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3 Simple Ways to Become a Better Reader 1
- July 15, 2015
I’ve loved books ever since I was a small child. As an expression of my love, I always tried to treat them carefully and respectfully, never throwing them around and never – Heaven forbid! – writing in them. While the respect my younger self had for books was certainly praiseworthy, I discovered that my determination to not write
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Home Education Inspires a Love of Learning 0
- July 8, 2015
The hero in this story is not any one person but rather nearly two million Americans — moms and dads who go the extra mile and who, often at great sacrifice to themselves, are rescuing children in a profoundly personal way. They are the homeschoolers, parents who give up time and income to directly supervise
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Thomas Jefferson’s Ridiculously Long List of Book Recommendations 0
- July 7, 2015
Last week saw the 239th celebration of America’s Independence Day. Considering many Americans today can’t even explain why we celebrate the 4thof July, it’s somewhat awe-inspiring to see how the American Founders were able to have the knowledge and ability to declare independence, fight a grueling war, and then lay the groundwork for our nation to be built
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Greece (and the West) As It Used to Be 0
- July 7, 2015
As the rest of the world watches Greece crumble under crippling debt, it might be worth looking at Greece as it used to be. In Portrait of a Greek Mountain Village, anthropologist Juliet du Boulay offers a glimpse of how rural Greek people (and most people in the world) thought and lived before modernity had
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The Revolution was in the minds and hearts…0
- July 3, 2015
Reflecting on the American Revolution in 1818, John Adams wrote, “The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations.” And so it is today. Last week’s tectonic shifts in law and culture were not aberrations; they were the culmination of a revolution
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Half of Public School Parents Would Rather Enroll Their Child Elsewhere 0
- July 1, 2015
The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice just released its annual survey detailing America’s opinions and attitudes on education. Among other things, the survey asked questions about curriculum, tests, and various forms of school choice. As it turns out, many American children are not in the type of school that their parents believe would bring the best education.
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