Category Archives: Education
A degree in creationism in Texas?
A recent story on FoxNews describes a Texas legislator’s attempt to allow the Institute for Creation Research to award a Master of Science degree. It appears that the bill would exempt certain types of non-profit educational institutions from regulation by … Continue reading
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Getting It to Christian Students
Summit Ministries as a couple of very good articles about teaching a Christian worldview (Part 1 and Part 2). A quote that particularly struck me: There simply is no substitute here for equipping students to dive deeply into the Scriptures. … Continue reading
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Rethinking Higher Education
There has been an interesting series on edwired about changing higher education to match the “free” economy. The series is called “The End of Western Civilization (as we know it).” My question is this: Would the amorphous, free learning environment … Continue reading
Roger Scruton
I’m a big fan of Roger Scruton. His books on philosophy and culture have done much to create my love of philosophy and to deepen my understanding of culture. He has a recent article called “Two Virtues of Western Culture” … Continue reading
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Plagiarism
It’s been a week since I finished up my subbing job, and I’m finally writing a post about it. It was a long eight weeks, and I’m so glad it’s over. It was a blessing to have a steady job … Continue reading
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Humanities and specialization
The last few days I’ve been checking out job postings in a couple of potential grad school locations. It seems me that basically anything above entry level requires a degree in a particular field. My major was humanities, which means … Continue reading
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