Education
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Education’s Challenge: Don’t Play It Again Sam! | Emanuele Corso
Heron. Nimbus Park, Oregon. By Keith Todd. Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Nov. 4, 2016 First a bit of history. I wrote this essay in 1971 when I was at the time finishing ...
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The Beginning And The End | Emanuele Corso
Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Oct. 27, 2016 My first day teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was an eye-opener. Following my PhD, I was asked to stay and teach in the Department of ...
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Being the smartest kid in your class can be a problem | Mickey Z.
Louis Sergent, 16, Lejunior, Kentucky. Sept. 13, 1946. Russell Lee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2016 In the third grade, our teacher asked us what ...
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The Importance of Public Education | Emanuele Corso
Photo by Michael Kordahi. Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Sept. 28, 2016 "Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.” So said Aristotle and likewise a number ...
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It’s About Groceries | Emanuele Corso
Groceries. Credit: meaduva. Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0) Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Sept. 21, 2016 It seems at times that the world is what it must be like for a fly climbing a window pane. You can ...
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BOOKS: It Can’t Happen Here | Emanuele Corso
Book Review -- “It Can’t Happen Here” -- Sinclair Lewis Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Aug. 17, 2016 Yes it can happen here, and some would say it’s already happening. Written in 1935, Sinclair ...
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The Emperor's New Art: A Parable | John Michael Greer
John Michael GreerAug. 10, 2016 (Archdruid Report) -- Last week’s episode of the Retrotopia narrative ended up launching, rather to my surprise, an extensive discussion about the nature of art. The ...
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Against Cultural Senility | John Michael Greer
John Michael GreerMay 25, 2016 (Archdruid Report) -- For the connoisseur of sociopolitical absurdity, the last few weeks’ worth of news cycles very nearly defines the phrase “target-rich ...
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Teachers and Free Speech | Emanuele Corso
Students taking an exam. Credit: CLF. Flickr, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust May 17, 2016 In a recent public announcement, the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) is ...
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Why are teens and pre-teens always on their phones? The answers will blow you away. | Mickey Z.
Tween Cell Phone Texting. By Carissa Rogers. Flickr/(CC BY 2.0) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 12, 2016 It ain’t exactly The Breakfast Club, but imagine a classroom filled with 12- or ...
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The Power Of Belief | Emanuele Corso
Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust March 19, 2016 The philosopher Donald Davidson once pointed out that, “Truth is beautifully transparent compared to belief...." As human beings our vanity is that ...
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