Education

Do Teachers Really Work Less Than Other Professionals?2
- Education
- June 12, 2017
“Teachers receive a full-time salary with great benefits for only working 9 months out of the year.” I frequently see some iteration of the above in the comments section of Intellectual Takeout’s articles on education. It’s usually trotted out when another commenter tries to make the claim that teachers are underpaid or underappreciated. But is
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No one should be surprised the Portland attacker felt the Bern 0
- Education
- June 9, 2017
On Friday, May 27, Jeremy Joseph Christian accosted a Muslim woman, then stabbed three men in Portland. Two have died – one a 23-year-old, the other a veteran and father of four. The third victim’s injury reportedly missed being fatal by one millimeter. This morning at his arraignment, the grand jury returned a 15-count indictment
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Less Schooling, More Apprenticeships 0
- Education
- June 8, 2017
Apprenticeships first appeared in the later Middle Ages as an opportunity for young people, usually between the ages of 10 and 15, to gain practical skills and on-the-job training from a master craftsman. These adolescent apprentices came of age immersed in authentic experiences and surrounded by adult mentors. The term “adolescence” comes from the
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The Importance of Chesterton, Tolkien and Lewis 0
- Education
- June 8, 2017
[Editor’s Note: Joseph Pearce recently granted the following interview to The Whetstone, a student newspaper of Montreal College, North Carolina.] What do you see as your role, your calling, and how does it correlate with your work as a scholar? I am trying to serve as a cultural catalyst, evangelizing the wider culture with the beauty of
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Report: Colleges Stink at Teaching Critical Thinking 0
- Education
- June 6, 2017
In recent years, one of the chief goals of the education system – both at the K-12 and college levels – is to train students to be critical thinkers. But while that goal looks great on paper, it often doesn’t translate into practice. As a 2016 study discovered, roughly two-thirds of college graduates believe their
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The 4 Gods of the Public Education System 1
- Education
- June 6, 2017
In the eyes of most people, America’s public education system is the secular alternative to religious, faith-based schools. But as I and others have argued, this dichotomy is false. The public education system also promotes a kind of religion, which has its own creed, rituals, and gods. In his book The End of Education: Redefining
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