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Author: Heather Cazad

‘Schools of Character’ Demonstrate a Path for Education Reform Erraticus Image by neONBRAND
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Education Essays 

‘Schools of Character’ Demonstrate a Path to Education Reform

January 12, 2019April 3, 2021 10 min read Heather Cazad Character, Empathy, Schooling

In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, a grieving parent becomes an education reformer, champions “Schools of Character.”

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Workers Can’t Stop Industry Change, But They Can Prepare For It Erraticus Image by Geraldine Lewa
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Ideas Science & Tech 

Workers Can’t Stop Industry Change, but They Can Prepare for It

January 20, 2018June 3, 2020 4 min read Heather Cazad Automation

New technology may erode some industries, but as a whole, it improves lives and productivity; Still, we all have to adapt if we want to withstand the initial shocks resulting from this creative destruction.

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Why Do We Think The Working Class is Less Intelligent? Image by Pete Wright
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Essays Society 

Why Do We Think the Working Class Is Less Intelligent?

October 5, 2017June 3, 2020 7 min read Heather Cazad Community, Inequality

Traditional methods of measuring IQ suggest that a correlation exists between intelligence and social class. This outdated view of intelligence, among other social and environmental factors, perpetuates a stigma and enlarges a widening intelligence gap.

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Geek Culture is Mainstream, But Geek Girls Remain Left Behind
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Culture Essays 

Geek Culture is Mainstream, but Geek Girls Remain Left Behind

April 10, 2017June 3, 2020 6 min read Heather Cazad Film, Gender

Geek girls are vying for top-billing in a culture that used to ignore them and now frequently makes self-deprecating jokes about male geeks’ inability to coherently talk to women. Female representation is diversifying as women continue to grow as a consumer block, but women and girls deserve more.

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Ideas Society 

How Sports Bridge Our Cultural Divisions

January 29, 2017June 3, 2020 6 min read Heather Cazad Polarization

The collective joys and sorrows of sports offer a healthy outlet for our tribal natures, and give us a safer space in which we can bridge gaps pertaining to more divisive societal arenas.

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Reboots, Remakes, Revivals: Nostalgia in the Streaming Era
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Culture Ideas 

Reboots, Remakes, Revivals: Nostalgia in the Streaming Era

January 3, 2017May 9, 2020 6 min read Heather Cazad Film, Nostalgia

Contemporary popular media seems to be powered by the fumes of nostalgia, and doesn’t appear to be changing course anytime soon. When should we let the past go, and when should we re-purpose television series and films to address our current challenges?

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A Pragmatic Approach to Ideas

An online publication focused on human flourishing, taking a pragmatic approach to ideas. We care about ideas that help us to live well together, focusing on their practical consequences.

 

“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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