Nowadays there powerful lobbying efforts to increase government funding for preschool, and even to provide universal preschool. Since 1964, enrollment in preschool has dramatically increased: It is well known that our modern education system in the West derives from that of ancient Greece, which is still upheld as a standard and goal in some circles.
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Public school teachers have some of the most envious job protections among any in the workforce. They receive tenure after only two or three years, which makes it extremely difficult and costly to fire them. The latest case in point: Arnold Anderson, an elementary school teacher in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Over the past two
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It didn’t take long. Within weeks of the US Supreme Court decision to legalise same-sex marriage, polygamous families have sued to have their own relationships recognised as marriages. Kody Brown and his four wives are the stars of Sister Wives, the reality TV show about the day-to-day life of a polygamous family. The Browns used
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When it comes to life lessons, classic children’s books have a special way of conveying truths and wisdom. They don’t beat a child over the head or talk down to the child. Instead, the child comes to identify with the characters, seeing who is good and who is bad, and learning from the dialogue. The
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Another example of the censorial character of modern universities is making its way around the internet. According to the original article in Campus Reform (a conservative site), “Multiple professors at Washington State University have explicitly told students their grades will suffer if they use terms such as ‘illegal alien,’ ‘male,’ and ‘female,’ or if they
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Are tablet computers harming our children’s ability to read? That’s a question asked by a recent article in The Guardian. A definitive answer remains rather illusive. Because tablets and many other tech devices are relatively new, it’s difficult to definitively determine if tablet usage is leading to a decline in reading. Some studies show it
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