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The post-Columbine question remains the same: Can school shootings be prevented?
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New York teacher, fired for a years-old topless selfie, claims sex discrimination in $3M lawsuit
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The Baraboo Nazi prom photo shocked the world. The city’s response shocked its residents.
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Racist violence threat keeps Charlottesville schools closed
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Harvard sued by 'descendant of slave for profiting from photos'
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Studying social sciences
I have business degree and planning to get masters in political science or sociology. I only had electives related to these fields and I enjoyed it greatly. I know people don't like these programs...
I have business degree and planning to get masters in political science or sociology. I only had electives related to these fields and I enjoyed it greatly. I know people don't like these programs because of low employment opportunities. So is it good idea to purse them despite low prospects of employment? I know enjoy learning about these subjects a lot. What was your experience like? How are your employment situation? What was your favorite part?
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How did/do you fund your graduate education?
If you're doing a master's or a PhD, how do you pay for it? Or if you will be doing in near future, how do you plan to pay for it?
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Elite colleges constantly tell low-income students that they do not belong
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Trying to switch from Literature to Linguistics: similar experience and/or advices?
Hi! I've recently graduated as a BA of Italian philology. But I am interested in pursuing my further studies and academical career in linguistics, studying language contact and linguistic strata...
Hi! I've recently graduated as a BA of Italian philology. But I am interested in pursuing my further studies and academical career in linguistics, studying language contact and linguistic strata in particular. I was wondering if anybody took a similar path and am interested in advice from such folks and also any other humanists here. I'm studying some online material and will try to partecipate in some local university's linguistics BA as a visiting student (I guess it's called a freemover in English) if I can find an affordable option. Also I have found out recommended reading material from local universities I'm interested in and some papers about my field. Do you know of any useful resources for making the transition smoother? What has been you experience if you've taken a similar path to your studies? Thanks in advance!
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The hottest chat app for teens is … Google Docs
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This, too, was history. The battle over police torture and reparations in Chicago’s schools.
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Kansas Catholic school rejects kindergartner with same-sex parents
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Kentucky approves bill to make 'doxing' illegal after Covington student's online backlash
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Pakistan opens public school for transgender students
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Getting rich teaching Hong Kong's kids
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Climate change: Angela Merkel welcomes school strikes
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US fake university racket: Students had no way to check Farmington's authenticity
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I want to get into IT as a career, but I have no previous experience. What essential skills should I know?
I've recently started taking some IT and programming classes at a local college because I've always been interested in IT as a career but I've never had any sort of professional experience in the...
I've recently started taking some IT and programming classes at a local college because I've always been interested in IT as a career but I've never had any sort of professional experience in the field. Are there any skills that I need to definitely know, or any sort of certifications that I can get in order to get my foot in the door and start applying for IT focused jobs?
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Despite Massive Fundraising Campaign, Bennett College Accreditation Has Been Pulled
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Oakland, Los Angeles and more to come: Why teachers keep going on strike
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American History Textbooks' Lies: Everything Your Teacher Got Wrong - Myths, Education (1995)
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Tildes folks, are you learning another language or multilingual?
pretty straightforward ask. i have some basic, rusty Spanish (on and off learning) and a bit of Esperanto to my name (currently learning) but not much else eventually i want to speak French...
pretty straightforward ask. i have some basic, rusty Spanish (on and off learning) and a bit of Esperanto to my name (currently learning) but not much else
eventually i want to speak French conversationally since my boyfriend can and i think it'd be neat to converse with him in more than English, but that's a long term goal.
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British Columbia ending interest on new and existing student loans
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W.Va. teachers go on strike over state education bill
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Mother upset after son kicked out of class over pledge of allegiance
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After years of inaction, Delta teacher shortage reaches ‘crisis’ levels
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This school district in Texas may create its own police force
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Denver teachers strike back
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Wright State faculty ends one of the longest strikes at a public university in US history
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Conservative Christian group launches campaign against “Buddhist meditation” in public schools
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Gym class is so bad, kids are skipping school to avoid it
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What does any of this have to do with physics?
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New Jersey approved LGBTQ-inclusive school curriculum — And it's only the second in the nation
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Betsy DeVos Is Fabricating History to Sell a Bad Education Policy
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The Valedictorians Project
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The “skills gap” was a lie
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‘I feel invisible’: Native Americans languish in public schools
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If universities sacrifice philosophy on the altar of profit, what’s next?
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Chinese schools monitor students activities, targeting truancy with 'intelligent uniforms'
Straight from the horse's mouth - China's own Global Times: Chinese schools monitor students activities, targeting truancy with 'intelligent uniforms' A different view - the Australian...
Straight from the horse's mouth - China's own Global Times: Chinese schools monitor students activities, targeting truancy with 'intelligent uniforms'
A different view - the Australian Broadcasting Commission: Chinese schools enforce 'smart uniforms' with GPS tracking system to monitor students
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What are some common skills that will become extinct in the next couple of decades?
Today I got into a conversation with my coworkers about how cursive is all but dead with our students. We adults all grew up learning it and were often forced to use it even when we didn't want...
Today I got into a conversation with my coworkers about how cursive is all but dead with our students. We adults all grew up learning it and were often forced to use it even when we didn't want to, but it has been out of vogue in American schools for a while now, so most of our students legitimately don't know how to read or write it. Opinions as to whether or not this was a bad thing were split. Some people considered the skill unnecessary and were happy to see it go the way of the dinosaur. Life moves on, they said--and the skill was inessential anyway because students could simply print instead. Some even took things a step further and argued that print was also going to become outdated with the prevalence of computers and phones. Nevertheless, others argued that cursive was important and valuable for kids to learn, particularly if they wanted to be able to sign their names or read documents written in script (e.g. old letters from family members, historical documents, etc.)
The discussion then continued to analog clocks. Being able to read them is still technically in the curriculum standards for many states, but it's the kind of thing that often gets briefly touched on and then discarded. Because digital clocks are so prevalent now, many students never practice reading analog clocks outside of those specific lessons, and thus they never truly master it. While more of our students can read analog clocks than can write in cursive, it too seems to be headed down the path to extinction. Opinions about whether this was bad were much stronger, with nearly everyone agreeing that it's a worthwhile skill rather than something inessential.
The conversation made me curious to hear what everyone here thinks--not just about these but about dying skills in general. What are some skills that you believe will fall out of widespread use in the coming years? Is their departure a good/bad thing?
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A Texas elementary school speech pathologist refused to sign a pro-Israel oath, so she lost her job
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In China, a school trains boys to be ‘real men’
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Major for-profit college chain abruptly announces closure of dozens of schools
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Middle-class San Francisco tenants are moving into dorms for reasonable rent
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Gay student gets standing ovation after coming out in front of whole Catholic school
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Everything You Know About State Education Rankings Is Wrong
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Poor English, few jobs: Are Australian universities using international students as 'cash cows'?
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Cultural activist from Guyana's Wapishana tribe tries to revive a near-extinct language
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'It's torture': Critics step up bid to stop US school using electric shocks on children
21 votes