By definition, soft skills should be in more plentiful supply than hard ones but are endangered by trends in both parenting and education and the overlap between the two, a scholar from the Manhattan Institute suggests.
Perspectives
Teachers Who Pray
There is actually an organized group by that name, and they are mostly in public schools.
LIU: Gun-Free or Thought-Free?
Apparently, some university administrators are not content with just making their campus a gun-free zone.
UTA Lecturer Warned Against Kavanaugh Nomination
A lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin warns that the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court could have an adverse affect on affirmative action, even though the recently minted justice has never ruled on an affirmative action case.
Not My Fair Lady
Christine Fair, the Georgetown political scientist who wished death and dismemberment upon the Republican half of the U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee over their support of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, has been placed on “research leave” by Georgetown University. Maybe she’ll learn something.
Academia Tries To Spin Out of Hoax
A trio of writers with credentials who managed to place dubious articles in academic journals are already being dismissed by academics attempting to downplay the prank.
Emoji Studies At Colorado State University
Colorado State University recently published a new social media guide for its students and organizations.
Big Name Universities Bring Back Segregation
But no one questions them on it because they usually call it something else.
Epic Fail: Student Walkout Protests
The walkout protests were another part of the anti-Kavanaugh efforts on the Left
Exploring the Lessons of Bush-Obama School Reform
Mission accomplished?