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How to Actually Learn Latin 0
- Education
- December 6, 2016
A growing number of students and adults today are expressing a desire to learn Latin. For over a thousand years, this ancient language was one of the building blocks of Western education. But in recent decades, there has been a concerted effort to remove Latin from curricula in schools across America and Europe. This
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Modern Math Problem vs. 1912 Arithmetic Problem 0
- Education
- December 6, 2016
When commentators discuss issues such as the recent PISA exam, they focus largely on results, including which country came in first and whether or not scores fell or increased since the previous assessment. What they often overlook, however, is content. The PISA exam website offers a glimpse into this content, however, so I decided to
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Using Campuses as Illegal Immigration Sanctuaries is a Bad Idea 0
- Culture
- December 6, 2016
On Nov. 16, thousands of students at public and private universities across the country walked out of classes to protest the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. One of their main goals was to urge college officials to declare their campuses as “sanctuaries” for illegal immigrants—a controversial move that could start a political battle
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U.S. Students WAY Behind Canadians in Latest PISA Test 0
- Education
- December 6, 2016
The United States showed its sports prowess by bringing home 121 medals from the Olympics this summer, comfortably trouncing the rest of the world. But the U.S. just can’t seem to do the same when it comes to the PISA exam, the Olympics of the education world. The release of the 2015 results shows the
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Tim Allen Show Roasts Political Correctness in Academia 0
- Culture
- December 6, 2016
Tim Allen has become one of TV’s biggest stars by embracing his Everyman qualities. The former Home Improvement actor is now in his sixth season on ABC’s Last Man Standing, a show that could have been a spinoff of his Tim “the Tool Man” character. Like Tim Taylor, Mike Baxter is a “man’s man”: plain-speaking,
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What Spawned Abdul Artan’s Rage?0
- Culture
- December 6, 2016
Abdul Artan was the Somali immigrant who recently terrorized the Ohio State campus. A fellow student described Abdul as “measured and intellectual, not angry or violent.” A friend described him as “sweet and humble” and said Abdul “loved America.” Likewise, relatives said he was a “nice young man and a good student.” While some people
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