How the 'Underground Grammarian' Taught Me to Tell Reason from Rubbish
Clear language engenders clear thought, and clear thought is the most important benefit of education.
Mark Andre Alexander
· 13 min read
Education
A collection of 439 posts
The Bitter Debate over School Discipline
It may be neither politically correct nor pleasant to argue that aggregate group differences in behavior exist, but it’s essential for policymakers to have the proper diagnosis lest the prescribed cure do more harm than good.
Max Eden
· 6 min read
Progressivism at the University of Melbourne: No Cause for Alarm
The University of Melbourne is situated in the country’s most progressive major city, as evidenced by their unique propensity to elect the Greens to the lower house in federal politics.
Shaun Khoo
· 6 min read
When Protected Characteristics Collide
Local MPs have also become involved, some of whom have failed to appreciate the dynamics of the situation.
Tehmina Kazi
· 8 min read
Noah Carl: An Update on the Young Scholar Fired by a Cambridge College for Thoughtcrime
Unfortunately, St. Edmund’s College did the bidding of the protestors, launched two separate investigations and last month terminated Noah Carl’s employment.
Quillette
· 6 min read
What Does Teaching ‘White Privilege’ Actually Accomplish? Not What You Might Think (Or Hope)
But there is a danger that, by talking about this inequality as an all-consuming phenomenon, we will end up creating a flattened and unfair image that portrays all whites in all situations and all contexts as benefiting from unearned advantages.
Zaid Jilani
· 8 min read
Free University Tuition: A Cautionary Note from Germany
Tuition-free universities also have problems with student motivation. Most Americans who teach ordinary classes in Germany find average German students somewhat less motivated than their dues-paying American counterparts.
Andrew Hammel
· 6 min read
Watching Harvard, My Alma Mater, Surrender to the Mob
Students who receive their education on campuses where mobs force the hand of professors and administrators can be expected to bring those same anti-liberal values into the wider world.
Kaveh Shahrooz
· 6 min read
After Academia
We need to stop wringing our hands over how to save academia and acknowledge that its disease is terminal. This need not be cause for solemnity; it can inspire celebration.
Allen Farrington
· 10 min read
Cambridge Capitulates to the Mob and Fires a Young Scholar
The administrators at St Edmund’s College who determined that Dr Noah Carl should be fired did not have qualifications in these areas, either.
Claire Lehmann
· 25 min read
Like the Campus Thought Police
The hate against Hect sends a chilling message throughout my campus. Imagine you are a Smith student who supports Trump, his wall, or gun rights. How comfortable would you now be speaking up in class?
James D. Miller
· 4 min read
Sexualization in Gaming: Advocacy and Over-Correction
Given the rapidly changing gamer demographic, it was perhaps inevitable that games would eventually come in for criticism for under-representing playable female characters, and for presenting them as hyper-sexualized images when they were available.
Christopher J. Ferguson
· 6 min read
What I Saw at Middlebury College
Putting aside the ideological and political attitudes at play, there is a social component as well: Never in my life have I witnessed so many arrogant, needy, spoiled brats on parade.
Dominic Aiello
· 8 min read
The Sad Truth About ‘Fat Acceptance’
Unfortunately for some activists, gravity wasn’t invented by white settlers.
Anna Slatz
· 9 min read
Teenage Climate-Change Protestors Have No Idea What They’re Protesting
Our decisions tend to be rooted not in scientific analysis but in emotional reaction; and we tend to see protest not as a tool for social or legislative change, but simply as a chance to upset the status quo.
Felix Kirkby
· 4 min read