Is strict better than nice? This op-ed article Why Tough Teachers Get Good Grades explores the importance of a "tough" teacher -- one who doesn't sugarcoat your failures or sacrifice criticism in fear of hurting your feelings. The author argues that we should "revive old-fashioned" educational techniques, encouraging repetition and moderately stressful scenarios which will make students stronger and more confident in the end. Lipman even goes on to suggest that o...

Many of you have likely read about the “all digital” public library that opened in Bexar County, Texas just last week. BiblioTech, as it's appropriately named, proudly boasts the title of “The Country's First Digital Public Library,” but what does that really mean? As it suggests, it's a building completely devoid of books. When Bexar County residents venture into this establishment, they won't hear a quiet shuffle of papers but a muted hum of dozens of computers, tablets, and eReaders, and perhaps a few disgruntled murmurs of patrons attemp...