Web Browsing- Hoover Institution - Education Next - Work Hard. Be Nice. 20 March 2009A fascinating article/book excerpt about developing a successful educational model from the top down. The classroom management episode at the end of the article sounds like a stroke of brilliance. […]
- Duke Coach to Obama: Worry About the Economy, Not NCAA Picks ... 19 March 2009Cracks me up. The story suggests that Krzyzewski objects because Obama picked Duke's rival to win it all. Even so, he has a point... […]
- The No-Stats All-Star - NYTimes.com 5 March 2009One of my favorite college basketball players ever gets a great write up in the NY Times magazine. The story about unappreciated genius combined with bizarrely sophisticated statistical assessments makes it even better. Are superstars the best sports figures out there? Or can an seemingly ordinary person make a team that much better just by his presence. Sha […]
- The New Majority | Building a conservatism that can win again 11 February 2009Allen Guelzo suggests that until conservatives can regain their voice on campus, media and politics will probably continue to lean left. The conserving power of a tenured faculty ensures that liberalism will keep a quietly dominate influence in the culture, regardless of the current political modd of the country. […]
- Hoover Institution - Education Next - Work Hard. Be Nice. 20 March 2009
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Doping for Bible Quiz?
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If only I had known in high school or for Scholastic Bowl…
What is the world coming to?
*Addendum: Duncan notes in the comments that the veracity of the story is very much in question.