Critical thinking has become a buzzword in today’s education system – and for good cause. Effective reasoning skills are essential in the fast-paced information world in which we live. But are students actually learning how to be critical thinkers? Or do teachers really even know how to train students in effective reasoning? If college students
READ MORESelves are not found; they are created. That’s the perennially valid message of some ancient Chinese philosophers, according to the book The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life, by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, a journalist with a PhD in East Asian history who studied under Puett. Puett, a Professor
READ MORETolkien described The Lord of the Rings as “a fundamentally religious and Catholic work.” Is it possible to summarize this dimension of Tolkien’s magnum opus in fewer than 600 words? You better believe it! The connections between The Lord of the Rings and Christianity are numerous. There is a connection symbolically between the One Ring and Original Sin and, therefore, between Mount Doom and Golgotha.
READ MOREIn recent years, it has become commonplace for young couples to live together and start a family before officially entering their names on the marriage register. But according to a recent chart compiled by Forbes, American couples are not the only ones choosing the cohabitating form of parenthood: “In countries around the world, increasing numbers
READ MOREIt’s no secret that anxiety has been on an upward climb in the U.S. in recent years. According to Psychology Today, this is particularly true of young people, for “five to eight times as many high school and college students meet the criteria for diagnosis of major depression and/or anxiety disorder as was true half
READ MOREBernie Sanders thinks that free trade has been disastrous for the American worker. During an interview on Meet the Press, Senator Sanders bemoaned that American workers had to compete against the Vietnamese and said that he disagreed with all of the previously negotiated trade deals. In his opposition to free trade, Senator Sanders may think he is helping
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