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Home: Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Coming Clean: The Real Truth About Men's and Women's Brains - James BowmanIn the school where I once taught, they used to tell the story of the smart-alecky boy in chemistry class who, upon being given meticulous instructions as to the day’s classwork, put his hand up and asked: "Please, sir, why do we need to do this experiment? You already know how it comes out, and we don’t care." Read more... Commentary on the General Directory for Catechesis - RAYMOND L. BURKE, D.D., J.C.D.On August 11, 1997, Pope John Paul II approved for publication the General Directory for Catechesis as the norm and instrument for the church in fulfilling her fundamental responsibility of teaching the faith. Read more... Common-Sense Schooling - Frederick M. HessAmidst the politicized debates over the No Child Left Behind Act's provisions on testing, sanctions, spending and teacher quality, it is easy for voters and policymakers to lose sight of the essential question: How do we build systems of schools that foster excellence? Read more... Competition passes the test - Jay P. Greene & Marcus A. WintersStill more evidence that public schools improve when threatened with the loss of students and money. Read more... Confronting the Hook-Up Culture - Robert George and John LondreganA new approach is needed to support students in the hostile hook-up culture on college campuses. Read more... Contemplata Tradere: On Its Being Better to Illuminate Than Merely To Shine - James V. Schall, S.J.Certain questions, good questions, never seem to be asked any more. Read more... Courage - Donald DeMarcoThe various virtues — courage, compassion, generosity, and so on — still ring well in the secular ear. But the secular world’s interest in the meaning behind these positive sounding words is minimal. Read more... Course's gay 'plunges' earn school a PC award - ANDREA BILLUPSFor their efforts at training new teachers, San Diego State has been named the top winner of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Polly Awards, handed out each year for outrageous examples of political correctness on college campuses. Read more... Creativity begins with discipline - Robert FulfordEducation, as education bureaucrats will tell you, is the road to the future. Read more... Curbing Bad Language - Thomas Lickona & Matthew DavidsonIn a 1999 Zogby Poll of New York State teachers, 77 percent ranked students' use of profanity as their most serious behavior problem. How can we teach students to be more reflective and respectful in their use of language? Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 20-Nov-2009 - 09:53:10
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