A passage from The Republic, Book IV, 443d-e, which has been highly influential on the Western tradition. According to Plato, a man first “sets his own house in good order and rules himself” – harmonizing the various parts of his soul – before he can ensure justice in his actions toward others: Save this
READ MOREBy now, many of us are convinced that kids need more recess time than they currently have. A recent article in the Washington Post confirms this. According to Debbie Rhea, when it comes to solutions and strategies to improve education, more time for play is crucial. She notes: “Kids are built to move, and having
READ MOREIs the public school’s institutional approach to education inefficient? The life of Denver high school junior Nick Bain suggests it certainly is. According to NPR, last school year Bain recognized the assembly-line process that he was being subjected to in the classroom and “decided to write down what he was doing every 15 minutes” while
READ MOREPeople homeschool for a variety of reasons: academics, socialization, religion, finances, and so on. Whatever the case, if you’ve found yourself considering homeschooling, you’ve probably considered all of the other options and feel a little overwhelmed. Where do you even start the process? How do you find curriculum? Are you qualified? You’re not alone in
READ MOREThe frequent texting, the flipping back and forth between apps on your tablet, the intermittent glancing at notifications of social media updates. What these actions both cause and represent is a lack of stillness – that inner state of restfulness needed to focus on an activity for a significant amount of time. Chances are that
READ MORELet’s face it: January 1 is a lame day for celebrating the New Year. In our Northern hemisphere the weather is cold, and promises to get colder, and many people are still worn out after the celebrating Christmas for the past month. And with changes in the college football playoff system, sports enthusiasts are now
READ MOREThriftiness is a highly admired quality… but have you ever noticed how hard it is to be thrifty in a grocery store? Food prices seem to be continually high and rose again in July for the sixth month in a row. According to the USDA, a moderate-cost meal plan for a family of four is
READ MOREFrom the Austrian School economist who studied under Ludwig von Mises. The quote, often misattributed to Henry Hazlitt, is found in Sennholz’s article, “Indexing: New Version of an Old Myth,” in Inflation Survival Letter, July 1, 1974. Save this article to favorites
READ MOREA few weeks ago, I wrote a piece which raised the idea of separating sports from school. Many of you agreed that uncoupling the two would be beneficial in boosting academic performance. According to a new poll from Education Next, Intellectual Takeout’s readers are not alone in wanting to see less emphasis on sports in
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