Culture

7 Simple Ways Parents Can Prepare Their Children for Adulthood 0
- Culture
- February 12, 2018
In a recent article for The Washington Post, college instructor Shannon Reed gives voice to what many American adults have long feared, namely, that today’s college students are unable to fend for themselves in an adult world. According to Reed, today’s college students “may be academically prepared, but often they are woefully lacking in real-life
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Are Progressives More Biased Than Conservatives?0
- Culture
- February 12, 2018
It’s no secret that university faculties these days—at least in the humanities and social sciences—are overwhelmingly “progressive” in outlook. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, founder of Heterodox Academy, argues that such lack of political diversity can measurably harm the quality of research, at least in his own field. But as one might expect, progressives tend to
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Are Schools Seeking to Raise Social Justice Warriors?0
- Culture
- February 9, 2018
Famed educator Maria Montessori once said: “Travel stories teach geography; insect stories lead the child into natural science; and so on. The teacher, in short, can use reading to introduce her pupils to the most varied subjects; and the moment they have been thus started, they can go on to any limit guided by the
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What the Evolution of Jealousy Tells Us About Online Infidelity 0
- Culture
- February 9, 2018
It is estimated that by 2020, 2.95 billion people will be using social networks. But while sites like Facebook revolve around the wholesome concepts of friends, likes and shares, they have also become a way for people to cheat on their partners. The problem is so rife, it seems, that suspicious partners are breaking into
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Do Your Child a Favour – Give Them a Mission in Life 1
- Culture
- February 9, 2018
Generation Y– my generation– and those since, (Millenials, iGen, Dot-Commers or whatever you want to call anyone younger than 30), have received at least one message from Western culture loud and clear: “Have a good time.” This principle holds well in Peter Pan’s fantastical home Neverland where no one has to grow up, but in
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Bended-Knee Proposals: Reconsidering the Tradition 0
- Culture
- February 9, 2018
Whenever a major holiday like Christmas, New Year’s, or Valentine’s Day approaches, it’s almost a given that some friend or acquaintance from Facebook will get engaged. Their smiling faces will show up in your feed, and if you’re lucky, maybe even a real action shot or video which catches the special moment as it unfolds:
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