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  • A Former Teacher’s Smart Advice on How to Fix Education

    A Former Teacher’s Smart Advice on How to Fix Education0

    An interesting article in The Washington Post caught my eye this morning. As author Jennifer Patterson explains, she and her husband did something unusual this year when they allowed their daughter to skip second grade. Such a decision, Patterson goes on to explain, was based on her daughter’s desire to be challenged in her schoolwork.

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  • A Former English Professor Explains Why She Homeschools Her Children

    A Former English Professor Explains Why She Homeschools Her Children0

    Twenty years ago, Rosaria Champagne Butterfield was an up-and-coming professor of English literature at Syracuse University. While specializing in Critical Theory, she also headed up Syracuse’s Center for Women’s Studies. Through various events, however, Ms. Butterfield left her position at Syracuse and eventually began homeschooling her own children, all of whom are adopted. Given her

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  • A Fond Farewell From Annie

    A Fond Farewell From Annie56

    In the middle of my senior year in college, a dear friend and mentor approached me one evening and mentioned a startup organization called Intellectual Takeout that was looking for college students to do research and writing internships. “You should apply!” he said. I smiled externally but rolled my eyes internally. “You don’t know me

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  • A Flawed Impeachment for ‘Incitement’

    A Flawed Impeachment for ‘Incitement’0

    President Donald Trump was hastily impeached by the House for a second time on Wednesday for “inciting insurrection.”  Legislators accused Trump of egging on, instigating, and inciting his supporters to engage in insurrection and overthrow the U.S. government, starting with a violent attack on Congress. Uttering phrases such as, “You will never take back our

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  • A Few Reasons Why You Should NEVER Let a Dog Lick Your Face

    A Few Reasons Why You Should NEVER Let a Dog Lick Your Face0

    Being a dog person means a few things. You’re usually pretty carefree and easygoing, you are probably extroverted, and you might occasionally let your dog give you some love by licking your face. I, personally, had always found it a bit weird that people let dogs lick their faces. But after becoming quite close with my

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  • A Few Activities to Survive Social Distancing

    A Few Activities to Survive Social Distancing0

    You’ve been through this kind of thing before. Pouring rain or driving snowstorms drive all the kids inside, and you really aren’t in the mood to go anywhere else. Thus arises the problem of keeping the kids entertained while still maintaining your own sanity and keeping the peace. Usually though, such a scenario only lasts

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