About Half of Americans Own Stocks
According to a 2016 Gallup poll about half of American adults own stocks and about half don’t. This is down since 2007 when around 65% of American adults owned stocks.
Education
Education is the process of passing on the torch of understanding and enlightenment to the next generation.
Einstein Was a Poor Student
Einstein wasn’t a poor student. Despite minor troubles in French and the Humanities, Einstein was a prodigy in math and physics from a young age.
Mary Wollstonecraft is the Mother of Feminism
Mary Wollstonecraft can be considered “the first modern feminist” or “the mother of feminism” due to her advocating women’s rights in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792).
The Printing Press Changed the World
The printing press (invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440) changed the world during the Renaissance, and ushered in the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, and Modern Age.
Get an Ivy League Education For Free
Did you know you can get an Ivy League education, online for free, with Open Courses from Yale, MIT, Harvard or more.
The University of Al Quaraouiyine is the Oldest University
The University of Al Quaraouiyine in Fes, Morocco is the oldest, still operating, degree granting university in the world. It was founded in 859 by Fathima Al-Fihri (a Muslim woman).
Common Core Doesn’t Work
The Common Core works in theory, in that it should teach all kids key critical thinking skills, but the implementation has been under-supported leading to real issues.
State Universities Began Charging Tuition in the 60’s
A series of social and legislative changes in the 60’s ended an era of tuition-free state universities in the US and started the current student loan crisis.
We Learn Best by Being Taught
The best way to learn isn’t “being taught”, its mixing self-directed learning with the roles of student, peer, and teacher in different social settings.
U.S. Universities Have Always Charged Tuition
US public state universities used to be tuition-free from the early 1800’s to the late 1960’s, although they still charged fees, but college has never been free in the US.