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We’re Sitting Ducks 0
- September 18, 2015
The economic recession of 2007-09 made many Americans aware how dependent upon the government and the present system they had become. Those who had recently bought houses with little down payments were underwater on their homes. Those who had accumulated a large amount of student loan debt as an “investment” saw their “guaranteed” job opportunities
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What 8th Graders Had to Know About Geography in 1907 0
- September 18, 2015
The other week, Slate Magazine ran an article which decried the lack of geography literacy amongst American students. Author Joshua Keating declared, “I still strongly believe primary schools and universities need to do a much better job of educating Americans on the natural and political features of our world. Geographical literacy is a major problem:
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Are We Discouraging Parenting?0
- September 18, 2015
Do you know children who are being raised by their grandparents – or were you even one yourself? According to Time, roughly 2.7 million U.S. grandparents are raising their grandchildren, a number that has risen in the last 20 years. What’s driving the increase in custodial grandparents? “Addiction and incarceration rates, child abuse and neglect,
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People in 1890 Waited Longer to Get Married, Too 0
- September 18, 2015
As you may have heard, Americans are getting married at later ages than previous generations. Many quickly chalk that fact up to a modern tendency to avoid responsibility and commitment. But it might not be so simple as that. Currently, in America, the median age for men’s first marriage is 28.7, and for women
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New Research Shows iPads are Not a Panacea for Educational Woes 0
- September 17, 2015
Today’s education system is increasingly repeating the “iPads for everyone” mantra. In an effort to improve student performance, school districts in every state from California to Pennsylvania to Minnesota to Colorado and on to Illinois have launched expensive initiatives to get little fingers swiping screens in the classroom. But have these initiatives been misguided? Brand
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The Suicide of Thought 0
- September 17, 2015
It is a year since the event. To be specific, it was in the early hours of the 26th July, 2014 that my son Greg took his own life. It was such a shock to all who knew him, that it would seem crass and insensitive to attempt to draw any conclusions, especially given the
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