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Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
In a column featured in @Discourse_Mag, @EDUThirdspace argues for teaching our young people a "doctrine of objective value" so they are properly prepared to either agree or disagree with the claims of internet gurus.
discoursemagazine.com/ideas/…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
Today's E-Pluribus newsletter features commentary from Samantha Hedges (@EDUthirdspace), Sadanand Dhume (@dhume), and even an anonymous Canadian parent. More in the thread below:
pluri.blog/p/e-pluribus-july…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
Today on @Discourse_Mag, @EDUthirdspace discusses C.S. Lewis’s “The Abolition of Man” and why young people today are particularly vulnerable to propaganda and misinformation. discoursemagazine.com/ideas/…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
1. On Florida HB 999, @Edsall quotes two scholars who have each made strong arguments against DEI, and even stronger arguments against DeSantis's illiberal response. Here's @AmnaUncensored, who is always so clear and eloquent on academic freedom:
nytimes.com/2023/03/08/opini…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
Yes, teachers should work to get the knowledge in their heads out to the students for them to learn, often through direct instruction.
Also, they should work to get what is in the student's heads out so they can help build on, correct, reinforce, & leverage, often using inquiry.
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
Today's E-Pluribus:
@EDUthirdspace: Institutions Deserve to Lose the Public's Trust
@sullydish: The Other Black Lives That Matter
@bariweiss: Ken Burns on His Most Important Film
pluribus.substack.com/p/e-pl…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
First up in today's @PluribusPub round-up: Samantha Hedges at @EDUthirdspace on how our institutions have undermined the public's trust in them:
pluribus.substack.com/p/e-pl…
Today's E-Pluribus:
@EDUthirdspace: Institutions Deserve to Lose the Public's Trust
@sullydish: The Other Black Lives That Matter
@bariweiss: Ken Burns on His Most Important Film
pluribus.substack.com/p/e-pl…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
Peer connections foster viewpoint diversity in classrooms, says @EDUthirdspace
And findings from our Campus Expression Survey support this: students who report more high-quality peer connections are less likely to self-censor in classes.
realcleareducation.com/artic… @RealClearEd
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
"To truly learn something requires repeated exposure & practice, & to be a life-long learner, one has to understand this & approach learning in this way, no matter where or the topic."
Schools are failing to encourage life-long learning, by @EDUthirdspace open.substack.com/pub/eduthi…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
"Rather than fostering the individual pursuit of résumé-building, educational institutions should be centered on learning and opening one’s mind to new perspectives, thus reducing alienation and the fear of sharing one’s views." @EDUthirdspace
realcleareducation.com/artic…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
“... educational institutions should be centered on learning and opening one’s mind to new perspectives, thus reducing alienation and the fear of sharing one’s views.”
Insightful piece from @EDUthirdspace quoting our 8th annual survey.
Read more here: realcleareducation.com/artic…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
1/ Never forget how eugenics ideology, sold as science (indeed "settled science"), became dogma for progressives and swept through elite sectors of US culture: politicians, the medical establishment, the professoriate, journalism, philanthropy, the mainline churches, business.
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
Tomorrow marks 10 years of Tinder, and yet today we are in a sex depression.
Blame parents, safetyism, capitalism, men, women, rom coms, Steve Jobs, Tinder, and the pill. Though maybe not in that order.
commonsense.news/p/generatio…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
Faculty & administrators: whether you're engaged in policy, research, event coordination, teaching, or more, this guide can provide tangible strategies for combatting illiberal forces where you work.
@kylesebvitale @EDUthirdspace cc: @JonHaidt
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Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
1/4 @JeffreyASnyder & I are fellows at the @ucfreespeechctr. Our project:“Anti-CRT Bills Come to Campus: New Threats to Free Expression & Academic Freedom from State Legislatures.” Seeking to interview faculty & admins affected by these laws -- on the record or confidentially...
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
Today @oberlincollege agreed, at long last, to pay the nearly $37M it owes Gibson's Bakery -- one week after Common Sense published this moving essay by the woman who runs it.
commonsense.news/p/will-i-ev…
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
I'm reading a wonderful book for those who want to raise uncoddled kids: "Unspoiled," by NYT columnist @ronlieber. It's about how to teach virtues while teaching kids how to handle money. I wish i had read it when my kids were in elementary school. Here's a gem:
@LetGrow
Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
“Many of our members come to us feeling fearful, alone, & disappointed w/ their experience at their university. But our unique group has come together, transforming darkness into productivity, by working to improve our classrooms and culture.” @JonHaidt
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Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
“The soul of being an educated or enlightened person is to have come to realize that life & the world around us are complex & don't lend themselves to easy answers… anything that's interesting is subject to different views.”
@JohnHMcWhorter @GlennLoury
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Samantha Hedges, Ph.D. retweeted
“The majority of journalists now have a graduate degree… when only 1/3 of Americans have a college degree. There's been this status revolution.
And that means we have journalism that is polarized politically, but only on behalf of elites.” @BUngarSargon
heterodoxacademy.org/podcast…