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Bones of Contention: New Evidence of Cannibalism in Magdalenian Culture

Anthropology.net

The idea of prehistoric cannibalism has long been a controversial topic, with scholars divided between those who see it as a survival necessity and those who argue for its role in ritual or warfare. Human induced modifications on cranial and postcranial remains. This new study, however, brings a fresh perspective.

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STUDENT VOICE: ‘I hadn’t realized I was allowed to have thoughts on politics and the world around me’

The Hechinger Report

At my school, Bard High School Early College Cleveland , students finish the traditional four years of high school in their first two years, and the last two years they are both high school students and college students. I am no longer afraid to jump into uncomfortable conversations on controversial topics. Weekly Update.

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Sitting for long periods affect on teens’ mental health, resumés for robots and more in the news roundup

Psych Learning Curve

Writing a strong resumé for robot and human readers (Eye on Psi Chi) Thus, many companies have turned to automated software to help them discriminate among resumés. This safety is reinforced by the implied or stated requirement for educators to be “apolitical” and avoid controversial topics with students, families, and colleagues.

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Sharing the Story & Songs of Christmas

Pedagogy and Formation

Storytelling is a central part of what it means to be human. 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. Tell us another story Grandad from when you were a kid".

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Finding Our Way Forward—by Remembering

Sapiens

Archaeology is the study of our human ancestors. As I listen in a little closer, I realize they’re debating everyone’s favorite controversial topic: headdresses worn by white people. The bones tell many stories, such as what a human or animal relative ate, where they went, and how far they traveled. Oh, I love dinosaurs!”

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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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Is Classroom Discussion a Dying Art?

ED Surge

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. Students mental bandwidth is narrower than ever before, Gannon says. That could be a really dangerous proposition.