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  • This 1918 Journal Entry Will Make You Thank a Veteran

    This 1918 Journal Entry Will Make You Thank a Veteran0

    November 11th marks the official observance of Veterans Day, the holiday first inaugurated to celebrate the end of World War I. Because of our dislike for the horrors of war, it’s easy to dismiss and overlook the great sacrifices and heroism exhibited by our veterans. One of these often overlooked war heroes is Sergeant Alvin

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  • This 1897 Text Gives 3 Clues Why Today’s Students Can’t Write

    This 1897 Text Gives 3 Clues Why Today’s Students Can’t Write0

    Last week the Nation’s Report Card announced that no more than 40% of America’s 4th and 8th graders are proficient in reading and math. Those are scary numbers, but the numbers for writing are even more frightening: only 27% of American 8th and 12th graders attained proficiency. Why are American students such terrible writers? Several

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  • This 1896 Text Gives One Clue on Handling High School Discipline

    This 1896 Text Gives One Clue on Handling High School Discipline0

    The prevalence of school discipline issues has escalated in recent years, so much so, that last Friday, a Minnesota high school student assaulted a teacher during a fight, leaving him with traumatic brain injury. How do we restore order and handle such glaring discipline issues in our schools? An 1896 article by Chas. L. Biedenbach

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  • This 1890 Australian Homework Book Puts Today’s Students to Shame

    This 1890 Australian Homework Book Puts Today’s Students to Shame0

    It’s not often that we get a glimpse of what schoolwork was like around the turn of the 20th century. But every once in a while, someone unearths a record which reveals just how rigorous education used to be. Such was the case in Australia when Marcia Maybury discovered a homework book compiled by her

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  • This 1886 Cornell English Syllabus May Explain Why College Students Can’t Write

    This 1886 Cornell English Syllabus May Explain Why College Students Can’t Write0

    According to the Nation’s Report Card, only 27 percent of 8th graders attain proficiency in writing. But no problem, right? They’re just leaving middle school. Give them a few years under the instruction of high school English instructors and all will be well. That seems to be wishful thinking, for the Nation’s Report Card shows

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  • This 1848 Essay Perfectly Portrays the 2016 Election

    This 1848 Essay Perfectly Portrays the 2016 Election0

    A couple of days ago Joe Biden announced that he wouldn’t join the roughly 20 candidates running for president in 2016. Regardless of what one thinks of his politics, the Vice President is to be commended. It seems he has resisted the urge and ambition to join the popularity contest and the power and wealth

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