September 26, 2016

Let Us Not to the Teaching of Young Minds Admit Impediment

David Randall

Scott Newstok advises students at Rhodes College to think like Shakespeare.

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September 26, 2016

#PCSubtitle: Charles Dickens

National Association of Scholars

What politically correct subtitles can you compose for Charles Dickens' novels? 

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September 22, 2016

Are Your Kids Getting a Daily Dose of News Propaganda with Their Common Core?

Ashley Thorne

Common Core offers students dumbed down and biased news articles to fill an appetite of "informational texts."

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September 21, 2016

On Reading Old Books

Rachelle Peterson

Are the classics outdated? Four reasons support the reading of old—even flawed—books.

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September 19, 2016

Update the Classics: Add a PC Subtitle

National Association of Scholars

What progressive lessons can you find hidden in old books? NAS's new satirical contest invites you to add #PCSubtitles to classic texts. 

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September 16, 2016

And Shrive You of a Thousand Idle Books

Tom Horrell

Lionel Shriver spoke out in favor of free speech for writers—and got censored.

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September 15, 2016

How Diversity Came to Mean 'Downgrade the West'

Are students gaining anything by replacing the universalism of the West with the particularism of diversity?

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September 14, 2016

APEH: A Critical New Look at the Revised Advanced Placement European History Exam

Linda Frey

Professors Linda and Marsha Frey critique the AP European History Course and Exam Description.

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