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Mythbusters Star Argues That Schools Should Bring Back Shop Class 0
- July 29, 2015
With the growth of standardized testing in recent decades, America’s education system has increasingly removed classes in the visual, performing, and mechanical arts. In the latter category, the iconic shop class of America’s educational past is now a rarity in today’s schools. But, if this viral newspaper clipping below is any indication, Americans want shop
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Men and Women: Equal but not the Same?0
- July 29, 2015
Those of us born after the sexual revolution of the 1960s have been raised to believe that there is no inherent difference between men and women. Furthermore, we have been told that those differences which seem to exist are only surface-level and can be overcome simply by enabling women to do the same things as
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Cecil the Lion Named for Racist, Imperialist 0
- July 29, 2015
If you know anything about the colonization of Africa in the 1800s, you might be wondering about where “Cecil the Lion” got his name. You see, there was an Englishman named Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) who left quite the mark on the African continent. You might know his name because of the foundation he left which
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Check Out This White Privilege Survey Administered to Teachers 0
- July 28, 2015
Below is a white privilege survey that was administered to teachers in the St. Paul Public Schools district (MN) by Pacific Educational Group—a consultant for many public school districts around the country. We’re curious to hear your thoughts on it… Save this article to favorites
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There’s Not a Googol of Anything in the Universe 0
- July 28, 2015
File this under the “whodathunk?” category… My kids are obsessed with the number “Googol,” i.e., 10^100, or, a 1 followed by 100 zeroes. It always ends up being the climax of their silly enumeration back-and-forths (“Oh yeah, well you have a googol of [insert unpleasant thing]!”) But when we looked into it, we were surprised
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George Washington University Removing SAT/ACT Requirement 0
- July 28, 2015
In high school, you were a voracious reader, had argumentation and writing skills superior to most of your classmates, and received good grades. But your standardized test scores were mediocre at best, and they hurt your college applications. For people like you, there may be more hope on the future college admissions front. According to
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