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In recent weeks, the big topic of discussion has revolved around bathrooms and whether or not there is value in limiting them to a single sex. Although not as visible, another gender debate has been in the works for years. That debate has to do with whether or not there is value in separating the
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E.D. Hirsch, professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, has become famous for his advocacy of “cultural literacy.” According to Hirsch, “To be culturally literate is to possess the basic information needed to thrive in the modern world.” He emphasized that a “shared, canonical knowledge is inherently necessary to a literate
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In our post-modern world, beauty is often said to be in the eye of the beholder. And, yet, I have little doubt that one could pull together Muslims, Atheists, Christians, Buddhists, and others to view a sunset and all who viewed it would agree in its beauty. The same likely may be said for viewing
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A week ago, I asked an out-of-state friend how her job as a teacher was going. “Terrible!” she responded. “The entire school is chaotic and out of control.” She went on to explain that the school’s students have caught on to the fact that there are no serious consequences when teachers send them to administration
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In recent years, schools, educators, and other policy makers have pointed to the nation’s rising graduation rates as proof that America is fixing its education problems and is on the path to prosperity. But some have wondered if those graduation rates are artificially propped up by dumbed down standards. That suspicion was affirmed over the
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Valentine’s Day: The holiday that men fear and women adore. Recently, I was speaking with my brother about Valentine’s Day. He recounted that several years ago he suggested to his wife of 40 years that they ignore Valentine’s Day, telling her that the day “was for the young and they were old.” I will leave
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