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How to Read Seriously
Inability to read books of gravity effectively is generally not the fault of the reader. But how do we get away from just reading for entertainment to reading that exerts a conscious effect on our lives but often require… -
Academia for Christ
John Lawrence, brother of the Nobel laureate Ernest Lawrence, on the values prevalent in the University of California in 1969 (Source: Robert M. Berdahl), contrasted with those of his upbringing in South Dakota: Finally… -
Slavery and Education
Warning: this may scathe you, so call "BS" if you see it. Once upon a time there was a promising student. He got stuck in the Silicon Valley rut and became a slave to Intel. The end. The Singaporean says (real quote hea… -
Endowments and Financial Aid
Don't you just love universities' financial aid generosity? How many talented students of more modest origins who weren't of the getting-revenue-from-going-to-college kind has this kept from attending institutions that w… -
America’s Frugality and Innovation
[reposted from WordPress]What don’t we dump money into? Public schools, health care, ourselves… 白費, it’s all bureaucracy. Well, except the money we profligately wasteon luxuries for ourselves (yes, I’m going to speak… -
Some Links
From Scriptorium Daily, "John 3:16's Systematic Theology". And while we're at it, why the Trinity is an integrally essential doctrine. What "moral compromises" people will make to justify torture (read Mark Shea's remar… -
Why Do We Go to School?
Today I subbed for an 11th and 12th gradeclass in writing research papers. The regular instructor wanted thestudents to practice writing organized paragraphs, so we took a stab atit. I gave them 20 minutes and two to… -
Do you deserve your high school diploma?
You paid attention during 100% of high school! 85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap! Do you deserve your high school diploma? Create a Quiz … -
University Rankings
Highest-impact U.S. universities in the natural and social sciences, 2001-2005 (Source: ScienceWatch [PDF]): Highest Impact U.S. Universities, 2001-2005 (Ranked by frequency of Top Ten appearances in 21 fields)… -
Emmanuel and Chinese Philosophers
There was nothing so special about Aristoteles and Aristocles Platon that made them more suitable for Christian philosophy than Kongzi, Mengzi, Xunzi and Zhuangzi. Each has made statements that in their original intent a…
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O Christ, Let Us Know Thee
Adam knew Eve, and she was with child. But Christ ... -
Food and French
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The God of Abraham Praise
Baruch Adonai is all I can say. Am I a disconte...
