AEI.Org: Scholar: Lynne V. Cheney Senior Fellow http://www.aei.org:80/scholar/10?presentation=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:38:46 +0100 http://www.aei.org:80/views/images/accountRegistration/aeismall-reg.gif AEI http://www.aei.org:80/home 50 50 AEI A Revolutionary Christmas Story http://www.aei.org:80/article/21741 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Because of the ten-day Revolutionary War campaign that began on Christmas 1776, Americans were able to think of winning their war for independence. </body> </html> Tue, 21 Dec 2004 01:00:00 +0100 2004-12-21T01:00:00-0500 2004-12-21T01:00:00-0500 Progressively Worse http://www.aei.org:80/article/19112 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-09-01T00:00:00-0400 We are Capable of Transcendent Acts http://www.aei.org:80/article/14529 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 20 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-11-20T00:00:00-0500 2002-11-20T00:00:00-0500 Protecting Our Precious Liberty http://www.aei.org:80/article/14221 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Accounting for the creativity of the United States involves considering the forces set in motion when the U.S. decreed that the government could not tell its people what to believe or think. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2002-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Cultures Clashing? History Lessons Begin at Home, Cheney Says http://www.aei.org:80/article/13343 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 07 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-11-07T00:00:00-0500 2001-11-07T00:00:00-0500 Dividing Children from Their Future http://www.aei.org:80/article/11090 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-12-17T00:00:00-0500 1999-12-17T00:00:00-0500 Who Teaches The Teachers? http://www.aei.org:80/article/10639 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Invitations, one of the most widely used textbooks in ed schools, illustrates why efforts to improve American education are so often frustrated. </body> </html> Mon, 09 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-08-09T00:00:00-0400 1999-08-09T00:00:00-0400 Effective Education Squelched http://www.aei.org:80/article/10320 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> After principal Eric Mahmoud introduced a new curriculum at Harvest Preparatory, a Minneapolis elementary school that serves many children from poor families, test scores shot up. </body> </html> Wed, 12 May 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-05-12T00:00:00-0400 1999-05-12T00:00:00-0400 Dallas Takes Wrong Turn in Education http://www.aei.org:80/article/9181 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sun, 14 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0100 1998-06-14T00:00:00-0400 1998-06-14T00:00:00-0400 Limited Horizons http://www.aei.org:80/article/8669 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 03 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0100 1998-02-03T00:00:00-0500 1998-02-03T00:00:00-0500 Whole Hog for Whole Math http://www.aei.org:80/article/8670 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Cheney comments on the dangers of some teaching methods. </body> </html> Tue, 03 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0100 1998-02-03T00:00:00-0500 1998-02-03T00:00:00-0500 Indictment http://www.aei.org:80/article/8566 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0100 1998-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1998-01-01T00:00:00-0500 A Failing Grade for Clinton's National Standards http://www.aei.org:80/article/17251 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Setting standards and tests at the state level is no guarantee of success, but the good work outside of Washington could be rendered moot by a test created inside the Beltway. </body> </html> Mon, 29 Sep 1997 00:00:00 +0100 1997-09-29T00:00:00-0400 1997-09-29T00:00:00-0400 Whole-Math Zealots http://www.aei.org:80/article/7972 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 25 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0100 1997-08-25T00:00:00-0400 1997-08-25T00:00:00-0400 Creative Math, or Just Fuzzy Math? Once Again, Basic Skills Fall Prey to a Fad http://www.aei.org:80/article/7932 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0100 1997-08-11T00:00:00-0400 1997-08-11T00:00:00-0400 The Beltway Talks Back http://www.aei.org:80/article/7881 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0100 1997-07-20T00:00:00-0400 1997-07-20T00:00:00-0400 President Clinton's Mandate for Fuzzy Math http://www.aei.org:80/article/7780 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 11 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0100 1997-06-11T00:00:00-0400 1997-06-11T00:00:00-0400 Whose National Standards? http://www.aei.org:80/article/7573 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Shouldn’t we have learned by now the danger of embracing national standards when we have no notion of what form they’ll take? </body> </html> Wed, 02 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0100 1997-04-02T00:00:00-0500 1997-04-02T00:00:00-0500 Everything Is Fine at the Academy? http://www.aei.org:80/article/7073 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Review of The Opening of the American Mind by Lawrence Levine. </body> </html> Wed, 06 Nov 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-11-06T00:00:00-0500 1996-11-06T00:00:00-0500 The Art World's Coming Disaster http://www.aei.org:80/article/6819 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sun, 11 Aug 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-08-11T00:00:00-0400 1996-08-11T00:00:00-0400 Interracial Adoption http://www.aei.org:80/article/6660 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-06-20T00:00:00-0400 1996-06-20T00:00:00-0400 New History Standards Still Attack Our Heritage http://www.aei.org:80/article/6465 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> If we want to look abroad for a model, we should consider the highly regarded educational system of Germany. </body> </html> Thu, 02 May 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-05-02T00:00:00-0400 1996-05-02T00:00:00-0400 Classroom Politics--to the Left, March! http://www.aei.org:80/article/6324 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The author discusses education and teacher-student relationships in the classroom. </body> </html> Thu, 14 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-03-14T00:00:00-0500 1996-03-14T00:00:00-0500 Exposing Fraudulent Black History http://www.aei.org:80/article/6305 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Review of Not Out of Africa by Mary Lefkowitz. </body> </html> Wed, 06 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-03-06T00:00:00-0500 1996-03-06T00:00:00-0500 Politics in the Classroom Is Nothing New http://www.aei.org:80/article/6027 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> If it is illegal to use tax-deductible funds to support teaching that has a political purpose, there may be an unanticipated consequence. </body> </html> Wed, 03 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-01-03T00:00:00-0500 1996-01-03T00:00:00-0500 The National History (Sub)Standards http://www.aei.org:80/article/5660 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Parents and other citizens concerned that schools teach an accurate and balanced account of the American past must continue to be vigilant. </body> </html> Mon, 23 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-10-23T00:00:00-0400 1995-10-23T00:00:00-0400 The Matter with Kids http://www.aei.org:80/article/5461 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 18 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-09-18T00:00:00-0400 1995-09-18T00:00:00-0400 Tough Talk on Entertainment http://www.aei.org:80/article/14645 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 12 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-06-12T00:00:00-0400 1995-06-12T00:00:00-0400 Gone Berserk over the Facts http://www.aei.org:80/article/5145 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 06 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-04-06T00:00:00-0400 1995-04-06T00:00:00-0400 Mocking America at U.S. Expense http://www.aei.org:80/article/5069 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 10 Mar 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-03-10T00:00:00-0500 1995-03-10T00:00:00-0500 History Standards Unsuitable for Schools http://www.aei.org:80/article/4956 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 30 Jan 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-01-30T00:00:00-0500 1995-01-30T00:00:00-0500 Kill My Old Agency, Please http://www.aei.org:80/article/4920 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> National Endowment for theHumanitieshas sponsored projects unworthy of taxpayers’ funds. </body> </html> Tue, 24 Jan 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-01-24T00:00:00-0500 1995-01-24T00:00:00-0500 The End of History http://www.aei.org:80/article/18942 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Preventing certification will involve going up against an academic establishment that revels in the kind of politicized history that characterizes much of the National Standards. </body> </html> Thu, 20 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0100 1994-10-20T00:00:00-0400 1994-10-20T00:00:00-0400 Hard Work, Once as American as Apple Pie http://www.aei.org:80/article/15365 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Like many other traditional values, hard work is now coming under attack. </body> </html> Tue, 06 Apr 1993 00:00:00 +0100 1993-04-06T00:00:00-0400 1993-04-06T00:00:00-0400 We the People http://www.aei.org:80/book/966 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> America had won the Revolution, but our troubles were far from over. Was our country, which had fought so hard for its independence, going to survive? </body> </html> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-09-15T00:00:00-0400 2008-09-15T00:00:00-0400 Blue Skies, No Fences http://www.aei.org:80/book/912 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Lynne Cheney describes her upbringing in Wyoming. </body> </html> Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-10-09T00:00:00-0400 2007-10-09T00:00:00-0400 Our 50 States http://www.aei.org:80/book/932 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The beauty and diversity of America are celebrated as three children, their parents, and their dog travel across the country in high spirits. </body> </html> Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-10-24T00:00:00-0400 2006-10-24T00:00:00-0400 A Time for Freedom http://www.aei.org:80/book/835 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Bestselling author and historian Lynne Cheney takes readers through America's story of freedom in this timeline of key moments in our history. </body> </html> Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-09-27T00:00:00-0400 2005-09-27T00:00:00-0400 When Washington Crossed the Delaware http://www.aei.org:80/book/809 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This compelling story will teach children about the courage, persistence, and patriotism of those who came before them. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-10-01T00:00:00-0400 A is for Abigail http://www.aei.org:80/book/454 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This children's book presents the stories of the many great women who are part of our history and our lives. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-09-01T00:00:00-0400 America http://www.aei.org:80/book/406 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This children's bookis a proud celebration of the individuals, milestones, and principles of this nation. </body> </html> Tue, 21 May 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-05-21T00:00:00-0400 2002-05-21T00:00:00-0400 The Body Politic http://www.aei.org:80/book/368 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A satire of the first order, this humorous novel by Victor Gold ( Looking Forward with George Bush) and Lynne Cheney tickles the funny-bone. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0100 2000-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2000-10-01T00:00:00-0400 Kings of the Hill http://www.aei.org:80/book/367 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> High-level government insiders themselves, the Cheneys profile nine of the most influential and controversial leaders of the House of Representatives in American history. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-04-01T00:00:00-0500 1996-04-01T00:00:00-0500 Telling the Truth http://www.aei.org:80/book/358 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Adisdain for objective truth and principles has created a moral and intellectual crisis that threatens the foundation of our legal, political, and social order. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1996-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Academic Freedom http://www.aei.org:80/book/704 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In this riveting and alarming essay, Cheney, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, exposes the blatant politicization of America's universities and schools. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Jan 1992 00:00:00 +0100 1992-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1992-01-01T00:00:00-0500 American Memory http://www.aei.org:80/book/705 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This book discusses education and the study of the humanities in U.S. public schools. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Jan 1988 00:00:00 +0100 1988-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1988-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Executive Privilege http://www.aei.org:80/book/706 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This book discusses the executive branch and U.S. politics. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Jun 1979 00:00:00 +0100 1979-06-01T00:00:00-0400 1979-06-01T00:00:00-0400 The Knowledge Deficit http://www.aei.org:80/event/1400 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:30:00 +0100 2006-10-16T16:30:00-0400 2006-10-16T16:30:00-0400 Democracy and the Constitution: Essays by Walter Berns http://www.aei.org:80/event/1391 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:00:00 +0100 2006-09-29T10:00:00-0400 2006-09-29T10:00:00-0400 Civic Education for a World at War http://www.aei.org:80/event/817 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 18 May 2004 14:00:00 +0100 2004-05-18T14:00:00-0400 2004-05-18T14:00:00-0400 Can Education Schools Be Saved? http://www.aei.org:80/event/316 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 09 Jun 2003 15:00:00 +0100 2003-06-09T15:00:00-0400 2003-06-09T15:00:00-0400 A Nation at Risk http://www.aei.org:80/event/260 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 01 Apr 2003 15:00:00 +0100 2003-04-01T15:00:00-0500 2003-04-01T15:00:00-0500 Why Is U.S. History Still a Mystery to Our Children? http://www.aei.org:80/event/131 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 01 Oct 2002 15:00:00 +0100 2002-10-01T15:00:00-0400 2002-10-01T15:00:00-0400 Does Two Plus Two Still Equal Four? http://www.aei.org:80/event/193 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 04 Mar 2002 15:00:00 +0100 2002-03-04T15:00:00-0500 2002-03-04T15:00:00-0500 Making Patriots http://www.aei.org:80/event/392 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 31 May 2001 17:30:00 +0100 2001-05-31T17:30:00-0400 2001-05-31T17:30:00-0400 Telling the Truth http://www.aei.org:80/event/584 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 30 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-10-30T00:00:00-0500 1995-10-30T00:00:00-0500 Why History Shouldn't Be a Mystery http://www.aei.org:80/speech/14064 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Students need basic knowledge about the American past. </body> </html> Tue, 02 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-07-02T00:00:00-0400 2002-07-02T00:00:00-0400 Fifth Annual Seventeen/Cover Girl Volunteerism Awards Luncheon and Ceremony http://www.aei.org:80/speech/15203 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> History offers many lessons, and surely one is about the ties that bind us. </body> </html> Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-04-24T00:00:00-0400 2002-04-24T00:00:00-0400 Teaching for Freedom http://www.aei.org:80/speech/13472 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Let us continue the efforts to improve history instruction in our schools, but while we work on that, let us also tellchildren the stories that might otherwise go untold. </body> </html> Thu, 29 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-11-29T00:00:00-0500 2001-11-29T00:00:00-0500 Remarks at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame http://www.aei.org:80/speech/13308 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> It is safe to say that right now in no country in the world are women freer to live their lives as they choose and contribute as they will. </body> </html> Fri, 02 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-11-02T00:00:00-0500 2001-11-02T00:00:00-0500 Remarks at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame http://www.aei.org:80/speech/16423 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Women found something besides adversity in the West. </body> </html> Fri, 02 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-11-02T00:00:00-0500 2001-11-02T00:00:00-0500 Teaching Our Children about America http://www.aei.org:80/speech/13233 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In the twenty-first century, it is important that our children know about the great events and inspiriting ideas of the cultures of the world. </body> </html> Fri, 05 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-10-05T00:00:00-0400 2001-10-05T00:00:00-0400 Telling the Truth http://www.aei.org:80/speech/18094 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An insistence on political correctness, at the expense of the pursuit of truth and objectivity, is doing a disservice to American culture, particularly our educational system. </body> </html> Mon, 30 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-10-30T00:00:00-0500 1995-10-30T00:00:00-0500 President Clinton's Mandate for Fuzzy Math http://www.aei.org:80/issue/7769 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Clinton's commission will be led by advocates of "whole math," a technique that stresses cooperation and convincing one's peers and downplays computation skills and correct answers. </body> </html> Wed, 11 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0100 1997-06-11T00:00:00-0400 1997-06-11T00:00:00-0400