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The power of knowledge in every century

"Knowledge is power," Sir Francis Bacon famously said. Although he may have had a more pragmatic, empirical approach in mind, Bacon's words bear repeating in our own time, and especially as the school year begins. Why does the importance of knowledge need stressing in schools? Aren&

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There’s more to learning than a job search

In autumn a young man's fancy (and a young woman's, too) turns to thoughts of school. Even the melancholy chirping of the crickets becomes a sad song of the ebb of summer. Flip-flops and summer tees, like Cinderella's glass slippers and silk gowns, are