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The Educational Value of Shame 0
- Education
- December 22, 2015
Undoubtedly, one of my best educational experiences was the graduate-level Latin course I took in Rome. Within six months, the teacher was able to clear up all confusion that had accumulated in my previous six years of Latin. How? Well, for one, the teacher was one of the best Latinists in the world: Fr.
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Good, simple advice for Christmas 0
- Culture
- December 22, 2015
There’s a popular quote attributed to the author G.K. Chesterton that’s been floating around the social media world that seems quite applicable for not only Christmas, but the entire year. “There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” Unfortunately, when you
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C.S. Lewis on the Deadly Sin of Gluttony 0
- Culture
- December 21, 2015
It’s typical to associate gluttony with overconsumption, or, an excess of food or drink. But according to C.S. Lewis, that’s only one form the vice takes. The broader definition of gluttony is any inordinate desire related to food or drink. That includes overconsumption, but it also includes overselectivity regarding the type or quality of food and drink. A memorable passage in
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Scientists Still Need to Study the Liberal Arts 0
- Education
- December 21, 2015
Modern education tends to focus on STEM — the acronym for “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math” — to the exclusion of the liberal arts. But when it comes to education, it shouldn’t be an “either-or” between the sciences and the liberal arts but a “both-and.” The liberals arts offer an indispensable foundation for those who
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Two-Parent Households at an All-Time Low 0
- Culture
- December 21, 2015
In addition to being viewed as a season of religious devotion, Christmas has also become a time of family traditions and togetherness. But will those traditions and togetherness continue if the American family disappears? According to the Pew Research Center’s latest report, there has been a 20 percentage point drop in two-parent families in the
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5 Un-PC Quotes about Christmas from Past Presidents 0
- Culture
- December 21, 2015
If the backlash against various politically correct school Christmas programs is any indication, the general population may be growing weary of doing the PC dance. If such is the case, then the following quotes from five of America’s leaders should be a refreshing alternative. “To the American People: Christmas is not a time or a
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