Tag Archives: utilitarianism

Catholic Liberal Education And Respect For Life

Posted on March 14, 2015 by marklangley

Over the past several days I have been stewing over a proposition that seems perfectly obvious to me but which, I am afraid, will be offensive to the vast majority of good and well-intentioned  people who choose to send their children … Continue reading →

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All Hail the Common Core!

Posted on August 27, 2013 by marklangley

Amazing! I thought that public schools could not adopt a curriculum that is any more utilitarian than they already have! But thanks to the new almost universally adopted so-called “Common Core” we can look forward to an even more pragmatic … Continue reading →

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Schools…What’s the Difference?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by marklangley

At some point one begins to wonder what the real difference is between the education offered at the prestigious $25,000+ per year private school and the conventional garden variety public school? Garden Variety Public School Prestigious Private School Or for … Continue reading →

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Temporal Custom

Posted on March 18, 2012 by marklangley
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