Local Opinion

A friend of mine, a professor at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, was musing about what artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT could do to teaching. What he really was asking is what it would do to traditional grading of tests and papers.

To the Editor:

There are several stories about the origin of the three-shot volley fired at military funerals.

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

The public demand for major government reforms is now at 60% while those who think we need only minor reforms has fallen to 28%. Here are some potentially great ideas.

People keep saying government should be run like a business.

Who decides how much you will earn in a year? If you work for someone else, s/he makes that decision.

Every spring I have the opportunity to serve as a judge in the American Legion’s national oratorical contest. This contest began in 1938 to encourage knowledge of the Constitution among high school students. Contestants are sponsored by local American Legion posts and compete at ascending levels beginning with the district, zone and state levels. State winners compete at the national level. More than $200,000 in scholarships are awarded each year across the levels.

Aim Media Indiana

Isn’t it ironic that at the same time we’re trusting (and seemingly expecting) teachers to become expert marksmen and protect our children from bad actors armed with “assault weapons,” we don’t trust them to choose age-appropriate books for their classrooms? Or to professionally and accurately teach our children true facts that might be “uncomfortable?” Or to accommodate children who are struggling with the realization they don’t fit into what we as a society consider “normal?”