Catcher in the Rye dropped from US school curriculum

Via The Telegraph: Books such as JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird will be replaced by “informational texts” approved by the Common Core State Standards. Suggested non-fiction texts include Recommended...

Catcher in the Rye dropped from US school curriculum

Via The Telegraph: Books such as JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird will be replaced by “informational texts” approved by the Common Core State Standards. Suggested non-fiction texts include Recommended...

Questioning the 10,000 Hour Rule

Via Business Insider: Dedication and talent mean a great deal, but how you go about learning something can mean just as much. Technology, technique, and definition narrow the places where the 10,000 hour rule applies.  10,000 Hour Rule – Business Insider...

Questioning the 10,000 Hour Rule

Via Business Insider: Dedication and talent mean a great deal, but how you go about learning something can mean just as much. Technology, technique, and definition narrow the places where the 10,000 hour rule applies.  10,000 Hour Rule – Business Insider...

Saying No to College

Via Instapundit and NY Times: The idea that a college diploma is an all-but-mandatory ticket to a successful career is showing fissures. Feeling squeezed by a sagging job market and mounting student debt, a groundswell of university-age heretics are pledging...

Saying No to College

Via Instapundit and NY Times: The idea that a college diploma is an all-but-mandatory ticket to a successful career is showing fissures. Feeling squeezed by a sagging job market and mounting student debt, a groundswell of university-age heretics are pledging...