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Reason #1,057 to Homeschool – Institutional Schools Are Boring 0
- Education
- October 12, 2015
Does the traditional school setting bore students, causing them to lose interest in learning? Given the institutional, restrained atmosphere that’s necessary to keep a classroom of 30 children in order, it seems highly likely. And, as the Washington Post reports, it’s that type of atmosphere that is leading parents like Lisa Cain to pull their
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Most Americans Aren’t Prepared for a Disaster (But Should They Be?)0
- October 12, 2015
The majority of Americans are not prepared for a disaster. According to a recent survey commissioned by the Ad Council, only 17% claim to be “very prepared.” So, why aren’t most of us prepared? Well, of course, there’s good-old-fashioned busyness and/or laziness. I think, also, there’s the fact that most of us have grown up
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Columbus was Awesome 0
- History
- October 12, 2015
Yes, it’s in vogue to forsake our Western heritage, to see dead, white men as evil barbarians. But let’s be honest, the reason they’ve been celebrated is because what they did, despite their sins, was incredible. Columbus is certainly one of those men. In an age when many teenage Americans are too terrified to even
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Boston College Prof: “6 Books I Would Assign to Save Western Civilization”0
- October 12, 2015
In a 1993 talk, Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College, mentioned the following as the 6 books people should read if they want to save Western civilization: 1. The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis From the front flap of the 2015 HarperOne edition: “In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis sets out
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84,000 Slaughtered in Four Days 0
- October 12, 2015
Few in the West would defend ISIS these days. Whether it be the raping, the crucifying, the tossing of gays off of buildings, the burning of prisoners, the slitting of throats, almost all people are unified in their disgust. Oddly enough, in a world of relative morals, ISIS seems to define evil. The result is
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Male Feminism: A Bad Strategy to Attract Women?0
- October 9, 2015
Currently, the news media is praising an engineering student for his letter expressing empathy for female engineering students. The Huffington Post headline read “Male Engineering Student Perfectly Explains Why Female Classmates Aren’t His Equals.” The Today Show described the letter as “humble.” Here’s a copy of the letter, penned by Jared Mauldin of Eastern
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