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Sharing the Story & Songs of Christmas

Pedagogy and Formation

Above: My parents performing in a community concert As well, as traditional Christmas carols like "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "Silent Night" they would sing popular music that usually had a strong sense of story. Delightful story that tells of the momentous event. ' Can you remember the time when we egged Mr Smith's car"?

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Nurturing Global Citizenship Through ‘British Values’ (Book Release: Developing Quality PSHE in Secondary Schools and Colleges)

Geogramblings

Increasing the self-knowledge, esteem and confidence of our young people builds resilience and skill in tackling controversial topics and issues, as detailed earlier by Chowdhury.* The word ‘respect’ appears many times throughout this chapter and used extensively by Chowdury when talking about tackling controversial issues.*

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College Uncovered: The Politics of the College Presidency

The Hechinger Report

Richardson says outside events left her feeling limited by the restrictions of the job. Events like the Supreme Court rulings on race-conscious admission and reproductive rights, and female Ivy League presidents called to testify before Congress. And I am here because this is what drives me, too. So what’s going on?

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Is Classroom Discussion a Dying Art?

ED Surge

In the past, his prompts have asked students about specific readings theyve done or the cause and effect of certain events. It's really hard right now to be someone of traditional college age; it's really hard for students to see the value of college in the ways that they've been told it's valuable, Gannon says.

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College Uncovered: DEI Backlash

The Hechinger Report

Even among supporters of diversity and inclusion, some progressive and independent academics concede that some elements of DEI could discourage discussion of controversial topics for fear of offending some students. So, Phillip, what goes through your head when we talk about this controversial topic? Hey, Phillip.