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Should you retreat from the public square?0
- Culture
- March 9, 2016
For many people the state of America’s presidential campaign is an index of the corruption of our national culture. At the moment, though anything is possible given the fickleness of the electorate, the flawed personal lives and political views of the candidates, and a savage media, it seems that Donald Trump will face Hillary Clinton,
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New Report: Teacher Evaluation Systems Still Not Removing Bad Teachers0
- Education
- March 9, 2016
It’s been said time and again that having a good teacher is the primary determiner of whether or not a child will succeed in school. Parents and school boards in the era of the one-room schoolhouse likely recognized this, and were quick to remove poor teachers from their midst. But in modern times—due in part
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Husband and wife split the chores? Divorce is more likely.0
- Culture
- March 9, 2016
A while back, Medical Daily reported on a Norwegian study of couples to see “how married and cohabiting men and women divided housework and childcare throughout various life stages.” It might make a few heads explode. “Couples may be better off living in a ‘traditional’ household where women do all the housework if they want
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Here’s the original ‘Two Minutes Hate’0
- Culture
- March 9, 2016
Have you ever noticed how viral outrage regularly rips through social media? Pity the poor individual or group who suffer the burning heat of the public’s wrath. Yet, as quickly as it comes, it’s over. Then there’s a lull for a few days, and then we’re on to the next outrage. If it troubles you,
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Fasting: Good For the Body as Well as the Soul?2
- Religion
- March 9, 2016
Liturgically-minded Christians around the world are currently observing the season of Lent. With Lent, comes fasting, a spiritual discipline practiced in varying levels of intensity by religions all over the world. But non-believers might have a good reason to jump on the fasting bandwagon, too. A number of research trials have indicated that fasting has
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Americans Don’t Read… and That’s Affecting Our Elections0
- Culture
- March 9, 2016
In 2013, the Nation’s Report Card showed that only 38% of high school seniors were proficient in reading. With scores like that, the U.S. isn’t likely to earn the “most literate country” award any time soon. So what is America’s international literacy ranking? According to The Washington Post, the U.S. places seventh behind Nordic countries
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A Paper on Feminizing Glaciers?!? Academia is Broken0
- Culture
- March 9, 2016
Sit back and enjoy the following paragraph from the abstract of a paper published in January by the peer-reviewed journal Progress in Human Geography: “Feminist and postcolonial theories enrich and complement each other by showing how gender and colonialism are co-constituted, as well as how both women and indigenous peoples have been marginalized historically (Schnabel,
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What Black Lives Matter Should Protest0
- Culture
- March 8, 2016
Recently the St. Paul, Minnesota chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM) threatened to protest a local high school. Finally, one might think, BLM is getting to some root issues, such as how poorly Black students are prepared in schools. But, no, it turns out that the group just wants a teacher fired. What did the
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Study: Kids Who Learn About Scientists’ Struggles Do Better In Science0
- Science
- March 8, 2016
We’re all familiar with Thomas Edison’s famous quote, “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” But, seeing real-life examples of this principle in action might actually help motivate kids to work harder in school. A new study in the Journal of Education Psychology suggests that students who learn about famous scientists’ struggles do better in
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