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College Majors According to Household Income
From the Atlantic Monthly: Kids from lower-income families tend toward “useful” majors, such as computer science, math, and physics. Those whose parents make more money flock to history, English, and performing arts.
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The Latin oration at this year’s Harvard Commencement
Part of Harvard University’s commencement ceremony involves a Latin oration by one of its students, a relic of Harvard’s classical past. Here is this year’s address: (more…)
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What Two Scholars Found When They Looked at the Quality of Education Research (And It Isn’t Pretty)
by Martin Cothran
How many times have you been told that some trendy new education practice is “research-based”? The implication, of course, is that the mere application of this scientific-sounding label to the practice should cause the hearer to lay aside any further critical inquiry on the matter. (more…)
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“Don’t write off cursive”: say Atlantic magazine writers
A defense of cursive writing, from the Atlantic: Opponents of script argue that needing to read and write in cursive is no longer relevant in an increasingly digital society. Some believe that cursive is essentially archaic, the importance of which is relegated only to checks, signatures, and the occasional love Read more…
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Interview with Martin Cothran on Common Core at CiRCE Institute
You have written and spoken quite a bit in opposition to Common Core, especially the science standards it promotes. Why is this so important to you? (more…)
News
Unbiasing American History
by Ashley Thorne via First Things | On the Square http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/02/unbiasing-american-history
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How knowing Latin helped one reporter get the scoop of a lifetime
If you don’t know what that means, then join all the reporters who missed one of the greatest journalistic scoops of the 21st century.
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Peter Robinson : Quid Cogitas? Or, How to Be Ready the Next Time the News Breaks in Latin
via Ricochet Conversations Feed http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Quid-Cogitas-Or-How-to-Be-Ready-the-Next-Time-the-News-Breaks-in-Latin
Classical Articles
Who needs to read, anyway?
The College Board announced last week that this years SAT reading scores were the “lowest on record.” In fact, their scores in math and writing also went down. E. D. Hirsch, Jr. pointed out that the problem is that, instead of having students actually, like, read, they are being taught how to Read more…