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a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

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When Falls the Coliseum
When Falls the Coliseum

a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

Author: Scott Warnock

Scott Warnock is a writer and teacher who lives in South Jersey. He is a professor of English at Drexel University, where he is also the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Sciences. Father of three and husband of one, Scott is president of a local high school education foundation and spent many years coaching youth sports.
sports

Do I always say, “Good game”?

Scott Warnock, May 20, 2013

On that great list of things I think I don’t want to be, near the…

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education

Opting out of standardized tests

Scott Warnock, May 6, 2013

Part 6 (of 874) in an occasional series about how standardized tests are destroying education….

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education

TAs are richer than college presidents: Standardized tests are destroying education, part 5 (of 874)

Scott Warnock, April 19, 2013

What does it mean to write well? That the writing is clear? Eloquent? Powerful? Emotion-inducing?…

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education

What are facts, and how many of them do you really need to know?

Scott Warnock, April 8, 2013

We have a peculiar relationship to facts. Dickens’ Prof. Gradgrind and his love of facts….

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My kid plays on that team — my jacket says so

Scott Warnock, March 25, 2013

There was a time when kids played organized sports and enjoyed the experience in whatever…

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education

Where do you keep your hoes?: Standardized tests are destroying education, part 4 (of 874)

Scott Warnock, March 11, 2013March 11, 2013

So where do you keep your hoes, if you are lucky enough to have any…

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sports

Goodbye to wrestling?: Another pitiful modern sports story

Scott Warnock, February 25, 2013

Anybody who knows me at all knew this one was coming. The IOC board voted…

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BurnYourTickets.com

Scott Warnock, February 11, 2013February 11, 2013

Like many a sports-crazed lad, I grew up thinking about what it would be like…

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