Education

Climate Scientist Launches GoFundMe Page in Response to University’s Gag Order 0
- Education
- February 1, 2018
A professor at an Australian university launched a GoFundMe page Wednesday, alleging that university officials did not act in good faith and infringed on his academic freedom by censuring him for comments he made on a national television program. James Cook University professor Peter Ridd, a marine scientist, had appeared on Sky News in August
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How Trump is Retooling Politics for the 21st Century 0
- Education
- January 31, 2018
Donald J. Trump was the first candidate to become president of the United States without prior experience as a military leader, a politician or ever having held a senior government post. As he delivers his State of the Union address this week, the president has the lowest approval rating of any modern-day commander-in-chief. Yet
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8 Characteristics of a Rational Soul 0
- Education
- January 30, 2018
Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.), the last of Rome’s Five Great Emperors, was in many ways the paradigm of Plato’s philosopher king. His Meditations (essentially a diary written for himself) reveal a man striving for peace through wisdom, self-control, and stoical acceptance. One theme that runs through Meditations is the power of human reason and its ability to harness
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‘Critical Theory’ Needs a Good Critique 0
- Education
- January 26, 2018
By now, almost everybody is familiar with the phenomenon of “social justice warriors”, a.k.a. SJWs. Originally it was a pejorative moniker, but it seems that its bearers have recently adopted it as a badge of honor. SJWs embrace a “critique” of various forms of “oppression”: racism, “the patriarchy,” “heteronormativity,” and capitalist exploitation of the poor
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How John Dewey ‘Deadened the Souls’ of America’s Children 0
- Education
- January 25, 2018
The story of American public education begins with Horace Mann. It was Mann who popularized the idea that American schools should teach all students, be non-sectarian, and tax-supported. A little less than a half-century passed between Mann’s death and the advent of John Dewey. That half-century may well be the most dynamic period of American History.
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The 6 Best Ways to Approach Your Child’s Teacher 0
- Education
- January 22, 2018
By now, many of us have seen some version of the cartoon below. The two scenes highlight the change society has experienced in recent years. Where once the teacher was the wise, all-knowing authority to be respected, now the child is the one who can do no wrong. We often shake our heads over this
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