All Blog Posts Tagged 'history' (6)

8-point checklist for reforming public schools

Here is the essence of what we need to do, in one short article. Please share it with teachers you know.

There are so many ideas flying around, it's easy for people to get lost in verbiage and rhetoric. I wanted to boil everything down to EIGHT essential steps that we can start working on today....

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on January 2, 2021 at 10:26pm — No Comments

Ignorance makes the world safe for totalitarianism

The public schools seem determined to become ever more dumbed-down. Where does this go?

As I collect examples of how ignorant our high school and college students have become, I can't help thinking: this story cannot have a happy ending.

If young people know nothing about the country's past, why would they be…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on January 3, 2019 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Rush Limbaugh wins award for best children's book. So what is the real story?

According to the media, the real story is that Rush is an idiot, no child would want to read anything by him, and the only reason he won the award is because Rush bought all the books himself.

 Some of the outrage is palpable. The mainstream media pay so little attention to anything except itself, a lot of these people didn't…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on May 20, 2014 at 3:41pm — No Comments

The Gettysburg Address - 150 Years Later

Thanks to my dad for reminding me that this was the 150th anniversary of The Gettysburg Address.  Here is a video of famous Americans recounting those immortal words:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndmcgAsA1aI

 

Happy reading,

Christine…

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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on November 19, 2013 at 9:00am — No Comments

Grand Central Celebration and Exhibit

February 25, 2013

Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Station is home to an exhibit honoring the 100th anniversary of the Grand Central Terminal.  Hurry to see the exhibit before it closes on March 15th, but take…
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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on February 25, 2013 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Valentine or Anti-Valentine?

February 14, 2012

 

Looking for a romantic read this Valentine's Day?  Check out these love letters of famous people throughout history.

 

Not feeling the love, this Valentine's Day?  Check out this …

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Added by Christine Brower-Cohen on February 14, 2013 at 2:00pm — No Comments

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