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  • Should the Education System Embrace ‘Subsidiarity’?

    Should the Education System Embrace ‘Subsidiarity’?0

    Reports of failure in public schools tend to be systemic. Stories of success tend to be localized. Is this a reason to promote subsidiarity in the public school system? Subsidiarity is a principle that calls for decision-making power and responsibility to be held at the lowest level as much as possible. Applied to schools, this

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  • Should the Boston Marathon Bomber Get to Vote?

    Should the Boston Marathon Bomber Get to Vote?0

    During a CNN town hall on Monday, a student asked Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris whether they would allow felons in prison to vote: You have said that you believe that people with felony records should be allowed to vote while in prison. Does this mean that you would support enfranchising people like

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  • Should Teens Be Taught Parenting Skills?

    Should Teens Be Taught Parenting Skills?0

    With two children in tow, another one on the way, and a great deal of time in the public eye, the Duchess of Cambridge is undoubtedly one of the world’s foremost mothers. Of course, Kate’s time in the limelight is shared by many other young mothers such as Kim Kardashian and Beyoncé. But there’s something

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  • Should Teachers Have a Working Knowledge of the Constitution?

    Should Teachers Have a Working Knowledge of the Constitution?0

    Given that only 1 in 4 American high school seniors are proficient in civics and 1 in 10 are proficient in U.S. history, one would think that schools would sense an urgency to beef up their offerings and emphasis in these areas. But while that may be the case in some states, it doesn’t seem

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  • Should Students be Taught to Spot Logical Fallacies?

    Should Students be Taught to Spot Logical Fallacies?1

    Ever since the particularly contentious and wild 2016 presidential election, an increasing number of articles have posed the question: “How do you talk to your kids about Donald Trump?” Or about the many other varied and wild political fights that occur with increasing regularity? The question largely revolves around Trump because of his sometimes controversial

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  • Should Students be Taught to Argue Rationally?

    Should Students be Taught to Argue Rationally?0

    Critical thinking has become a buzzword in today’s education system – and for good cause. Effective reasoning skills are essential in the fast-paced information world in which we live. But are students actually learning how to be critical thinkers? Or do teachers really even know how to train students in effective reasoning?   If college students

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