Posted on April 27, 2006 by u2isgr8
Is it wrong for kids to seek every advantage possible in the College Entrance exams? Does this allow for the rich to get richer and the poor to remain poor? Are SAT prep courses the academic equivalent of steroids in sports? Provoking questions that I want to explore as time and contemplation with willing folks [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2006 by u2isgr8
I am quite impressed with the work Hillsdale is doing. They continue to employ some great minds, seek great praxis, and graduate above-average thinking graduates. I read Imprimis, and the March 2006 issue contained a portion of a speech by Steve Forbes. The link to it for the moment is: http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/ (once it gets archived, [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2006 by u2isgr8
Been worried that things were getting crazy with Ritalin and other drug enduced states of attentiveness? Never fear, the hippies are here. You have to take a look at this site and I beg of you that you pardon me for my mirth and light touch with this issue. I was looking for activities that [...]
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