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The Few, the Proud… the Educated 0
- Education
- January 26, 2016
It is often said that the measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members. But when it comes to education, historically, the opposite is true: one can often judge a civilization’s staying power by its most highly-educated members. In Education and Culture in the Barbarian West, historian Pierre Riché notes that classical
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Does Dress Affect our Behavior?0
- Culture
- January 26, 2016
The Brits traditionally have a reputation for being prim and proper in any occasion. But apparently, that reputation has gone by the wayside – so much so, that British parents are regularly showing up to their children’s school events looking like they just rolled out of bed. Such actions, however, went too far for teacher
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The Top 20 Books Being Taught at Today’s Colleges 0
- Education
- January 25, 2016
The Open Syllabus Project has collected over 1 million college syllabi, according to the New York Times. Analyzing that data, they have compiled a database of texts used in college classrooms and just how often they are used. The architects of the project hope their data will shed new light on “teaching, publishing and intellectual
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Successful Political Speech Measures at a 4th-Grade Level 0
- Culture
- January 25, 2016
For those curious to know what type of books American school children are reading, look no farther than Renaissance Learning’s 2016 report What Kids are Reading. Compiled from reading data from 9.8 million students, the report lists the top 25 most read books for each grade along with their reading level. While some tried and
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Why Books are the Best Furniture 0
- Culture
- January 25, 2016
My son walked in from school the other day, a new book from the library tucked under one arm. “What’s the book about?” I asked. “A book on the Alamo,” he replied. “The librarian said it was beyond my level.” “What did you say?” I asked. “Ahhhh . . . I just took it out
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Are Schools Increasingly Becoming Re-Education Camps?0
- Politics
- January 25, 2016
Apparently the new government of the Canadian province of Alberta has decided that its schoolchildren need to be re-educated about what ‘family’ means. As Charlotte Allen quips: “It used to be: ‘Heather has two mommies.’ Now, it’s: ‘Heather has two non-gendered and inclusive caregivers.’” Allen continues: Here’s the pertinent language from the rainbow-adorned ‘Guidelines for Best
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