728 x 90

Blog 1 Column Left Sidebar

  • Home
  •  
  • Blog 1 Column Left Sidebar

Latest Posts

Top Authors

  • Are Homeschoolers Overqualified?

    Are Homeschoolers Overqualified?0

    In a recent Facebook post, Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs show, shared a letter he received from an Arkansas mother. The letter ran as follows: Dear Mike My son, Spencer, decided to apply for the High Voltage Lineman program at Arkansas State University Newport. He went through the interviews just fine,

    READ MORE
  • Are Gifted and Talented Students Being Left Behind?

    Are Gifted and Talented Students Being Left Behind?0

    • June 23, 2015

    We hear a lot about the efforts and plans to promote the progress of failing students in today’s public schools. But in our efforts to get those students caught up, are we also squelching the abilities and interests of our best and brightest students? The answer to that question seems to be yes, according to

    READ MORE
  • Are Gentlemen a Thing of the Past?

    Are Gentlemen a Thing of the Past?0

    In recent years, it’s become a common complaint of women everywhere that there aren’t any decent men around. Such complaints may be well-founded, particularly as reports increasingly affirm that some groups of women will have greater difficulty finding a spouse. But when looking for a spouse, do women sometimes have an ill-informed view of what

    READ MORE
  • Are Fathers Becoming Less Manly?

    Are Fathers Becoming Less Manly?1

    Last week I took all three of my little girls into a supermarket, where another man noticed me pushing a cart around with two kids in it and wearing a third one on my chest in a baby harness. “Superdad!” he called out, with a thumbs-up. I was rather proud of that since being the

    READ MORE
  • Are Family Divisions Contributing to National Disunity?

    Are Family Divisions Contributing to National Disunity?0

    Ever had a painful rift in your family? If a new study from the University of Cambridge is any indication, there’s a good chance you have. Of the over 1,629 invitees in the University’s survey on family estrangement, roughly half admitted to being “estranged from their family or a key family member.” Unfortunately, such estrangement

    READ MORE
  • Are Elite Charter Schools Excluding Minorities?

    Are Elite Charter Schools Excluding Minorities?0

    Earlier this week, NBC News ran an article entitled “It’s like a black and white thing: How some elite charter schools exclude minorities.” The article focuses on Lake Oconee Academy (LOA), a charter school in Greensboro, Georgia. It makes the case that the school has intentionally excluded minority students while favoring wealthy, white families. The nation’s first charter

    READ MORE
© Copyright Intellectual Takeout 2024