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  • ‘Classical Education’ Today Isn’t Very Classical

    ‘Classical Education’ Today Isn’t Very Classical0

    The number of schools that offer a “classical education” is growing. It’s believed by many to offer a more rigorous alternative to the standard curriculum offered by the education system today. But most people still view classical education as merely a nostalgic throwback to the past that fails to prepare students for the contemporary world

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  • Not Everyone Has the Same Capacity for Learning

    Not Everyone Has the Same Capacity for Learning0

    In America, since the first half of the 19th century, much energy has been expended on offering education to all citizens. At first, this desire for universal education was for an education in the basics. It gave birth to the Common School Movement (the progenitor of America’s public school system), which was guided in part

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  • No, Not Everyone Is Entitled to Their Opinion

    No, Not Everyone Is Entitled to Their Opinion2

    It’s commonly believed today that “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.” What nonsense. Where does this “entitlement” regarding opinions come from? Who has bestowed it? The statement is a decidedly modern one. No person until very recently in history would have dreamed of saying something so silly. It’s usually attributed to the American financier

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  • Nobody Knows Where the Word ‘Religion’ Comes From

    Nobody Knows Where the Word ‘Religion’ Comes From0

    In English, “religion” is the most common, catch-all term to refer to any organized group that worships a higher power. It is at the center of some of modernity’s most-heated controversies on the subjects of freedom, reason, morality, culture, and violence, and is a word that often inspires polar reactions of both respect and scorn.

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