To mark the start of the 2016-2017 school year, Education Next released their annual public opinion poll on the state of education. One of the most interesting aspects of this poll is the grades Americans assign to the nation’s local and national schools. In terms of the nation’s schools as a whole, Americans aren’t impressed.
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A great sentence makes you want to chew it over slowly in your mouth the first time you read it. A great sentence compels you to rehearse it again in your mind’s ear, and then again later on. A sentence must have a certain distinction of style – the words come in an order that
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Academics around the country are embracing the relatively new trend of using trigger warnings to shield students from ideas that might be discomforting or trauma-inducing. These ideas often include topics that touch on “racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, cissexism, ableism, and other issues of privilege and oppression.” Though there is some debate surrounding how widespread the
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In recent weeks, a report on the value of homework has been making the rounds. In a nutshell? Homework for elementary school children is not beneficial. Texas teacher Brandy Young has apparently taken these homework findings to heart. As USA Today reports: “Last week, mom Samantha Gallagher posted a note on Facebook from her daughter’s teacher reading: ‘After
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In a dumbed-down culture we are often happy to take any scraps of intellectual comfort we can find. In such an impoverished climate, a magazine like National Geographic takes on almost iconic significance. We are tempted to see it as a last bastion of intellectual engagement, offering crumbs of comfort in the age of the
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Most people in America think others should be treated equally regardless of their race. Unfortunately, the various interpretations of what is meant by “treating people equally” has led to a lot of actions that could be interpreted as pandering that borders on disrespect. One of these may very well be the dedication of February in
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