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A University Student’s Schedule… from 500 Years Ago1
- Education
- August 18, 2016
As we at Intellectual Takeout have recently pointed out, today’s college students aren’t devoting very much time to studying. The typical modern student spends less than 3 hours per day on education-related activities, i.e., attending class and studying. Undoubtedly this phenomenon is in large part due to the swelled ranks of college students combined with
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6 Forgotten Tips from America’s Oldest Public School0
- Education
- August 18, 2016
In the quest to reform the chaos which dominates America’s classrooms and the stagnation which plagues academic achievement scores, teachers, politicians, and education reform leaders are always looking for a silver bullet to solve our education problems. But there’s something we may not have considered. Is it possible that the path to fixing American education
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‘Talking It Out’ Is Not Always Helpful1
- August 18, 2016
If you’re visibly dejected or upset, those around us will often ask, “Hey, what’s wrong?” and then quickly suggest, “Let’s talk about it.” The strategy of “talking it out” can be very helpful. There are times when we are bothered by something and discussing it with others helps dispel unnecessary darkness and puts things in
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When Pinball was a ‘Menace to Society’ in America0
- Culture
- August 17, 2016
‘You step into the little stationery shop – or maybe it’s the corner drug store, the restaurant, the saloon, the roadside inn or the penny arcade. Instantly, the glittering device – its name may be Red Hot, Lineup, Landslide, Brite Spot, Mascot, Three Score or Sporty of Scoop – catches your eye. You walk over
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We’ve been wrong about the origins of life for 90 years0
- Education
- August 17, 2016
For nearly nine decades, science’s favorite explanation for the origin of life has been the “primordial soup”. This is the idea that life began from a series of chemical reactions in a warm pond on Earth’s surface, triggered by an external energy source such as lightning strike or ultraviolet (UV) light. But recent research adds
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Professor: Students Are Becoming Moral Nihilists0
- Education
- August 17, 2016
The Problem One thing I’ve learned in my years of teaching in the U.S. is that many young Americans are moral relativists. As students in elementary and secondary schools, they were taught that there is no moral fact of the matter. Thus, when people disagree about moral issues, their different perspectives are equally valid. It
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Montaigne’s Tip on How to Read Books Effectively0
- Education
- August 17, 2016
Researchers keep learning more about the benefits of book reading, which are so numerous it would be mundane to list them here. The problem is that many people struggle to read books. They are too easily distracted (a problem greater today than ever) or quickly grow tired. This problem is more acute if the reading
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It’s True, We’re Biased0
- August 17, 2016
These days it’s fashionable to chastise people by calling them “biased.” The accusation of “bias” is supposed to leave the accused cowering and begging for forgiveness. We frequently see this accusation hurled about on our social media sites, where we reach up to 10 million individuals weekly. You see, “bias” has been turned into a
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Black Families in Georgia Are Choosing to Homeschool0
- Culture
- August 17, 2016
During the 1950s and 60s, America’s black families fought a difficult battle to integrate the public schools, hoping to give their children a better education. Because of this hard-won victory, many black parents have been strong supporters of public schools in the subsequent decades. But that support may be changing. According to a recent article
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