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Teacher: Forget the Homework, Spend Time with Family 0
- Culture
- August 23, 2016
In recent weeks, a report on the value of homework has been making the rounds. In a nutshell? Homework for elementary school children is not beneficial. Texas teacher Brandy Young has apparently taken these homework findings to heart. As USA Today reports: “Last week, mom Samantha Gallagher posted a note on Facebook from her daughter’s teacher reading: ‘After
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National Geographic: Jesus Not an Influential Figure of the Ancient World 0
- Culture
- August 23, 2016
In a dumbed-down culture we are often happy to take any scraps of intellectual comfort we can find. In such an impoverished climate, a magazine like National Geographic takes on almost iconic significance. We are tempted to see it as a last bastion of intellectual engagement, offering crumbs of comfort in the age of the
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Morgan Freeman Destroys Black History Month 0
- Culture
- August 23, 2016
Most people in America think others should be treated equally regardless of their race. Unfortunately, the various interpretations of what is meant by “treating people equally” has led to a lot of actions that could be interpreted as pandering that borders on disrespect. One of these may very well be the dedication of February in
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How Dostoevsky predicted Trump’s America 0
- Culture
- August 23, 2016
As a professor of Russian literature, I’ve come to realize that it’s never a good sign when real life resembles a Fyodor Dostoevsky novel. Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, with its riotous rhetoric and steady stream of scandals, calls to mind Dostoevsky’s most political novel, “Demons,” written in 1872. In it, the writer wanted to warn
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How do we spend our time?0
- August 23, 2016
Over at Ted.com, we learn that as a planet we spend 3 billion hours a week playing video games. The article further reports that: “The average young person racks up 10,000 hours of gaming by the age of 21 — or 24 hours less than they spend in a classroom for all of middle and
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The Definitive Test For World Religions 0
- Education
- August 22, 2016
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Memorization Is Still a Necessary Skill 0
- August 22, 2016
With another school year about to start, here’s a bit of advice from a recently retired college history teacher. Beware of teachers whose opening day gambit assures all new students that they have little or nothing to worry about on the following front: none of that dreaded memory work will be asked for, much less
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Are We Pushing Kids to Read Too Early?0
- Culture
- August 22, 2016
Late last week, The Washington Post highlighted a bit of a rant titled “What the modern world has forgotten about children and learning,” by author Carol Black. In essence, Black’s article takes issue with the modern education system’s insistence that every child fit into its timetable of learning. Nowhere is this seen more clearly than
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9 Surprising Quotes on Welfare Reform 0
- Culture
- August 22, 2016
On August 22nd, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, better known as Welfare Reform. Shortly before signing the Act, President Clinton noted that the old welfare system: “[I]nstills the wrong values [and] sends the wrong signals, giving children who have children a check to set up house on their
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