In 1815, as Andrew Jackson stood before his men a war hero following the Battle of New Orleans, he spoke of his mother, who had been dead three and a half decades. “Gentlemen, I wish she could have lived to see this day. There never was a woman like her,” Jackson intoned, according to historian
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A few years ago, recess was on the verge of extinction, crowded out by high-stakes testing and concerns over potential injuries or schoolyard bullying. Recess, however, has come roaring back in popularity as parents and teachers have realized how essential it is to the growth and development of children. Yet in spite of this resurgence,
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There is irrational comfort taken in the belief that man-made laws somehow ensure equality for all. More often than not, the exact opposite is true. Within the next week, UC Berkeley will be forced to remove over 20,000 lectures, videos, and other digital documents from its free online library. While the prestigious school has been
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Should teachers be able to pass a basic literacy test before they set foot in a classroom? One would think that the answer to that question would be a solid yes. After all, it seems obvious that the ability to understand and communicate through reading and writing is essential to any teacher regardless of the
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Like us, many of you are alarmed about the decline of rational thought in Western society. In his book The Humiliation of the Word, philosopher Jacques Ellul theorizes that a major cause of this decline is the fact that most people no longer think in words, but in images. In what he refers to as
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Who is your preferred source for health advice? Gwyneth Paltrow? Pete Evans? Or qualified medical practitioners – like Dr Oz? I hate to break it to you, but if you’re getting advice from any of these people, you’re quite likely being misled. For example, contrary to Gwyneth Paltrow’s website, experts advise inserting jade “eggs” into
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