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McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition (free audio book)
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (71+ words) How many McGuffey Readers are there? McGuffey Readers are apparently highly popular among home school parents. So are Ray's Arithmetics. How many Ray's Arithmetics books are there? Do home school parents also use Thalheimer's for teaching history? I would highly…...
It's astonishing to witness the improvement in public education--reading, math, attendance, grad rates--in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (382+ words) It's astonishing to witness the improvement in public education--reading, math, attendance, grad rates--in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. But we're busy fighting culture wars rather than scaling up what these three states have done. Please do read: If it's…...
Blue City’s Teachers Go AWOL, Leave Kids With Empty Schools To Demand Better Pay
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (669+ words) Striking San Francisco public school teachers left schools closed and classrooms empty Monday as they demand a deal for higher pay, fully funded healthcare and more staffing. Talks between the two groups Saturday produced an agreement on "sanctuary district" policies,…...
AMA's medical education infused with political ideology, Do No Harm says
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (809+ words) In its ongoing fight against identity politics in medicine, Do No Harm exposed the American Medical Association this week for content related to identity politics and diversity, equity and inclusion in its Continuing Medical Education courses. Do No Harm Chief…...
How to Teach AI to Reason Scientifically: AI Thinks Differently When Evidence Replaces Consensus
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (574+ words) AI Inherits Cultural Bias As a result, many of us inherit a naturalistic bias early on, and it tends to persist unless we are willing to invest considerable time engaging with dense and technical scientific debates. In practice, we are…...
Today's Cryptogram
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (141+ words) YVFE FT YWHM, VCU YWHM FT YVFE. " TRVNOTGOVEO Ready for a mental workout? " A Cryptogram is a classic quotation puzzle frequently featured in daily publications. I source the best and most challenging ones to help keep our minds sharp and…...
The end of college racial quotas is already making America more just
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (431+ words) At least one aspect of US higher education is shifting back toward sanity: The Supreme Court has successfully killed blatant racial quotas in college admissions, a boon to all students. Yes, lefties are dismayed that black and Latino enrollment is…...
Population Crisis Threatens To Trigger University Closures in South Korea
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (134+ words) South Korea's stubbornly low birth rate could force dozens of universities to shutter in the coming years, experts say, as the country faces record-low enrollment at elementary schools. South Korea's stubbornly low birth rate could force dozens of universities to…...
Human fraternity is an urgent necessity, Pope writes in Zayed Award message
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (208+ words) In a message for the International Day of Human Fraternity and the awarding of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to "what is most precious and universal in our humanity: our fraternity, that unbreakable bond…...
Today's Cryptogram Challenge
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (152+ words) JK JZ GOZJGS KL KOFM KYOV KL YLFC LVG'Z KLVNHG. -- NSGGM ESLAGSX Ready for a mental workout? " A Cryptogram is a classic quotation puzzle frequently featured in daily publications. I source the best and most challenging ones to help keep…...