The kids all looked eager and engage that when we went to High School Classrooms it was a different picture. No one seems to understand why but there has been a lot of attention on this high School Problem so i stumbled upon and i cant say i solve this mystery myself i stumbled upon the fact that the problems that become so apparent in high school is the way we teach in Elementary School. Can you describe for people who were not usually knowing what is a content rich curriculum look like . Guest first of all it focuses on content rather than comprehension, reading comp should mention comp ranch and skills which really is a universal approach in this country to Elementary Education. He spent a lot of time on reading especially in highstakes math test 20 years ago now and reading that kids are doing is not designed to build their knowledge of that or anything in particular. The ideas idea is to get them to master skills like finding a main idea or making an inference and the theory is he
Activism initiatives conferences and conference lectures. Dubbed by the news york times as the conservative force called the key pillar of the conservative movement by politico the role of educating americas youth is undeniable. And today i also have the honor of announcing my favorite beaker dr. Burton folsom. I first heard dr. Fulsome speak two years ago after the conference. He is one of the main reasons i decided to start a chapter on my campus and why now i aspire to become a history professor myself as a native of lincoln nebraska dr. Fulsome received his va from indiana university, his m. A. From the university of the breast and his ph. D. From the university of its bird. Over the last four decades dr. Fulsome is taught u. S. History at Murray State University Northwood University Hillsdale College. He was a professor of history at Hillsdale College in 2003 to 2017 gritty was recently pointed the distinguished fellow at Hillsdale College as well. His two favorite course to teach
But for now were glad to be undercroft auditorium to discuss this book fdr goes to war. A long time ago, i went to Mayfield High School in mayfield, kentucky, and in my senior year i was the coeditor of the high school newspaper, the cardinal, and i think the features editor that year was my classmate anita prince, and she has gone on to bigger things. She got married for one thing to burt folsom. She got two degrees. She worked for president reagan and she was the president elector and most recently she has directed hillsdale colleges Free Market Forum for five years. Her coauthor and husband is burton folsom, jr. , who holds a ph. D. From the university of pittsburgh. I actually visited pitt for the first time last fall and saw something id never heard of, which im surprised at. The cathedral of learning which is the second tallest University Building in the world the tallest one you might guess as in moscow where they always thought building something bigger they were doing Somethin
Code written three books with my husband and im happy to be here today with dirt talking about death on howl tough on hold. I usually write about economic history. Im interested not rigorous, the rest of the United States becoming a world power. What propelled the United States to achieve and that greatness. Host if you had to narrow that down into a semisoundbite what would that be. Guest the rise of the United States and the ability of entrepreneurs in a free market having with Property Rights to establish tremendous economic development. Host where did you two meet . Guest we met at murrays take university in kentucky when bert came there to work and he was a very young fellow then and i was a lot younger. But i graduated and then was working in the department and he was there as a very young teacher and so we met and began dating. Host are you from kentucky . Guest im originally from western kentucky and artists from nebraska. Guest shes too modest issue is the best in the first cl
You written or cowritten . Guest [laughter] written three books with my husband Burton Folsom and happy to be here tonight with birds to talk to you about it. Host Burton Folsom what do you say right about . Guest i usually write about economic history. Im interested in entrepreneurs and the rise of the niceties becoming a world power and what propelled the United States to achieve the greatness and if you had to narrow that down into a semisound bite what would that be . Guest i would say the rise in the United States and the ability of entrepreneurs in the free market setting with Property Rights to establish tremendous economic development. Host where did you two meet . Guest wei at Murray State University in kentucky when burt came there to work and he was a very young fellow fan and i was a lot younger but i graduated and we ended up working in at the department and he was there as a very young teacher, so we have met and began dating. Host are you from kentucky . Guest im origina