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Teacher Discovers that Young Students Really Can Be Taught to Think for Themselves 0
- Education
- November 29, 2017
By now it’s old news that many Americans can no longer think for themselves. True, they have strong opinions, but often those opinions are influenced by prominent leaders and can turn around as quickly as the winds of political favor. Unfortunately, such a state is likely driven by the education system. Although schools purport to
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Why Black Kids Get Trapped in Failing Schools 0
- Culture
- November 29, 2017
The educational achievement of white youngsters is nothing to write home about, but that achieved by blacks is nothing less than disgraceful. Let’s look at a recent example of an educational outcome all too common. In 2016, in 13 of Baltimore’s 39 high schools, not a single student scored proficient on the state’s mathematics exam.
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Parental Discipline is Disappearing and the Public is Paying the Price 0
- Culture
- November 29, 2017
A child is said to have destroyed $1,300 worth of make-up in Sephora, but instead of being appalled at the misbehaving child’s mess, a mob is going after the woman who posted the photo of it. That’s right: people are mad at Brittney Nelson, who posted the photo, and are calling her out for “mom-shaming.”
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Americans Are Living in Denial on a Great Many Things 0
- Philosophy
- November 29, 2017
Gallup released a poll this week showing that Americans are, on average, getting heavier. Oddly, at the same time, the percentage of people who say they believe they are overweight is declining, as are the percentage of people who say they are trying to lose weight or want to lose weight. The results are probably
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There’s a Simple Reason Today’s Students ‘Know Nothing’4
- Culture
- November 28, 2017
I recently had an interesting conversation about education with a young man who grew up in Mexico City. Although we never got on to the topic of whether the American or Mexican system of education system is better, he did have an observation about a major difference between the two. Americans, he noted, don’t know
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How to Tell if Someone is Lying to You: 6 Signs to Look for 0
- Literature
- November 28, 2017
In an era increasingly described as “post truth,” classifying a lie is no simple task. Recognizing deceptive behavior, however, is another story. Pamela Meyer, a certified fraud examiner and self-identified “lie spotter,” says humans lie a lot. (In fact, a person is typically lied to between 10 and 200 times per day, she says.) But
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