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8 Reasons You Should NOT Read Great Books 0
- Culture
- February 17, 2017
Unless I miss my guess, almost every one of us have taken a quiz to see how many titles we’ve read from a list of 100 classic books. If you’re like me, you’ve probably read more than the average test taker, but your score still causes you to wince a bit and resolve to read
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Why is ‘Person of Color’ Good and ‘Colored Person’ Bad?0
- Culture
- February 17, 2017
A person close to me recently used the phrase “people of color” at a work meeting. “Are we supposed to say that?” asked a gentleman in his 50s. A conversation ensued. After several minutes of discussion, the person who originally used the phrase said the group had gone off topic, but she insisted her choice
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College Illiteracy is Growing 1
- Culture
- February 17, 2017
For a number of years, it was assumed that public education was swimming along, efficiently educating children of all ages. More recently, the products coming out of public schools have caused a troubling concern to leap into the minds of adults: are schools dumbing down the content they teach to students? That concern seems to
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‘Sensitivity Readers’ Are Screening Content for Publishing Houses 0
- February 17, 2017
Via the Chicago Tribune: Before a book is published and released to the public, it’s passed through the hands (and eyes) of many people: an author’s friends and family, an agent and, of course, an editor. These days, though, a book may get an additional check from an unusual source: a sensitivity reader, a person
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Why Children Ask ‘Why’ (And How You Should Answer Them)1
- Family
- February 16, 2017
When I was about four years old, I asked my mother one of my first ‘Why?’ questions: ‘Mom, why does Pippo live underwater?’ Mom explained that Pippo, our goldfish, was a fish, and fish live underwater. This answer left me unsatisfied, so I kept enquiring: ‘Why do fish live underwater? Can’t we also live underwater?’
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Nation’s Longest Wed Couple Reveals the Secret to a Good Marriage 0
- Culture
- February 16, 2017
Are Jeram and Ganga Ravji the world’s longest-married couple? The Indian-born couple are certainly New Zealand’s current record holders, ready to mark 82 years of marriage in April. On Valentine’s Day they received a special accolade for the second year running from Family First NZ. But it didn’t all begin with Valentines and roses. Born
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