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Parents Might Be the Biggest Obstacle to Improving Education 0
- Education
- October 19, 2015
It’s commonplace today to regard teachers’ unions as the main roadblock to improving America’s education system. But perhaps the biggest obstacle to changing the education system is not the unions, but parents. According to Gallup, Americans’ confidence in the public schools has been declining for some time (in the 2015 poll, 31% of Americans expressed
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Almost 1 in 3 Americans Didn’t Read a Book Last Year 0
- October 19, 2015
A relative of mine recently went on a job interview. She was surprised when the first question she was asked was, “How many books do you read a month?” The fact that she was able to answer with a fairly impressive answer may have played a role in the fact that she got the job,
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10 Reasons the U.S. is Declining 0
- Economics
- October 19, 2015
Is America in decline? That’s the position of Drs. Hershey Friedman of the City University of New York and Sarah Hertz of Empire State College. In their paper – “Is the United States Still the Best Country in the World? Think Again” – the authors argue that America’s ranking in the following 10 key areas
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Study: Many Today Suffering from “Digital Amnesia”0
- October 18, 2015
In the era of smartphones, many of us can no longer recall basic facts and information. The British cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has now come up with a name for this growing trend: “digital amnesia.” A recent survey of 6,000 Europeans conducted by Kaspersky confirmed what others have suspected, namely, “a direct link between data
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Minneapolis’ Failure to Educate 0
- Education
- October 17, 2015
As you can see by the statistic shared on the billboard above, which is located directly across the street from the Minneapolis Public Schools’ district headquarters, the plight of Black students in the district is absolutely unacceptable. Minneapolis has given all manner of excuses, promises, and “new” plans for years and years, yet little changes.
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Why Modern Man Doesn’t Feel at Home 0
- Uncategorized
- October 16, 2015
The average American moves about 12 times in his life, changes jobs every 4.6 years, and commutes about 15 miles to work each way. In addition, the areas in which most of us live change dramatically and rapidly due to urbanization and development. According to philosopher Roger Scruton, this hyper-mobility is causing modern man to feel displaced: “[I]f we are
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Should We Ditch Bike Helmet Laws?0
- Culture
- October 16, 2015
In recent decades, Americans have witnessed a number of laws and regulations passed in the name of “safety.” Thus, among other things, we now have bike helmet laws. Currently in the U.S., there are 22 states and 201 localities that mandate the wearing of helmets for bike riders (mostly for riders under the age
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Podcast: Teaching Character in School 0
- Education
- October 16, 2015
Missed our webinar last week on character education? Check out the podcast below to get caught up on what you missed! For an overview of the panelists, click here. Your browser does not support the audio element. Please us the download link below Download an Mp3 Save this article to favorites
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Plato Nails Democratic Man 0
- Culture
- October 16, 2015
In Book VIII of The Republic, Plato describes various types of political man, such as oligarchs and aristocrats, through a fictitious conversation between Socrates and Adeimantus. Given the age of democracy we’re in, Plato’s descriptions of democratic man seem especially prescient. From Plato’s perspective, democratic man is dominated by two ideas: freedom and equality. As
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