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"Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists - that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is."

""We're all going to die - and poems can help us live with that." In a charming and funny talk, literary critic Stephen Burt takes us on a lyrical journey with some of his favorite poets, all the way down to a line break and back up to the human urge to imagine."

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"Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" - standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident - can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success."

Having a print-rich environment is important," says John Murphy, who is an English and history teacher in Ireland and blogs at Web of Notes. "The surroundings should encourage reading in all its forms and support their choices of reading material. I don't simply mean putting up a poster which tries to promote reading because it's 'cool' - I think they're totally ineffective. Instead, students and teachers could share the name of the book that they're reading at the moment, and offer a sentence about it. It's a great way to share recommendations."

Being pulled into the world of a gripping novel can trigger actual, measurable changes in the brain that linger for at least five days after reading, scientists have said.

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It's hard to imagine a single career that doesn't have a need for someone who can code. Everything that "just works" has some type of code that makes it run. Coding (a.k.a. programming) is all around us. That's why all the cool kids are coding . . . or should be. Programming is not just the province of pale twenty-somethings in skinny jeans, hunched over three monitors, swigging Red Bull. Not any more! The newest pint-sized coders have just begun elementary school.

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Hanging In is about making a difference in the lives of significantly challenging special needs students.  A number of mainstream teachers, who find themselves with a challenging student, have told me that their supervisor gave them Hanging In and then walked away, as if the responsibility of such arduous work was solely for that single teacher.

Art Project, World Wonders, Historic Moments

"LANDESKUNDE Deutschland von Stadt zu Stadt In Deutschland gibt es mehr als 2000 Städte. Hier könnt ihr einige der schönsten und interessantesten kennenlernen. Zu jeder Stadt bieten wir euch ein Video mit Manuskript und Übungen, eine Bildergalerie sowie Texte mit Vokabelglossar zu Sehenswürdigkeiten, berühmten Persönlichkeiten und historischen Ereignissen der Stadt an. Außerdem könnt ihr hören, was die Bewohner über ihre Stadt denken. Die Materialien sind besonders geeignet für fortgeschrittene Lerner etwa ab Niveaustufe B2 des Europäischen Referenzrahmens. Niveaustufe: B1, B2 Medien: Video, Audio, Text (Download) Sprache: Deutsch"

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