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8 Highly Insightful Quotes from Neil Postman 0
- Culture
- April 1, 2016
1. “Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain each other. They do not exchange ideas, they exchange images. They do not argue with propositions; they argue with good looks, celebrities and commercials.” 2. “At its best, schooling can be about how to make a life, which is quite different from how to
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The Shakespeare Forger Who Duped England 0
- Culture
- April 1, 2016
William Henry Ireland was born in London in 1777 (or 1775, records vary), the son of a British author and engraver. Ireland came of age during what can be called a Shakespeare craze. Though he was considered a poor student—one teacher deemed him so stupid that he told Ireland’s father, Samuel, not to bother bringing
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Why You Should Read Almost EVERYTHING Written by One Author 0
- Education
- March 31, 2016
The overwhelming emphasis in education today is on diversity. No, I’m not just speaking about the ideology of diversity so often attacked by conservatives. In this post, I’m principally speaking about the diversity in teachers and materials. The modern ideal is for students to switch out teachers each year—and beginning in middle school or high
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The UN’s Ridiculously Biased Human Rights Report 0
- Politics
- March 31, 2016
Via Anne Bayefsky at Fox News: According to the United Nations, the most evil country in the world today is Israel. On March 24, 2016, the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) wrapped up its annual meeting in New York by condemning only one country for violating women’s rights anywhere on the planet
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Why FDR was against Public Employee Unions 0
- Economics
- March 31, 2016
In the case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, the Supreme Court announced a 4-4 vote on March 29, 2016. The tie was due to the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. For teachers unions around the country it was a great victory that would have likely not happened. Here is how The New York Times describes
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Are Colleges Giving Out Easy ‘As’?0
- Education
- March 31, 2016
Last week, we discussed how the SAT is quietly being dumbed down. Such news may cause some to wonder if students will have more of a struggle in college. But if a new study by Stuart Rojstaczer and Chris Healy is any indication, the dumbing down of the SAT is simply in step with the
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