Bloom's Sixth

By Doug Ward When it comes to seeing the truth, the facts sometimes get in the way. Audrey Watters makes that argument in an intriguing blog post on the results of the presidential election. During the election, she said, a focus on facts (in the form of data) caused many people to overlook many voters’ willingness to shrug off Donald Trump’s inflammatory statements, conspiracy theories and falsehoods and put him in the White…

For many students and educators, this year’s election felt personal. Women were ridiculed for their physical appearance. Mexican immigrants were called drug traffickers and rapists. …