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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

For many years New Milford High School was just like virtually every other public school in this country defined solely by traditional indicators of success such as standardized test scores, graduation rates, and acceptances to four year colleges. Independent OpenCourseware Study (IOCS) implemented in 2012.

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It’s Time to Replace “Prehistory” With “Deep History”

Sapiens

A team of archaeologists working in Southeast Asia is pushing toward a deeper understanding of history that amplifies Indigenous and local perspectives to challenge traditional archaeological timelines. This approach to archaeological research places value on the continuous cultural and social development of humans.

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Tracing Maize’s Roots: Evidence of Domestication in South America

Anthropology.net

Credit: Flaviane Malaquias Costa Elizabeth Ann Veasey, a professor at USP and co-author of the study, explained: “We traveled from the remote past to the present, tracing a lineage from archaeological remains to extant maize varieties still being cultivated by traditional peoples.” Bonavia, D., & Grobman, A. Grobman, A.,

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Living With Parakeets and Other Migrants

Sapiens

When I came to Amsterdam as a graduate student in 2012, I was surprised to find the citys parks teeming with vibrant green feathers, red beaks, and bluish tails. According to medical anthropologist Eileen Moyer , the sculptor Nicolas Dings included this imagery to invoke thoughts of cultural diversity and tolerance toward migrants.

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The Stone Blades of Jebel Faya: Rewriting the Story of Early Humans in Arabia

Anthropology.net

These artifacts stand out for their sophistication, demonstrating a clear departure from earlier Middle Paleolithic traditions. The tools' makers were not just chipping away at stones haphazardly; they were following a refined tradition, optimizing each flake for efficiency. What Comes Next? DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028239

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. There was nothing like this.

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The Future of Work Is Flexible. Will Higher Ed Stay Stuck in the Past?

ED Surge

It’s like whomever wrote the report jumped in the DeLorean and set the clock to 2012. Business as usual wasn’t working well for a lot of faculty and staff in 2012, and it’s less likely to work in 2022. We have a unique opportunity in higher ed to not chain ourselves to tradition. Intermittent flexibility” isn’t going to cut it.

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