[NOTE: This is a repeat of a post from February of 2007. At the time I first wrote it, I didn’t know how to upload YouTube videos here. Since then, I’ve certainly mastered that skill. So I’m now able to … Continue reading →
The news that college graduates have been having trouble finding jobs, especially positions in their fields, should come as no surprise whatsoever. Different generations have different patterns of luck, and those who come of age in a time of economic … Continue reading →
What a novel idea: to teach a course in conservative thought, at the college level. In the Ivy League, at Brown. Astounding: Conservatives believe they won at least a tiny beachhead in a sea of academic liberalism. With help from … Continue reading →
The UK’s David Cameron has followed in Angela Merkel’s footstops and condemned the policy of multiculturalism which has led to the failure of many immigrants in Britain to adopt the culture and values of their new homeland. His words were … Continue reading →
This article by Gerry Garibaldi in City Journal—about the enormous number of teen pregnancies, our attitude towards them, and the state of education in our country today—is a must-read. Garibaldi is a teacher in an urban school in Connecticut. The … Continue reading →
…the most depressing article I’ve read in a very long time.
Continue reading →It was only a matter of time, I guess. A new edition of Twain’s classic Huckleberry Finn will be coming out minus the offending n-word, which will be replaced by the term “slave.” In related news, the same edition will … Continue reading →
The brilliant Richard Fernandez on the new blasphemy against PC thought: But there are indications that blasphemy, far from being dead letter, is alive and well. Wikipedia, in discussing the subject, warns the reader to also consult the entries for … Continue reading →
This is a disturbing article on a confusing topic: racial diversity in education for the academically gifted. Hunter College High School is an elite public school in New York City, grades 7-12, that accepts students based on a test administered … Continue reading →
This NY Times article discusses some research on good study habits that indicates that several of the time-honored recommendations don’t hold water. Apparently it’s better to switch venues rather than stick to one tried-and-true setting, and to vary subject matter … Continue reading →
A survey reveals a shortfall of skilled workers such as carpenters, welders, and electricians in many of the countries of the West: The shortage of skilled workers is the No. 1 or No. 2 hiring challenge in six of the … Continue reading →
Colleges are increasingly feeling the need to gently nudge parents of incoming freshman to take their leave of the campus, lest the older generation take up residence more permanently there, the better to breathe down the necks of their offspring. … Continue reading →