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  • Teacher: Forget the Homework, Spend Time with Family

    Teacher: Forget the Homework, Spend Time with Family0

    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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  • Univ. of Chicago Pushes Back on Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces

    Univ. of Chicago Pushes Back on Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces0

    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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  • Morgan Freeman Destroys Black History Month

    Morgan Freeman Destroys Black History Month0

    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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  • The Definitive Test For World Religions

    The Definitive Test For World Religions0

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  • Are We Pushing Kids to Read Too Early?

    Are We Pushing Kids to Read Too Early?0

    Late last week, The Washington Post highlighted a bit of a rant titled “What the modern world has forgotten about children and learning,” by author Carol Black. In essence, Black’s article takes issue with the modern education system’s insistence that every child fit into its timetable of learning. Nowhere is this seen more clearly than

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  • 9 Surprising Quotes on Welfare Reform

    9 Surprising Quotes on Welfare Reform0

    On August 22nd, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, better known as Welfare Reform. Shortly before signing the Act, President Clinton noted that the old welfare system: “[I]nstills the wrong values [and] sends the wrong signals, giving children who have children a check to set up house on their

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