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  • Studying Shakespeare Brings School 40% Jump in Test Scores

    Studying Shakespeare Brings School 40% Jump in Test Scores0

    America’s student scores in reading, math, and science are nothing to write home about. At best, 21 percent of 4th-graders are proficient in math. At worst, only 21 percent of 12th-graders are proficient in science. Not a pretty picture. But a recent experiment at a British secondary school may offer a way for American schools

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  • Studying Philosophy Doesn’t Necessarily Make One Smarter

    Studying Philosophy Doesn’t Necessarily Make One Smarter1

    Does studying philosophy improve one’s thinking, and thus make one more employable? Some top and not-so-top philosophy departments, concerned by the threat of declining enrollment and funding cuts, would have you believe it does. But Neven Sesardic, who has taught philosophy at universities around the globe and can boast some impressive publications, says that there’s

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  • Study: Women are Biased AGAINST Short Men

    Study: Women are Biased AGAINST Short Men0

    Researchers concluded that short men face statistically significant handicaps in the areas of education, occupation, income, and the ability to attract women. A study released in March, conducted by BMJ, a healthcare knowledge provider based in the United Kingdom, analyzed five criteria: education, degree level education, job class, annual household income, and Townsend deprivation index.

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  • Study: Vocational Classes Keep High School Students Interested

    Study: Vocational Classes Keep High School Students Interested0

    Last year, Intellectual Takeout posted a popular quote from Mythbusters star Adam Savage on the need to reinstate shop class. Savage said: “If you want the kids’ test scores up, bring back band and bring back shop and get kids actually learning stuff instead of teaching them how to take a test.” The effectiveness of

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  • Study: Unhappy New Marriages Usually Turn in to Happy Ones

    Study: Unhappy New Marriages Usually Turn in to Happy Ones0

    Valentine’s Day is all hearts and flowers and mushy goodness. In the midst of all this mushy goodness, it’s sometimes a relief to view the day through a lens of reality, such as the one displayed in the meme below: For many parents, that last point is far more realistic than most would like to

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  • Study: Too Many Jobs are Demanding Unnecessary College Degrees

    Study: Too Many Jobs are Demanding Unnecessary College Degrees0

    We’ve probably all known some young person who has gone to college, successfully earned his degree… and then ended up with an entry-level position in an office. It’s a bit disappointing, particularly if that same student racked up thousands of dollars in debt in order to do so. Unfortunately, this scenario appears to be a

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