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What’s Really Causing So Many School Suspensions 0
- Culture
- February 18, 2016
‘Tis the season for campaign promises and Hillary Clinton is not to be outdone in offering a variety of goodies to her constituents. According to TIME Magazine: “Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday her $2-billion plan to hire social workers and staff for school districts nationwide in an attempt to tamp down on black
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Colleges Are Eagerly Accepting Homeschooled Kids 0
- Education
- February 18, 2016
Several years ago, a relative of mine registered for college classes while still in high school. She hit a roadblock, however, when the college asked for a transcript. Upon explaining that she was homeschooled and didn’t have an official one, the admissions officer cautiously asked, “Well, what’s your ACT score look like?” Hearing it, the
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The End of Ideas in American Politics?0
- Culture
- February 18, 2016
Americans have long mistrusted intellectuals, nowhere more so than when intellectuals have had access to power. There is considerable irony in this apprehension, for the Founding Fathers were themselves men of intellect and learning. Refined and erudite, many were well and widely read in history, politics, law, and science, and applied their knowledge to solving
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Can a Christian build a wall?0
- Culture
- February 18, 2016
From CNN, we learn that Pope Francis jumped into American politics with a comment about Donald Trump and building walls: “But Francis left little doubt where he stood on the polarizing issue of immigration reform. ‘A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This
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What’s the meaning?0
- Culture
- February 18, 2016
Shepard Fairey of OBEY Clothing and known politically for his famous Barack Obama “Hope” poster has thrown his support behind Bernie Sanders’ candidacy for president. In a video released by the Sanders campaign, Fairey said, “I’m supporting Bernie Sanders because I want to push principles, not personalities.” With his support, he also released a t-shirt
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You Can’t Separate ‘Critical Thinking’ and Good Writing 1
- Education
- February 17, 2016
One of the main things that today’s education system seeks to instill is “critical thinking.” But as progress in critical thinking is difficult to measure, how can we know if students are learning this valuable skill? The answer, I discovered, is simple: look at their writing skills. Such an idea was suggested in the early
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What’s Really Causing So Many School Suspensions 0