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School Myth

by angela on August 5, 2009

This wound is largely self-inflicted. “Generations have been raised not to question authority” or think critically, says a leading Arab reform advocate, who asked not to be named because of the political sensitivities involved. “This was on the premise that by doing so you raise a docile population—but the results have been just the opposite.”
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George Leef reviews “The Dumbest Generation” by Mark Bauerlein:
To sum up, even though Americans now have more formal education than ever – more classroom time, more degrees – the young generation is quite poorly educated. It isn’t just that they don’t know much, but that they’re not much interested in acquiring knowledge and ill-equipped to [...]

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Graham’s World View

by graham on June 27, 2008

This launched another episode of a recurring argument between Ang and me–whether or not philosophy is “purer” than math.

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Rice Graduation

by angela on June 13, 2008

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Angela’s Done!

by angela on March 25, 2008

Coming in at a whopping 146 pages, 6 chapters, 48 references, 19 figures, and 128 footnotes – at a whopping 31 MB. Turned in unceremoniously at ~6:30 pm on Friday, March 21.
I can’t believe I’m done. Yippie!

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