During the COVID-19 lockdowns, I taught two summer literature and research writing courses at an online classical K-12 school after 15 years of teaching college courses. I expected little from the new teaching experience—my university students often showed little interest in reading and viewed my course as just another hurdle to a degree. Teaching them […]
Read MoreImagine if a university faculty member claimed to have developed a vaccine for the common cold but refused to present her methods or evidence publicly. How would the university react? With intense suspicion. Why? Because if an idea isn’t publicly explained, then it can’t be falsified. Falsifiability is the possibility of finding evidence that contradicts […]
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