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‘South Park’ Takes Aim at Colin Kaepernick in New Trailer 0
- Culture
- September 13, 2016
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have joined the Colin Kaepernick vs. the National Anthem fray. A newly released trailer for Season 20 (!) shows a chorus of South Park residents singing about how great the (backup) San Francisco 49er quarterback is. The characters quickly change their tune, however. Take a look:
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Profs to Students: Drop course if you’re skeptical of global warming 0
- Education
- September 12, 2016
Three professors at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs recently told their students to take a hike if they were skeptical of man-made global warming. “We will not, at any time, debate the science of climate change, nor will the ‘other side’ of the climate change debate be taught or discussed in this course,” professors Rebecca
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That Guy Who Tried to Assassinate George Washington in 1776 0
- History
- September 12, 2016
In June 1776, when the future of the American colonies looked bleak, a plot to assassinate Gen. George Washington was laid bare. Washington and the Continental Army were in New York, a city described by one historian as “a citadel of Tory sentiment.” Because Loyalist sentiment was so strong, many feared for the safety of
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Are Schools Underestimating What Students Are Capable Of?0
- Education
- September 12, 2016
Over the weekend, The Washington Post carried an interesting article on the national surge in students taking advanced placement (AP) courses. Profiling a student named Maria Flores, The Post reported: “Maria Flores was not a strong writer, and she knew that rhetorical essay assignments and analyzing complex texts would be a huge challenge. That’s why
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Students Today Should Read More Nonfiction 1
- Education
- September 12, 2016
I’m going to say something that’s heresy to many people today: I’m not a big fan of novels. Mind you, I don’t celebrate this fact. In his Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis noted that he didn’t care for the company of small children, but he considered this a fault in himself. I have an analogous
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Professor: Yes, Homeschooling is Changing in America 0
- Culture
- September 12, 2016
As children head back to school, an increasing number of their homeschooled peers will be starting their academic year as well. Homeschooling in the United States is growing at a strong pace. Recent statistics indicate that 1.5 million children were homeschooled in the United States in 2007. This is up significantly from 1.1 million children
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