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  • Makers vs. Takers

    Makers vs. Takers0

    A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard. She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms. She dearly loved fat, delicious worms and felt they were absolutely necessary to the health of her children. As often as she found a worm she would call

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  • 9 Timeless Quotes from Dostoevsky

    9 Timeless Quotes from Dostoevsky0

    1. “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”     2. “The best definition of man is: a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful.”     3. “If you were to destroy in mankind the belief in immortality, not only love but every living force

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  • Really, Mr. President?

    Really, Mr. President?0

    Yesterday, Minneapolis Public Schools proudly shared a letter of congratulations from President Obama. Here’s the post:  Here’s the letter:  Assuming the letter is real, the President really ought to have had his team check out the school district before sending a letter of congratulations to the interim superintendent. We certainly agree that “Our Nation’s future

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  • The Sad Disappearance of the Lecture

    The Sad Disappearance of the Lecture0

    The lecture format is being abandoned by many college professors. This phenomenon is due to a number of factors: the pressure of teachers to entertain students, the imposition of the scientific method onto the humanities, and an increased preference for “active learning” methods.    But in a New York Times article this past Sunday, Dr.

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  • A 4-Day School Week? Research Shows Possible Benefits.

    A 4-Day School Week? Research Shows Possible Benefits.0

    Could the traditional 5-day school week actually be a drain on students and teachers? That’s a subject explored in a recent study published by MIT Press Journals. A number of schools in Colorado have made the switch from a 5 to a 4-day school week in recent years, largely in an effort to manage budget

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  • Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Handgun Bans

    Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Handgun Bans0

    Have American attitudes towards guns changed as a result of shootings such as the one at Umpqua Community College? When it comes to buying guns the answer might be yes. According to Gallup, “Fifty-five percent of Americans say they want laws covering the sale of firearms to be stricter than they are now, a distinct

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