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Four things parents should remember about international test scores](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/are-our-kids-ready-for-the-world-four-things-parents-should-remember-about-international-testing/) Posted by [veritas](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/author/veritas) on Dec 9, 2013, 6:10:12 PM Is American education so awful that our form of civilization is going to cease in the next generation? Every so often we get statistics that point to this dire conclusion. I am NOT going to tell ... [Read More](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/are-our-kids-ready-for-the-world-four-things-parents-should-remember-about-international-testing/) ### [Practical v. Classical Education](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/practical-v-classical-education/) Posted by [veritas](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/author/veritas) on Apr 6, 2013, 12:28:35 PM Recently, this article was recommended to me. It deals with a question that I hear from parents often: "Why do you all of this stuff with students?" The stuff is all of the classical content in a ... [Read More](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/practical-v-classical-education/) ### [The Education Quandary: Free College Courses Online](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/the-education-quandary-free-college-courses-online/) Posted by [veritas](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/author/veritas) on Mar 30, 2013, 10:02:15 AM There is an interesting train wreck happening at the confluence of the streets called education, finances, and technology. Here is a sketch of what I am seeing. First, education costs too much. ... 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