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Why It Matters That Kids No Longer Play with Wild Animals 0
- Culture
- September 15, 2017
When it comes to children’s stories, an old favorite of mine is The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett. Being a classic, many will know that the story revolves around three children who discover a long-abandoned garden. The garden soon becomes a place of healing and restoration as the children make it their own. Beyond
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Obsession Is the Ultimate Skill 2
- Culture
- September 15, 2017
I have many times heard the following refrains about education: “It’s not about learning any one particular thing. It’s about learning how to learn.” “It’s not about solving any particular problem. It’s about learning how to think.” The speaker often assumes that kids best learn how to learn and how to think at school. They
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Nationalism in America is a Farce that Will End in Tragedy 0
- History
- September 15, 2017
Karl Marx famously began The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte by observing that Hegel “remarks somewhere that all facts and personages of great importance in world history occur, as it were, twice. Hegel, and by implication Marx, was wrong. The uniqueness of circumstance and the individuality of actor mean that history does not, and cannot, repeat itself. But
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Mentally Weak People Often Have These 3 Habits 0
- Literature
- September 15, 2017
Widowed at just 26 years of age, Amy Morin knows a few things about hardship and the struggle to remain mentally strong in the face of adversity. Despite the tragedy she suffered, Morin has gone on to become a psychotherapist, columnist, and author. Her most recent book is 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do.
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Half of Americans Don’t Know Free Speech is a Guaranteed Right 0
- Culture
- September 15, 2017
It’s been roughly 230 years since the American Constitution first debuted. Unfortunately, that length of time doesn’t seem to have solidified its presence in the American mind. In fact, many Americans cannot even name the most famous element of its First Amendment. According to a recent survey published by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, more
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Focusing on Diversity Will Destroy America 0
- History
- September 15, 2017
The common wisdom today in most of America’s governmental, corporate, and educational institutions is that we should focus on diversity. It’s believed that an emphasis on multiculturalism is the only way to unify Americans of different backgrounds and prevent the evil of racism from spreading. Assimilation is now considered a form of violence. It is
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Black and Latino Millennials Overwhelmingly Support School Choice, Academic Survey Finds 0
- Education
- September 15, 2017
As the largest demographic group in America right now, millennials drive much public policy. Spanning the ages of roughly 18-34, this generation is young, diverse, opinionated, and increasingly powerful. This is good news for those involved in efforts that millennials support, like school choice. According to a new GenForward report conducted by University of Chicago
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Why We’re Stressed Out 0
- Culture
- September 14, 2017
My oldest son, a freshman in high school, informed me that the guys from Twenty One Pilots have become the pinnacle heartthrobs for teen girls. I had no idea. Even more fascinating than that tidbit, is the fact that their official music video for “Stressed Out” has been viewed over 1 billion times on YouTube.
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Why Interpretive Dance is Not Going to Set You Apart in the Workforce 0
- Culture
- September 14, 2017
There’s a semi-famous statement from academic Christina Hoff Sommers which says the following: Want to close wage gap? Step one: Change your major from feminist dance therapy to electrical engineering. Kentucky governor Matt Bevin appears to be trying to take that thought to the next level. In a recent speech Bevin suggested that colleges need
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Why It Matters That Kids No Longer Play with Wild Animals 0