Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

But Seriously, Folks: Pineapples and Standardized Tests

The absurd talking pineapple story found in an 8th grade standardized test is not a new phenomenon--it’s been sighted on tests in several states in the past seven years and has been the subject of much discussion online since at least 2007. It’s only in the past few days, however, that the...
April 23rd, 2012 | Education | Read More

Talking Pineapples and Obvious Answers

Recently, a discussion about a relatively absurd question on a standardized test came up. You can find the story here. I found it quite fascinating, and though it to be most ridiculous. So, I thought to myself, what are the correct answers? Since I didn’t think any of the choices were obviously...
April 23rd, 2012 | Culture, Education, Featured | Read More

Grade School Mythbusters: Christopher Columbus Edition

“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” but not because he wanted to defy any maniacally tyrannical flat earthers. That this falsehood still endures in countless textbooks is both remarkable and (if you’re like me) completely maddening. You see, there were no serious flat earthers in Columbus’...
October 10th, 2011 | Book Reviews, Culture, Education, Featured, History, Media, Religion, The Gospel | Read More

Did John Write the Fourth Gospel? (Or, Should We Ask These Questions?)

Over at The Two Cities, John Dunne has written an interesting little article on whether or not John wrote the fourth gospel (the one we now call “John”). He posits, based on just a few pieces of evidence, that it was perhaps (and he does emphasize the word perhaps) Lazarus who wrote the gospel....
October 6th, 2011 | Education, Evangelicals, Featured, Protestant, Religion, The Gospel | Read More

One Book for College: Joining the Recommendations

Over at Mere Orthodoxy, Matt Anderson took it upon himself and his bloggers to each recommend a book to read during college. While I do not write for Mere-O, I am an avid reader and Matt is a friend of mine, so I thought I would throw my own hat into the ring. Hopefully he won’t mind this particular...
September 22nd, 2011 | Blogging, Book Reviews, Education, Featured | Read More

A Complicated Remembrance

The tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks snuck up on me. For one thing, we’re still calling them the September 11th attacks, as if it happened within the calendar year and all we need is the day and month for reference. Like many far more eloquent writers have said this week, the attacks...
September 12th, 2011 | Culture, Education, Global War on Terrorism, History, Politics | Read More

Michael Ward: Narnia, C.S. Lewis, and Classical Cosmology

It’s Wednesday. The work week is half over. Take a deep breath, put your feet up, and enjoy Planet Narnia author Michael Ward‘s enlightening and entertaining take on C.S. Lewis’ much loved Chronicles of Narnia: Michael Ward at the University of Kansas: part 1 Part 2
August 17th, 2011 | Book Reviews, Education, Media, Other | Read More

Caught Between Oxford and Mars

I’ve always wanted to visit Europe; there are so many things there that inspire me, that mark the greatest achievements in the history of mankind. However, I haven’t yet been able to go (the funds have just never worked out), though many of my friends have lived there for a semester or two. I envy...
December 1st, 2010 | Culture, Education, Science | Read More

Teenagers Don’t Exist

A melancholy expression, Ipod attached to skull, relentless sighing, the feeling of being deeply misunderstood: this is a day in the life of a teenager. And yet, according to Robert Epstein’s provocative book Teen 2.0, there is no reason for this. In his controversial review of anthropological, biological,...
September 2nd, 2010 | Book Reviews, Culture, Education, Family Issues, Media | Read More

What I Did For My Summer Vacation

Most working adults don’t dream of spending a week of their summer tromping through the mountains with 150 high schoolers and a copy of Plato’s Meno.  But the staff of Wheatstone Academy are an odd bunch. Wheatstone Academy is the brainchild of Dr. John Mark Reynolds, founder and director of the...
August 2nd, 2010 | Culture, Education, Evangelicals, Philosophy, Protestant, Worldviews | Read More