Elected officials and spouses: You get the one you deserve
People of the 21st century invest a great deal of time in discovering how other people are responsible for their ills. The […]
How to introduce poetry to young children
Many mothers have been so deformed in their imagination by brief and unpleasant encounters with modern poetry that they avoid the entire […]
The difference between fiction and lies
In an average high school literature class, there is an increasing inability to understand fiction. Stories, those timeless entertainments and balm to […]
Habits as strings in “Uncle David’s Nonsensical Story about Giants and Fairies”
“It is very important, Harry, to choose the best course from the beginning,” observed Lady Harriet. “Good or bad habits grow stronger […]
Principle for life: Let other people solve their own problems
Temple Grandin is the great apologist for “bottom-up thinking,” the practice of allowing the particulars on the ground to determine your thinking […]
Truth in fiction
Faced with our limitations and fallibility, there’s a temptation to reduce the truth to a technicality. So much of our culture is […]
The chains of habit
“The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they’re too heavy to be broken.” -Warren Buffett The punchy […]
Education for growth
The impulse of much of our culture when thinking about education is strangely reductive. We take a dismal and narrow view of […]
What about women’s education?
Having considered the heretical proposition that most women should consider foregoing schooling with a heavy emphasis on credentials and a narrowly focused […]
History of Women’s Education
Women’s education has varied greatly in different civilizations. A brief survey of the historical information available reveals that in many cases not […]