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Constitution Day: What did your kids do?0
- Culture
- September 18, 2017
I had the pleasure of visiting Agamim Classical Academy, a K-6 charter school in Hopkins, Minnesota dedicated to providing “students with a classical, liberal arts, challenging, and inspiring education,” for its Constitution Day celebration. When many public schools seem leery of openly embracing traditional American patriotism, even going so far as to banish students wearing clothing with
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Nationalism in America is a Farce that Will End in Tragedy 0
- History
- September 15, 2017
Karl Marx famously began The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte by observing that Hegel “remarks somewhere that all facts and personages of great importance in world history occur, as it were, twice. Hegel, and by implication Marx, was wrong. The uniqueness of circumstance and the individuality of actor mean that history does not, and cannot, repeat itself. But
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Black and Latino Millennials Overwhelmingly Support School Choice, Academic Survey Finds 0
- Education
- September 15, 2017
As the largest demographic group in America right now, millennials drive much public policy. Spanning the ages of roughly 18-34, this generation is young, diverse, opinionated, and increasingly powerful. This is good news for those involved in efforts that millennials support, like school choice. According to a new GenForward report conducted by University of Chicago
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Why It Matters That Kids No Longer Play with Wild Animals 0
- Culture
- September 15, 2017
When it comes to children’s stories, an old favorite of mine is The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett. Being a classic, many will know that the story revolves around three children who discover a long-abandoned garden. The garden soon becomes a place of healing and restoration as the children make it their own. Beyond
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Focusing on Diversity Will Destroy America 0
- History
- September 15, 2017
The common wisdom today in most of America’s governmental, corporate, and educational institutions is that we should focus on diversity. It’s believed that an emphasis on multiculturalism is the only way to unify Americans of different backgrounds and prevent the evil of racism from spreading. Assimilation is now considered a form of violence. It is
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Obsession Is the Ultimate Skill 2
- Culture
- September 15, 2017
I have many times heard the following refrains about education: “It’s not about learning any one particular thing. It’s about learning how to learn.” “It’s not about solving any particular problem. It’s about learning how to think.” The speaker often assumes that kids best learn how to learn and how to think at school. They
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Constitution Day: What did your kids do?0