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Art

Novels Teach What Textbooks Can’t

Ever since I was a little girl, photographs have captured my imagination by freezing a single moment and place in time. I love how they … Read More ›

Posted on April 21, 2020April 15, 2020
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Living

Teach Me Some Manners, Please

During my first semester in college, my roommate’s boyfriend from back home broke up with her over the phone. She spent the better part of … Read More ›

Posted on August 3, 2017August 12, 2017
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Politics

Marxism is the New Racism

Last week, I was browsing my Facebook feed when I saw that one of my friends had posted a link to an article entitled, “White … Read More ›

Posted on August 26, 2016August 26, 2016
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Living

So You Want to Be a Teacher

My dear Rockrose, I note what you say about becoming a teacher and whiling away your hours with the younger generation. But are you not … Read More ›

Posted on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016
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Living

Why Homeschoolers Don’t Have Friends

Growing up in a homeschooling family, I heard all too often: You have poor social skills because you were homeschooled. People usually said this when … Read More ›

Posted on May 26, 2016November 11, 2017
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Religion

Let’s Party Like the Pagans

“So, what is the most common ritual of pagan religions and cults?” a friend once asked me. He wanted a salacious answer, like human sacrifice … Read More ›

Posted on November 26, 2015November 11, 2017
Living

7 Ways to Beat the Clock

I wish I had more time. Don’t we all? After years of filling my To-Do list with a hose and emptying it with an eyedropper, … Read More ›

Posted on November 13, 2015March 25, 2016
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Philosophy

Why Should We Bother to Learn?

According to a Pearls Before Swine cartoon, history is memorized only because children are forced to do so. The cartoon also suggests that memorizing takes forever. … Read More ›

Posted on October 29, 2015December 1, 2017
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Religion

God is Not Your Passive-Aggressive Girlfriend

My senior year of high school, I wrote a letter to the administrator, who was also a pastor. Our teachers tell us to ‘think, don’t … Read More ›

Posted on September 17, 2015November 11, 2017

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