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  • Removing Analogies From the SAT Was a Bad Idea

    Removing Analogies From the SAT Was a Bad Idea0

    When I was preparing for the SAT test in 1996, I had to test myself with several examples of analogies, such as the following question: Bandage: Blood :: a) Cable: Bridge   b) Cast: Injury   c) Fort: Army   d) Dam: River But such preparation is no longer needed for today’s students; the analogies

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  • I Was a Student of Stephen Hawking’s – Here’s What He Taught Me

    I Was a Student of Stephen Hawking’s – Here’s What He Taught Me0

    Like many students of my generation, Stephen Hawking had already had enormous influence on me long before we ever met. When I was hesitating about my A-level choices, it was his book A Brief History of Time that convinced me to continue with physical sciences. In 1994, Hawking and mathematical physicist Roger Penrose gave a

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  • The Gender Pay Gap is Real … but it Has Little to Do With Gender Discrimination

    The Gender Pay Gap is Real … but it Has Little to Do With Gender Discrimination0

    On occasion of International Women’s Day, millions of people marched on the streets of dozens of cities around the world to vindicate women’s rights and denounce gender-based violence and discrimination in all its forms. In Spain, demonstrations were accompanied by a general strike that, according to labor unions, was followed by 5.3 million women. One

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  • Does Putin Want to Make Moscow ‘the Third Rome’?

    Does Putin Want to Make Moscow ‘the Third Rome’?0

    Russian athletes were conspicuous in their neutral colours during this year’s Winter Olympics and Paralympics due to a ban based on doping allegations. In Vancouver in 2010 and in Sochi in 2014, however, Russia’s Olympic hockey jerseys prominently featured a two-headed eagle exactly where Canada’s jerseys highlighted the maple leaf. This two-headed eagle is not

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  • 5 Ways Obama’s Discipline Policy Made Schools Less Effective and Safe

    5 Ways Obama’s Discipline Policy Made Schools Less Effective and Safe2

    As is typical with so many other policies, federal meddling in what should be a local matter leads to poor results. This is the conclusion reached Monday by a Heritage Foundation panel about a school discipline initiative, launched by the Obama administration, that suddenly became the subject of national debate after the Feb. 14 massacre

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  • 4 Bits of Advice from Ben Franklin on How to Be a ‘Rational Being’

    4 Bits of Advice from Ben Franklin on How to Be a ‘Rational Being’0

    Have you ever noticed that there seem to be fewer calm and level-headed people these days? Almost everyone seems to operate through a lens of emotion and feeling rather than plain ol’ common sense. This is perhaps no surprise as schools and society have encouraged a feelings-oriented approach to life through the advancement of positive

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