

052: Conversation with Dr. Ken Calvert-Hillsdale Academy

This week I discuss the several topics including the current educational climate, Common Core, liberal arts, Hillsdale Academy, and the educ...

01:18:48Feb 1, 2015

051: Psychological Consequences of Common Core

How does Common Core and its associated assessments affect students? It's a major psychological issue for many. Join this weeks' guest, Mary...

01:14:17Jan 25, 2015

050: Common Core Need Not Apply At Shimer College

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...

01:07:25Jan 19, 2015

049 Science is a Slave to Philosophy with Bill Barr

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 theolo...

01:13:38Jan 12, 2015

048: Creating Postive Relationships, Not Socialization with Israel Wayne

This weeks episode is a continuation from last weeks where Israel Wayne and me discussed the history of socialization and what that term rea...

01:03:17Jan 5, 2015