Bratwurst, Leica cameras, BMW automobiles, Beck's beer, and so on - great German imports to the U.S. Few people realize that our educational system was also imported from Germany. Unlike those fine products, however, the 19th century educational concepts we imported from Germany are not working...
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 @ 4:51 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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In a world increasingly dominated by technological shorthand, it's hard to imagine why students would need to know the meaning of an unwieldy word like "perspicacity." Yet in the information age, a good vocabulary is more important than ever.
Published: Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 @ 10:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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