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Home: Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Education reform - David WarrenI am luckier than most North Americans, having benefited at formative moments in my childhood from attending backward private schools. Read more... Enough Already with Kid Gloves - Christina Hoff SommersPurple is replacing red as the color of choice for teachers. Why, you may ask? It seems that educators worry that emphatic red corrections on a homework assignment or test can be stressful, demeaning — even "frightening" for a young person. Read more... Faculty Clubs and Church Pews - William J. StuntzThe past few months have seen a lot of talk about red and blue America, mostly by people on one side of the partisan divide who find the other side a mystery. It isn't a mystery to me, because I live on both sides. Read more... Faith and Therapy - WILLIAM KILPATRICKThe therapeutic mode of understanding society and identity is now so integral to modern life that some psychologists predict it will eventually triumph over all other modes, that psychology is destined to provide the frame of reference by which all other beliefs and commitments will be judged. Read more... Faith for the Next Generation - Donald DeMarco"If there is one thing you could tell your parents, what would that be?" This question was directed by a TV hostess to a teenage girl. The girl’s face gleamed at the chance of being a parent to her parents and being given permission to tell them exactly what they needed to be told. Read more... Faith on Campus - Robert EarlyDo you think college today is a faith-friendly place? That university culture is free of anti-Christian bias? That your child's teachers are pure seekers of truth with no axes to grind? If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. Read more... Faith, Reason and the University: Memories and Reflections - Pope Benedict XVIHere is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered to scientists at the University of Regensburg, where he was a professor and vice rector from 1969 to 1971. Read more... Fanatical Secularism - Charles L. GlennThe Supreme Court’s majority opinion in the Cleveland voucher case, Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, was of course the most newsworthy aspect of the decision, but the dissents were no less revealing. In about 500 words, Justice Stevens managed to use the word “indoctrination” four times and “religious strife” twice. Read more... Farewell to Judgment - Roger ScrutonThe sciences aim to explain the world: they build theories that are tested through experiment, and which describe the workings of nature and the deep connections between cause and effect. Nothing like that is true of the humanities. Read more... Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) - John E. FaganThe Teachings of Pope John Paul II: Summaries of Papal Documents by John E. Fagan succinctly summarizes the Pope’s major documents with an emphasis on issues of interest to the laity. It is perfect as an introduction or as a quick reference guide to John Paul II's voluminous writings. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 20-Nov-2009 - 09:53:10
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