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Did LBJ Say, ‘I’ll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for 200 years’?15
- History
- October 10, 2016
For reasons that are obvious, at a recent editorial meeting topic of conversation swung toward some of the most shocking things ever said by U.S. presidents. Of course Lyndon Baines Johnson’s name quickly popped up. LBJ, a beer-swilling, blunt-speaking Texan, didn’t shy from using what today we refer to as The N Word. One sentence
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In Defense of Potty-Mouthed Millennials 0
- Culture
- October 10, 2016
Newly published research revealed that millennials, particularly young women, like to swear at work. A lot. Via Bloomberg: It’s normal for millennials to say “s—” and “f—” at work, and new research finds that younger women are among the most likely demographic to drop the f-bomb in the office. About three-quarters of female millennial managers
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Are We Boring Students to Death?0
- Culture
- October 10, 2016
I had an interesting conversation with a 12-year-old young man the other day. When I asked him about school, he explained how he never learned anything and had decided that it wasn’t worth it to even try anymore. Instead, he was becoming one of the “bad kids” and making life miserable for his teachers. But
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16 Big Myths about College and Success in Your Early 20s 0
- Education
- October 7, 2016
If you’re exiting high school you’re probably being given a lot of advice. You’re bombarded with stats about average earnings, degrees, majors, resumes, seizing this time in your life, etc. It’s all pretty standard, conventional fare: Go to the best college you can get into, get good grades, major in something with lots of job
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Professor: ‘Me Generation’ Not Doing Chores (And Why That’s Bad)0
- Culture
- October 7, 2016
In August, Treasurer Scott Morrison warned that “Australia has a generation growing up expecting government handouts”. Researchers have labelled this the “Me Generation”. Some even say we are facing a “me, me, me epidemic”. So why have today’s young people become more narcissistic? According to research, the decrease in young people’s levels of empathy is
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Preschool CAN Help Kids—If it Includes This Element, Study Finds 1
- Education
- October 7, 2016
The last year hasn’t been very kind to ardent fans of universal preschool. Rather than help children get ahead in school as has been long promised, studies have shown that it can actually hurt. But a new study published by JAMA Pediatrics shows something a bit different. It examined a preschool program known as ParentCorps
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