The lengthy advice given by Polonius to his son, Laertes, in Act I of Hamlet — ending famously with “This above all: to thine own self be true” — is not the first example we have in history or in literature of a parent advising a child in the arena of manners and civility. For […]
Is Math Hard to Learn, or What?!
In poll after poll, when people are asked what are the most difficult subjects to learn in school, math tops the list. The reasons that are offered are myriad, and according to Kevin Anderton, writing for Forbes, most are misconceptions. First, lets deal with one that is not a misconception, but an actual learning disability. […]
Will the Internet Make You Stupid?
It’s been said that the Internet does not make you stupid, it merely broadcasts your stupidity to the world. But the pundits may be wrong. Recent thought-provoking studies, which beg to differ, argue that the Internet may indeed make you stupid! And they have evidence to support them. Writer Nicholas Carr earned a Pulitzer Prize […]
