“So many people think that social studies and weird lessons in social studies, teaching kids in America are bad, is it the result of Common Core? And it's not. It's not. Common Core does not deal with social studies. It's basically writing and math.” PeopleThinkingWritingDoeKidsAmericaSocialResultsDealsCommonStudyTeachingLessonsMathCoreSocial StudiesTeaching KidsCommon Core Author:Megyn Kelly
“Just make it (his obituary): born in Russia, first lesson at 3, debut at 7, debut in America in 1917.” FirstsWantedAmericaBornLessonsRussiaReportersDebutObituary Author:Jascha Heifetz
“Despite his reputation as one of America's foremost "serious" filmmakers, Oliver Stone's name under the "director" caption does not guarantee a good movie. I learned that lesson while enduring the seemingly-endless tedium of The Doors, and was reminded of it during some of the long, drawn-out portions of JFK. However, nothing that Stone has directed or misdirected prepared me for the grotesque mess that is Natural Born Killers.” LongDoeAmericaNamesBornNaturalDoorsSeriousLessonsDirectorsStonesPreparedEndureEndlessReputationDespiteMessFilmmakerGuaranteesPortionsKillersGood MovieGrotesqueTediumCaption Author:James Berardinelli
“The lessons of the past suggest that racism and resentment against people of color will continue to flourish in America as long as the history that is taught transposes the heroes and the villains. That is the unspoken truth at the heart of the nation's racial divide.” PeopleHeartLongAmericaPastNationsHistoryTaughtColorHeroLessonsRacismDividesVillainResentmentUnspokenLessons Of The Past Book:Lessons in Living Source: Lessons in Living