Tag: education
UK Moves to Strengthen University Free Speech Protections
Stretching back to the Magna Carta, British law is strongly grounded in concepts of freedom protected from abuse by tyranny.
For Selling Evolution, a Little Knowledge Is a Glorious Thing
Many Americans reject evolution, a recent paper suggests, because they’re uninformed.
Biased School Textbooks Aren’t Limited to Biology
Textbook publishers use their influence over kids and the appearance of neutrality to advance a set of strong biases.
David Gelernter: “You Need To Know Who You Are To Begin With”
Knowing who you are, where you came from, is a central purpose of education, and frankly not only in the humanities but in biology.
UK: Students Should Be Allowed to “Develop Own Opinions” Even if “Unpopular, Controversial”
A “chilling effect.” Yes, that’s a result of persecuting people with unpopular opinions.