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Maggie Wolfe Riley

What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success - Anu Partanen - The Atlantic - 37 views

  • "There's no word for accountability in Finnish," he later told an audience at the Teachers College of Columbia University. "Accountability is something that is left when responsibility has been subtracted."
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      Wow did this ever strike a chord! Give us more responsibility, and let us show what we can do. When you reduce it to "accountability" you've taken away our power.
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      Perfect!
  • The problem facing education in America isn't the ethnic diversity of the population but the economic inequality of society, and this is precisely the problem that Finnish education reform addressed. More equity at home might just be what America needs to be more competitive abroad
  • Finland's experience shows that it is possible to achieve excellence by focusing not on competition, but on cooperation, and not on choice, but on equity
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  • Decades ago, when the Finnish school system was badly in need of reform, the goal of the program that Finland instituted, resulting in so much success today, was never excellence. It was equity.
  • Real winners do not compete
  • cooperation
  • instrument to even out social inequality
  • Finland offers all pupils free school meals, easy access to health care, psychological counseling, and individualized student guidance
Muslim Academy

Wait, Egyptians DON'T live in Pyramids? - 0 views

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    Muslim Academy would like to congratulate Ehab, an Egyptian architect who happens to be Christian and Muslim Academy podcaster/blogger, who took place in a Norweigan radio show. The topic of the show was misconceptions between Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Ehab cleared some very strange misconceptions, including Mexicans living in cacti and Egyptians living in Pyramids.
mananiftikhar

What Were The Causes of The GREAT Depression - Bohat Ala - 0 views

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    The industrialized western world faced the longest and severe depression in last century. It was worldwide economic downturn which started in 1929 and lasted until 1939. It started in America, and its consequences were visible in the whole world.
Nigel Coutts

Politics, Education and Lessons from 2016 - The Learner's Way - 8 views

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    It is difficult to have not noticed that the Presidential Election in the United States of America has been somewhat controversial. The same conclusion can be drawn about 'Brexit'. The implications of these events will keep historians, political analysts and indeed educators busy for many years. Regardless of your political leanings there are genuine implications for educators in these events and a considered response now and in the coming months (even years) will be required. 
Peter Horsfield

Extraordinary People - Joyce Meyer - 0 views

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    Joyce Meyer is an internationally renowned Christian bible teacher, pastor, and author who has spoken to literally millions of people around the world through the numerous events that she attends every year. Along with her daily program "Enjoying Everyday Life", which airs in more than a hundred countries worldwide, Joyce has come to be known as the 'feminine' side of evangelical Christianity. Her fame and influence is such that she was included by TIME Magazine in their list of the "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America".
Anne Cole

Herrera slams Mexico's finishing : Mexico vs Bolivia - 0 views

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    We needed a superior result, we attempted the entire amusement, we didn't waste time, didn't jump, didn't discard the ball. They invested energy lying on the ground time wasting, Herrera said.
Jose Paulo Santos

Promethean reduces incoming support calls by 50% using self-service solution from nGene... - 0 views

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    Education technology specialist Promethean has reduced calls into its UK and North America call centres by more than 50%, by boosting its online customer service with nGen Knowledgebase. Using the intuitive knowledge management tool, Promethean has introduced web self-service portals for worldwide customers, which support five languages.
Uzair Ahmed

Top 10 America's Best for Kids & Teens-The Children's Hospital-Denver Area, Colorado, R... - 0 views

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    One of the best children's hospitals in America, the Children's Hospital provides the best healthcare outcomes for children and teens. A leader in pediatric research in the Rocky Mountain region and Denver metro area.
Judy Robison

SAS® Curriculum Pathways® | Overview - 2 views

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    SAS® Curriculum Pathways® provides innovative, web-based resources in the core disciplines, for grades 8-14. Topics are mapped to state and national standards.
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    Fully funded by SAS and offered at no cost to US educators and students, SAS Curriculum Pathways is designed to enhance student achievement and teacher effectiveness by providing Web-based curriculum resources in all the core disciplines: English, math, science, social studies/history and Spanish, to educators and students in grades 8-14 in virtual schools, home schools, high schools and community colleges.
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    SAS Curriculum Pathways, which is used by thousands of teachers in more than 30 states, is now available for free to every educator in America. SAS Curriculum Pathways provides content in the core disciplines of English, mathematics, social studies, science and Spanish. Aligned with state standards, it has more than 200 InterActivities and 855 ready-to-use lessons that enable technology-rich instruction and engage higher-order thinking skills. It is primarily for use in grades 8-12, though middle school content is in development.
Jim Farmer

Walking the Amazon: The blog of a journey from source to sea - 14 views

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    "Ed Stafford is walking the length of the Amazon river in South America from the source to the sea. He has been walking for: 780+ days He started on 2nd April 2008 and is expecting to finish in August 2010. No-one has ever done what he is attempting...."
Kelly Boushell

Interactive Constitution - 0 views

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    An interactive approach to the Constitution of The United States of America. Includes images, authentic language, common language, and links to other resources.
BTerres

Encyclopedia of Life - 0 views

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    The Encyclopedia of Life (EoL), a free and collaborative website, said on Monday it now has pages for each of 750,000 species, meaning more than one-third of all the planet's 1.9m species are now covered. "EoL is the ultimate online field guide for citizen scientists," said Jennifer Preece, dean of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. "There are many online sites dedicated to specific groups of species such as insects, birds or mammals. Not since Noah, however, has there been an effort like this to bring all the world's species together." The site uses content from 180 partners to bring together images, videos and scientific information, including 35m pages of scanned literature created by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. The new site allows members to create their own collection of species. "The virtual collections put life into meaningful contexts from scholarly ones such as Invasive Insects of North America or Endangered Birds of Ecuador to personal collections such as A Checklist of Trees in My Backyard. Only imagination and energy limit the possibilities," said Jesse Ausubel, vice president of the Alfred P Sloan Foundation which helps fund the EoL.
sweerty

Modelle e playmate bellissime giocano a Football in lingerie - 0 views

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    In America sbancano tutti i botteghini... sono le stupende ragazze della Lingerie Football League. Sono riuscite a rendere sensuale il football con le loro curve e movimenti irresistibili. Si conte...
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Emerge Designed Blockchain-based App to Track Coronavirus Pandemic in Latin America - 0 views

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    Emerge, a blockchain startup based in Toronto, is launching a public safety system app called Civitas to help local authorities in many nations fight against novel coronavirus pandemic. Although scientists haven't yet discovered any medications or vaccines that are proven safe, effective, and reliable to contain coronavirus pandemic, Emerge is working with Penta Network to solve the major challenges. Penta is recognized to have won numerous awards and honors for its pioneering work in blockchain.
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Buy Verified Revolut Account - 100% USA UK CA Revolut - 0 views

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    What is Revolut Revolut is a digital banking platform that allows you to manage your money in one place. It's designed to help you use your cash in the places where it's most useful, including at ATM machines and online merchants. Buy Verified Revolut Account Revolut works by letting you transfer money between different currencies and convert them into any other currency instantly. For example, if you have a balance in USD on your Revolut account and want to withdraw some euros from an ATM machine somewhere abroad (where they cost more), all you need do is swipe your card at the machine; it'll automatically detect what type of card was used-like Visa or MasterCard-and deduct the correct amount from whichever account has that currency linked up with theirs via their integration with VISA/MasterCard Global Payment Solutions (GPS). What is a Revolut account? A Revolut account is a digital money account that you can use to send money, make payments and exchange currencies. The card itself is a prepaid card that allows you to spend in over 130 countries around the world, including the United States and Canada. You can use your Revolut Card as payment for goods at over 25 million places worldwide - including restaurants, grocery stores, shops and drugstores - or withdraw cash from ATM with no fees charged by the banks themselves. Buy Revolut Account Revolut is a cryptocurrency platform that allows users to use their debit cards and other services around the world. It also offers remittance services, so you can make payments without fees or restrictions. The company was founded in 2015 by Russian-born Vital Milkshake and Estonian Merle van den Bosch, who wanted to create an app that would allow people from different countries to access their money easily. Buy Verified Revolut Account What are the benefits of buying a Revolut account? A Revolut account allows you to: Manage all your finances in one place - including savings accounts and loans; Send money
kinghike

electric golf carts china - 0 views

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    As an electric golf car company, our electric golf car and utility vehicles have been exported to North America, South America, the European Union, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and other regions. We sincerely welcome partners from all over the world! Click for more!
sopedits

MBA without GMAT in Top Business Schools Abroad - SOPEDITS - 0 views

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    Some of the top countries that allow students to pursue an MBA without the GMAT exam are the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, and Switzerland. You can scroll through the quality universities in specific countries that offer MBA without GMAT. Make sure you fulfill the above seven requirements before you apply for an MBA without going through the GMAT exam. Does the process seem complicated to you? Feel free to contact SOPEDITS. Being the best Study Abroad Consultants', they can help you to cross the hoops swiftly.
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oem ball valve - 0 views

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Duane Sharrock

Bringing the world to innovation - MIT News Office - 0 views

  • mentions: a popular TED talk Smith gave in 2006 and Time magazine’s
  • D-Lab, the project aimed to develop creative solutions to problems facing people in the world’s least-affluent countries — and then hoped those residents would embrace the solutions.
  • thanks to a major new U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) grant to D-Lab and MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, D-Lab’s instructors and researchers will implement this strategy even more broadly — providing greater continuity to projects around the world, says D-Lab founder Amy Smith, a senior lecturer in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
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  • The program now employs about 20 people and encompasses 16 courses that reach about 400 students each year. Even though D-Lab does little to publicize its activities, staffers are increasingly hearing that this program was a major reason why participating students chose to attend MIT.
  • Awareness of D-Lab has grown in recent years, thanks in part to some prominent mentions: a popular TED talk Smith gave in 2006 and Time magazine’s selection of her in 2010 as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.
  • with the new USAID support, “we can harness the alumni of IDDS as a kind of an extremely diverse and dispersed design consultancy,”
  • While some students have already managed to turn class projects into ongoing organizations — building better water filters in Africa, bicycle-powered washing machines in Latin America, and wheelchairs in India, for instance — the new funding should enable more such activities, Smith says, by “incubating ventures and training entrepreneurs.”
  • The emphasis has shifted,” Grau Serrat says, “more from designing for poor people to designing with poor people, or even design by poor people.”
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    Another reason some students are applying to MIT. Undergrads are making a difference globally. "the innovative MIT classes and field trips known collectively as D-Lab, the project aimed to develop creative solutions to problems facing people in the world's least-affluent countries - and then hoped those residents would embrace the solutions." "The program now employs about 20 people and encompasses 16 courses that reach about 400 students each year. Even though D-Lab does little to publicize its activities, staffers are increasingly hearing that this program was a major reason why participating students chose to attend MIT." "All of D-Lab's classes assess the needs of people in less-privileged communities around the world, examining innovations in technology, education or communications that might address those needs. The classes then seek ways to spread word of these solutions - and in some cases, to spur the creation of organizations to help disseminate them. Specific projects have focused on improved wheelchairs and prosthetics; water and sanitation systems; and recycling waste to produce useful products, including charcoal fuel made from agricultural waste."
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    "All of D-Lab's classes assess the needs of people in less-privileged communities around the world, examining innovations in technology, education or communications that might address those needs. The classes then seek ways to spread word of these solutions - and in some cases, to spur the creation of organizations to help disseminate them. Specific projects have focused on improved wheelchairs and prosthetics; water and sanitation systems; and recycling waste to produce useful products, including charcoal fuel made from agricultural waste."
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