Constance Ruzich highlights how poetry is historically valued, but very little attention is paid to understanding its worth. War poetry, for instance, should be valued because it presents an accurate picture of the experience and sufferings of conflict. Women’s war poetry shows how war goes beyond the combat zone to affect women and children in their so-called safe zones. War poetry is proof that even in the darkest days, poets have created beauty. Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
