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Democracy, Greed, and the Perils of Equality 0
- History
- January 8, 2016
If there are two things that one is likely to hear from college faculty today, they are that 1. Students are too careerist, and 2. We need a more democratic society. They worry about the growing utilitarian cast of education in general, as well as the remnants of hierarchy, authority, paternalism, and inequality in today’s
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Study: It’s Not Your Imagination, Modern Kindergarten is More Demanding 0
- Education
- January 8, 2016
It’s a question that’s been raised a number of times in recent months: are schools demanding more of young children these days? According to news out this morning, we no longer have to rack our brains to recall our own kindergarten experience for comparison’s sake. Research shows that today’s 5 year-olds are required to perform
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Do LGBT kids need school choice?0
- Culture
- January 8, 2016
To much national acclaim, a new school for LGBT kids is opening in Atlanta called “Pride School”. According to the school’s website, its mission is the following: “To provide LGBTQQIAA students, families and educators a safe, fun and rigorous learning environment free of homophobia and transphobia – a place that honors their identities so they
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There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Fact’0
- January 8, 2016
It’s commonplace today for people to loosely use the term “fact.” When invoked, it’s used as a predicate for something that simply is and therefore not open to question or debate. For instance, when President Obama said in his 2014 State of the Union Address that “The debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.”
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British Educator: Student Success Comes from “Quiet, sensible, matter-of-fact parents”0
- Culture
- January 8, 2016
Last month, students at Central High School in St. Paul, Minnesota were shocked when two students assaulted a teacher and administrator who were trying to break up a lunchroom spat: “The older student is accused of slamming a teacher against a wall, choking him and then slamming him onto the floor after the teacher tried
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Philadelphia Cop Shot: Clash of Civilizations Continues 0
- Culture
- January 8, 2016
On the same night that President Obama held a televised, town hall meeting on gun control, a man shot a police officer in the name of Islam with a stolen police gun. Reuters reported the following: “A gunman claiming to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State militants shot and seriously wounded a Philadelphia police officer
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Democracy, Greed, and the Perils of Equality 0