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  • Should Schools Teach Students to Shoot?

    Should Schools Teach Students to Shoot?0

    Several years ago, Intellectual Takeout released the popular image below pondering why rifles and target practice are no longer a part of school activities today. Needless to say, the image generated a lot of debate and discussion. But while rifle practice is still taboo in many American schools, one school in the U.K. has made

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  • Should Schools Teach More Financial Literacy?

    Should Schools Teach More Financial Literacy?1

    Last night I resolved an issue that’s been haunting me for a while: I balanced my checkbook. And let me tell you, it’s a good feeling to get something like that off your chest and know you’re keeping tabs on your bank account! Unfortunately for many young people, the uneasy feeling about their bank account

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  • Should Schools Purge Literary Classics From Reading Lists Because Students Feel ‘Uncomfortable’?

    Should Schools Purge Literary Classics From Reading Lists Because Students Feel ‘Uncomfortable’?0

    The English writer George Orwell once observed that the “most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” This idea is working itself out in one of Minnesota’s largest school districts. A decision to pull two of the most influential novels in recent American history, To Kill

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  • Should Schools Place More Educational Value on P.E.?

    Should Schools Place More Educational Value on P.E.?0

    In 110 A.D., the Greek philosopher Plutarch waxed eloquent on how to raise virtuous, well-mannered, and thoroughly educated children. But Plutarch’s educational regimen was not limited to books. In line with previous Greek educational philosophy, he also heartily advised parents and teachers to give children plenty of time for exercise: “In the next place, the

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  • Should Schools Move to a Year-Round Calendar?

    Should Schools Move to a Year-Round Calendar?0

    • June 5, 2015

    At the end of another school year, questions predictably arise about the continued value of a long summer break. On the side of maintaining the traditional summer break side are arguments that it’s good for family bonding, that students simply need the long hiatus from academics, and good-old-fashioned nostalgia about summers past. Those for adjusting

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  • Should Schools Be Teaching Public Speaking?

    Should Schools Be Teaching Public Speaking?1

    I recently had a discussion with a gentleman about his granddaughter. Although she was only seven, she had no difficulty speaking with any adult whom she came in contact with. Her grandfather said it was because of the regular public speaking practice she was given in her local homeschool group. Her speaking ability, this gentleman

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