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    • Failure to Teach Cursive is Becoming a ‘Security Issue’

      Failure to Teach Cursive is Becoming a ‘Security Issue’0

      While volunteering in a program for inner city children this past weekend, I was charged to work with a little girl who seemed to be around 9 or 10 years-old. We quietly worked side by side for a few minutes, each making a copy of the day’s writing assignment, until the little girl looked at

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    • Why Yankees Won’t (and Can’t) Leave the South Alone

      Why Yankees Won’t (and Can’t) Leave the South Alone0

      Southerners rarely while away their leisure hours by contemplating Yankees, for there is no point in thinking of unpleasant things if one is not obliged to do so. Yet the practice does have value; to some extent, at least, we are defined by those attributes which set us apart from others, and sometimes we can

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    • Study: Girls Show Achievement Gains In Single-Sex Schools

      Study: Girls Show Achievement Gains In Single-Sex Schools0

      These days, it’s rare to see a single-sex school in the United States. Sure, there might be an elite, private girls or boys-only school here or there, but many have fallen out of favor as concern over gender equality has increased. But as a new study shows, shying away from single-sex education may actually be

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    • Where do your ‘rights’ come from?

      Where do your ‘rights’ come from?0

      Modern educators and politicians in America are quick to quote a short portion of the Declaration of Independence (1776): “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” They usually won’t quote any more than that part believing it is a sufficient foundation or justification for their positions. From such a

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    • You Can Judge a School by Its Book List

      You Can Judge a School by Its Book List2

      How can parents determine where their child will learn the most and become a well-rounded and knowledgeable citizen? Writing in the early 20th century, British educator and author Charlotte Mason left us with a simple and sound answer to this question: examine school book lists. “Most of us can get into touch with original minds

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    • Can the Pursuit of “Efficiency” Ever Be Wrong?

      Can the Pursuit of “Efficiency” Ever Be Wrong?0

      When the machine gun gained popularity in the 1890s, people were so horrified by its power that some hoped its very existence would prevent wars. Only a short time later the machine gun would be used to kill millions in World War I. As a piece in The Atlantic explains, Hiram Maxim built the first

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