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The Reason 3 in 4 Students Are Not Proficient in Civics 0
- Education
- December 1, 2016
Ever since the 2016 election ended with the triumph of Donald Trump, a number of commentators have expressed concern over the state of civics education in the United States, suggesting that it needs some serious attention. Judging by numbers alone, these critics aren’t far off, as only 24 percent of U.S. high school seniors are
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5 Reasons People Tend to Get Happier as They Grow Older 0
- Philosophy
- December 1, 2016
Happiness has become a modern obsession. Searching for it, holding on to it, and wishing it on our loved ones have all become motivating forces for how we live our lives. We also use happiness as a measuring stick for life decisions. If a job doesn’t make us happy, we quit it. If a relationship
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10 Lessons Marcus Aurelius Learned From His Father 0
- Education
- December 1, 2016
Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.), the last of Rome’s Five Great Emperors, was in many ways the paradigm of Plato’s philosopher king. His Meditations (essentially a diary written for himself) reveal a man striving for peace through wisdom, self-control, and stoical acceptance of the pain and pitfalls that accompany life. In Aurelius’ case, tragedy came early.
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A Prison Mentality Is Killing Our Schools 0
- Education
- November 30, 2016
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Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs That Drove the Third Reich 0
- History
- November 30, 2016
Was Hitler—and by implication his ideology and the atrocities he committed—the product of increasing secularization in society, or was he rather an example of the perils of religion run amok? This is not just a sterile academic debate, but arouses the passions of many people today. In Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs That Drove the Third
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Are Schools Designed to Keep Kids from ‘Learning Too Much’?0
- Education
- November 30, 2016
In a recent article, Martin Cothran noted that literacy is becoming a thing of the past in today’s schools. There are, he explained, two reasons why this is happening. The first is that fewer books are being read. The second is that the books that are read are of poorer quality – not the classic
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