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  • Are Trigger Warnings Ruining Literature?

    Are Trigger Warnings Ruining Literature?0

    It was an ordinary lecture to first-year students, on “Women Writers and Modernism.” My brief was to introduce the different ways men and women responded to the social, intellectual and artistic challenges of the modernist movement. This is a subject about the literature of the early 20th century, but it tackles some difficult social questions

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  • Are Transwomen Transforming the World of Sports?

    Are Transwomen Transforming the World of Sports?0

    Last week New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard won gold medals at Apia’s Faleata Sports Complex. She is now the Oceania senior champion, the Commonwealth senior champion, and the Pacific Games senior champion. She is looking forward to a spot in her nation’s 2020 Olympic team. The 41-year-old lifted a total of 268 kg in the women’s

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  • Are Trad Wives Just a Trend?

    Are Trad Wives Just a Trend?11

    “The trad wives of Gen Z should talk to the trad wives of Gen Boomer about what happens when you hit 40.” This bit of social commentary on X from substacker Rachel Bitecofer has gone viral this week, sparking debate over the merits of being a “trad wife.” Urban Dictionary defines this bit of internet slang as, “Short for

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  • Are Today’s Schools Killing Students’ Desire for Learning?

    Are Today’s Schools Killing Students’ Desire for Learning?0

    We’ve heard all the stories. Homeschoolers consistently get higher ACT scores than public school students. Homeschoolers score above average on standardized tests. Homeschoolers have “higher quality friendships and better relationships with their parents and other adults.” With numbers like these, it’s no wonder that homeschooling saw an increase of over 60% in the last decade.

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  • Are Today’s Schools Giving Children “Worthless Literature” to Read?

    Are Today’s Schools Giving Children “Worthless Literature” to Read?0

    • September 30, 2015

    In 1892, George Hardy, the principal of a New York Grammar school said, “Worthless literature is the curse of the child’s intellect and the bane of the child’s morals, yet it has the market; and its widespread distribution and rapid sale are striking testimony alike to the deterioration of the popular taste and to our

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  • Are Today’s Schools ‘Supressing Genius’?

    Are Today’s Schools ‘Supressing Genius’?0

    Ever heard of the phrase “college and career ready”? If so, then you know the goal of American education in a nutshell. But while American public education is an expert at naming this goal, they seem unable to achieve it. That’s according to a new analysis conducted by the Hechinger Report on remedial education in

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