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  • How One Teacher Discovered That iPads in the Classroom are a Bad Idea

    How One Teacher Discovered That iPads in the Classroom are a Bad Idea0

    In the last few years, countless school districts have passed initiatives to get iPads in the hands of every student. The rationale is that access to technology will improve learning and shrink achievement gaps between white and non-white students. But as teacher Launa Hall discovered, iPads in the classroom actually deter learning and other important

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  • How One Teacher Completely Avoids Using Textbooks

    How One Teacher Completely Avoids Using Textbooks0

    A teacher dramatically strumming his guitar, singing a song to giggling high school students, recently graced a Washington Post article by Jay Mathews. While the guitar serenade is a unique feature of Mark Ingerson’s AP history course, the more intriguing thing about his classroom is that it doesn’t rely on traditional textbooks. Ingerson, Mathews reports,

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  • How One Mother Sends Her Kids to College at Age 11

    How One Mother Sends Her Kids to College at Age 110

    By now, you may have heard of Carson and Cannan Huey-You. The two brothers hail from Texas and are making news this graduation season as one is graduating from Texas Christian University with a degree in physics, while the other is graduating from a local Christian high school. Their respective graduations are no big deal

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  • How One Deleted Scene Turns Star Wars into a Struggle Against Socialism

    How One Deleted Scene Turns Star Wars into a Struggle Against Socialism11

    In the era of Disney, many long-time Star Wars fans have bemoaned the supposed infiltration of their favorite franchise by leftist ideology.   At first, I rolled my eyes at these objections, many of which remain patently absurd. But after Solo: A Star Wars Story gave us a shrill SJW droid hooking up with a pansexual Lando Calrissian, I had to admit that some critics might

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  • How One Contrarian ‘Broke’ Jeopardy! and Won $1.7 Million

    How One Contrarian ‘Broke’ Jeopardy! and Won $1.7 Million0

    For all practical purposes, the way Jeopardy! is played hasn’t changed much since Art Fleming provided the game show’s first “answer” 55 years ago. At least, that was the case until James Holzhauer took his place behind the podium earlier this year.   After winning 22 consecutive games (and still winning) by an astounding average margin of $64,913,

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  • How One College Prof Learned to Love Homeschoolers

    How One College Prof Learned to Love Homeschoolers0

    College professor Ali Gordon wasn’t always a fan of homeschool students. Like many others, he believed that homeschoolers were sheltered individuals, unable to fend for themselves once they left the comfort of their own home. But Dr. Gordon’s mind began to change as he encountered homeschool students in his courses in the Mechanical and Aerospace

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