728 x 90

Blog 1 Column Left Sidebar

  • Home
  •  
  • Blog 1 Column Left Sidebar

Latest Posts

Top Authors

  • What Happened to Our Curiosity?

    What Happened to Our Curiosity?5

    “Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back.” As all ailurophiles know, cats are intensely inquisitive creatures, knocking over a glass of water as they explore a tabletop or checking out the backyard like a feline Sherlock Holmes. Humans are by nature just as nosey, prying around in all sorts of ways to solve

    READ MORE
  • What happened to Minnesota’s education system?

    What happened to Minnesota’s education system?0

    • October 7, 2015

    Traditionally, Minnesota has been considered one of the top states in which to get a K-12 public education. The latest numbers regarding reading and math proficiency from the state’s Department of Education, though, serve as a warning that not all is well in the land of 10,000 lakes. Below is a chart using data from

    READ MORE
  • What Happened to Manners and What to Do About It

    What Happened to Manners and What to Do About It1

    There was that guy in high school who went on an overseas trip. He came back and regaled everyone with the glorious things over there that are so much better than they are here. We all hated that guy. I’m that guy today. Life in Seoul I just returned from my first visit to Seoul,

    READ MORE
  • What Happened to Liberalism?

    What Happened to Liberalism?0

    In the 1970s hit show, “All In The Family”, Carroll O’Connor played Archie Bunker, a blue-collar worker and family man. Archie’s liberal daughter Gloria and her husband Mike often mocked Archie for his conservative views. Mike and Gloria were young, bright, cool, and always in the liberal camp; Archie was stodgy, opposed change, and was

    READ MORE
  • What Happened to Doing Good Things in Secret?

    What Happened to Doing Good Things in Secret?0

    Yesterday, the internet was filled with praise for the story of a woman who bought a cake (pictured above) decorated by an employee with autism. NBC News reports:  “Lisa Sarber Aldrich of Grand Rapids wrote on Facebook that she went to a Meijer grocery store to pick out a cake when she asked a ‘bakery-looking

    READ MORE
  • What Happened to American Civics?

    What Happened to American Civics?2

    My son’s school assigned a civics project for summer vacation. The project’s scope is expansive and spans from explaining the history and functions of the three branches of government to creating a flip book of landmark Supreme Court cases like Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education. One of the tasks is a minor level of

    READ MORE
© Copyright Intellectual Takeout 2024