Cultural sources of a liberal revolution in Africa
Perspectives in Anthropology
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Written by Keith Hart The classical liberal revolutions were sustained by three ideas: that freedomand economic progress require increased movement …
This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but.
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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management
Anthropology for Beginners
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute what is known as the material culture left over from former societies. Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. How were those pots used?
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Claudia Goldin, Women & Work: The 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (in Memory of Alfred Nobel)
ACRE
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Women have always worked, and yet their economic contributions are often undervalued. Her economic history research expands 200 years to provide an account of women’s participation in labor markets over time and describe the history of women’s continuing economic liberation. Dr. Claudia Goldin wanted to understand why.
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Relevant Thinking and Learner Success
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 3, 2024
In today's rapidly changing world, where new challenges and technologies emerge at an unprecedented pace, students need to be relevant thinkers to successfully navigate the complex social, economic, and environmental issues they will face. These are all elements associated with deeper learning.
Taylor's on her way. here are some ideas
Living Geography
MAY 30, 2024
The ERAS tour is heading for the UK soon, and there's plenty of geography to be had in exploring the economic and environmental impact of the tour and associated music as well as the interesting cultural implications of the event: the demographics of a typical crowd etc. Liverpool is rebranding itself as Taylor Town. It is sold out.
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OPINION: What’s missing in music education? Cultural and social relevance
The Hechinger Report
JULY 14, 2019
Then I got to a middle school in the same district in a neighborhood with kids who were less economically advantaged. Here’s what is missing in music education: cultural and social relevance. But being culturally responsive means teaching music where kids are, and with what interests them. I struggled.
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How to Adjust for Economic Indicators for Inflation (and Index Them)
Steven V. Miller
JANUARY 18, 2023
Louis’ website for economic data (FRED). There’s an entire culture around it, and the name for this culture (“fika”) is inverse to its centerpiece: coffee. plot of chunk price-of-sugar-1960-2022](/images/index-economic-data-adjust-inflation/price-of-sugar-1960-2022-1.png) 1.25 #> 2 1960-02-01 0.122 0.119 0.0679 9.84
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Your Lasting Legacy
A Principal's Reflections
JULY 4, 2021
Culture, in a classroom or school, is built on a strong relational foundation. Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still, many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. Without trust, there are not relationships. Without relationships, no real learning occurs.
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Scituate’s decaying Hope Mill to be demolished
Geography Education
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Growth and development are signs in the cultural landscape that show change in the economic landscape. As energy technology and local economics shifted, these mills no longer are used to serve their original purpose to manufacture light textiles. So too are decline and decay.
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Knowing Where We Are Paves the Way for Change: The Impact of Coaching
A Principal's Reflections
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
It would be foolish of any speaker or presenter to do so, considering that we don’t really know the people who we are blessed to speak with, let alone the specific culture in which they work. Making people feel good is always crucial, and a critical component of a positive culture. In some cases, this might still be effective.
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Peasant and Peasantry in Anthropology
Anthropology for Beginners
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
iii] According to anthropologist George Dalton, “Peasants were legal, political, social, and economic inferiors in medieval Europe. Some scholars emphasized generic cultural or “folk” characteristics of peasants. [vi] vi] These scholars are the generations of researchers inspired most notably by Robert Redfield’s Folk Urban Continuum.
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OPINION: Colleges have to do a better job helping students navigate what comes next
The Hechinger Report
JULY 1, 2024
While some progress has been made since then, institutions can still do a better job connecting their educational and economic mobility missions; recent research indicates that college graduates are having a hard time putting their degrees to work. Make coursework-career connections a campuswide priority. see College Scorecard ).
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Learning Goals Examples for College Students
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JUNE 18, 2024
Understand the cultural, social, and economic factors in history. Compare different historical interpretations and perspectives. Develop skills to assess historical sources critically. Study the development of political systems and ideologies. Learn to write comprehensive history essays.
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A Remarkable Discovery of a 450,000-Year-Old Tooth in Iran
Anthropology.net
MAY 24, 2024
These discoveries paint a vivid picture of recurrent human occupation during the early Middle Paleolithic period, suggesting sophisticated cultural connections with contemporaneous societies in the Caucasus and the Levant.
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‘We’re from the university and we’re here to help’
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 31, 2024
“When you’re knocking on people’s doors and saying, ‘Hi, I’m a student from the University of Vermont,’ people would look at you a little perplexed at first,” said Kelly Hamshaw, a research lecturer in the university’s Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, who is working on the disaster resilience project.
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Zoe Gilbank: Leading Yorkshire & Humber’s Climate Action in Education Settings
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Travel and Cultural Experiences Zoe’s love for exploring the world and experiencing other cultures has greatly influenced her perspective on environmental issues. She has been fortunate to travel from a young age, developing a deep love for road trips and exploring new environments.
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Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
Anthropology for Beginners
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
The scheme aims at planning their socio-economic development in a comprehensive manner while retaining the culture and heritage of the community by adopting habitat development approach and intervening in all spheres of their social and economic life, so that a visible impact is made in improvement of the quality of life of PVTGs.
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Elevating Youth Voice in Learner-Centered School Quality Systems
ED Surge
DECEMBER 11, 2023
As education leaders continue to engage in conversations on transforming assessment and accountability for our nation, they must prioritize elevating voices excluded from past education change efforts, including voices of young learners, especially those from communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities.
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Experience the World with the Latest Edition of Geography Alive!
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From the rugged landscapes of the Andes to the bustling cities of Japan, students will learn about the cultural and geographical aspects that make each region unique. Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. With Geography Alive!
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A community college promises a rural county it ‘hasn’t been left to die’
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Lincoln County is rural and rugged, forged by industry and ecology and steeped in a complicated history of extraction, exploitation and economic struggle. Economic uncertainty in the 1990s and 2000s forced fluctuations in demand. Though it will be challenging, Rayome said, Lincoln County will adapt to a new economic future.
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Vocabularies Unknown: The Future Is Personal
Anthropology News
AUGUST 11, 2024
Through an audio essay, inspired by John Akomfrah’s documentary “The Last Angel of History,” attention is drawn to South Africa’s evolving visual scene and its engagement with cultural nuances within the NFT AI space. Again, is anything ever really new? Generate a summary of the article. Koffi Kouakou: It.
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Urbanisation
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MAY 17, 2021
Thus Merida was a modern city populated with many individuals who participated in national and international affairs, were relatively free to make social and economic decisions, and had modern worldviews. Its population is relativelv homogeneous in culture of origin. These centers became the centers of a) Primary urbanization.
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How I use Hexagonal Thinking in my US History Classroom
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MARCH 15, 2023
My tips implementing hexagonal thinking: Identify the key concepts that need reviewing: Consider the history, culture, economics, and politics of a unit. After learning about Hexagonal Thinking from the Cult of Pedagogy , I have made some modifications to fit my US History classroom.
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OPINION: The new lifelong learner — an education to match America’s economic needs
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Employers who build cultures to support these future opportunities will attract the best talent. The post OPINION: The new lifelong learner — an education to match America’s economic needs appeared first on The Hechinger Report. And lifelong learning is the education that never ends: An ever-evolving mastery and proof of abilities.
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The Power of Connect, Extend, Challenge
Catlin Tucker
AUGUST 15, 2023
Geography and Culture Connect: After studying a foreign country, ask students to find similarities between their own community and the one they studied. Extend: Encourage discussion on how this theme might be relevant in different cultural or historical contexts.
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How My Students and I Are Redefining the American Dream
ED Surge
JANUARY 17, 2024
From that dividing line, the American Dream guarantees safety, education, economic stability and outright survival for many Mexican and Central American people. Students want to be connected, cultured and aware of the realities beyond the classroom. border with Mexico. This student's perception is slightly exaggerated, but I get it.
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Archaeology of power and identity: the political use of the discipline
Anthropology for Beginners
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Although, these categories of findings are often seen as ‘objective’ and scientific in nature and are not really linked to existing socio-cultural hierarchies, their use by the ruling dispensation like what Hoddar (2005) argues are nevertheless part of politics, politics of identity construction and formulation.
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TEACHER VOICE: ‘My students are not expected to disappear into the cultural melting pot the way I was’
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
When I was a student, as the child of Mexican immigrants, I felt pressure to leave my own stories and experiences outside to fit into my classrooms’ cultures. Perhaps most importantly, we found ways to connect our lessons to students’ communities and cultures — to make learning personal. They stand out. Sign up for our newsletter.
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A 7,000-Year-Old Settlement in Serbia
Anthropology.net
MAY 11, 2024
The settlement, whose surface material points to both the Vinča culture and the Banat culture (5400-4400 BCE), has a surface area of up to 13 ha and is surrounded by four to six ditches. A wheel model from the site of Szilvás (Hungary), which can be assigned to the Vučedol culture (3000/2900–2500/2400 BCE).
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UT Translation Symposium
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MARCH 4, 2024
UT Translation Symposium kskordal Mon, 03/04/2024 - 15:03 Image April 19-20, 2024 Translation Across Time And Space The departments of Classics and World Languages and Cultures (WLC) are co-hosting their first symposium on literary translation on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Friday, April 19 - Saturday, April 20, 2024.
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The Lingering Influence of Historical Peripheries on Modern Voting Patterns
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APRIL 8, 2024
The study challenges conventional interpretations of radical right support as solely a rural phenomenon or a product of adverse economic conditions. Regions that were historically peripheral, often marked by distinctive dialects and cultural traits, developed a collective self-perception of marginality and lower status.
Women, Money and Markets Symposium, June 13th and 14th 2024
Women's History Network
MARCH 27, 2024
Our annual symposium is interdisciplinary in nature, bridging literature, material culture, gender studies and economic history, and aims to […]
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Market
Anthroholic
AUGUST 19, 2023
In the realm of anthropology, markets are not merely viewed as places for economic exchange but are considered as complex sociocultural systems that are deeply intertwined with local societies, cultures, and politics.
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OPINION: We can and must do better to help Black students enroll in college and succeed
The Hechinger Report
MAY 22, 2023
Over and over, we read news stories and research studies demonstrating that Black learners face huge barriers in attending and completing college and gaining a strong economic foothold. Some estimates, including one from Citi , find that the racial economic divide has cost our country $16 trillion over the last two decades.
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OPINION: Educators must be on the frontline of social activism
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Who suffers the most? The students.
Ancient Riches and Rituals: Discovery of a Gold-Filled Tomb with Sacrificial Victims in Panama
Anthropology.net
MARCH 5, 2024
The tomb, belonging to an elite chief from the Coclé culture, reveals not only a trove of gold treasures but also a haunting glimpse into sacrificial rituals and burial customs of the past. 1 Martínez, E. DESCUBREN IMPORTANTE TUMBA CON SUNTUOSO AJUAR DE ORO EN PARQUE ARQUEOLÓGICO EL CAÑO.
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How Is the ‘College Is a Scam’ Narrative Influencing Who Chooses to Go to Campus?
ED Surge
MARCH 12, 2024
Of course there are many factors, but in this same period of time there have been a growing number of messages in popular culture giving highly skeptical views of college. By 2019 that had fallen to just 41 percent. So what is happening here?
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Exploring Prehistoric Mobility: Tibetan Highland Settlement Patterns
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Through intricate interactions and movements, farmers, agropastoralists, and herders have shaped the plateau's economic and cultural landscape. Louis and Sichuan University in China, delves into the origins of cultural interactions across the Tibetan Plateau. The geography of Tibet and the main sites discussed in the text.
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PROOF POINTS: Paper books linked to stronger readers in an international study
The Hechinger Report
JULY 25, 2022
An international study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that students who had more books at home reported that they enjoyed reading more. Teens who read more paper books scored higher on reading assessments. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. There’s a lot to like about digital books.
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OPINION: With a little extra help and support, rural students can overcome daunting barriers to higher education
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 23, 2023
In addition to long commutes, homesickness and culture shock, many students arrive underprepared in key subjects like math and science. It’s a far cry from the awkward parental drop-off, search for elusive twin XL sheets and Olivia Rodrigo wall poster most people associate with the back-to-college season.
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Baltoscandia: The geopolitical ghost that may just have a future
Strange Maps
MAY 28, 2024
He suggested that there was more to this group of countries than just geographic proximity and cultural similarity: Cooperation between them could have economic, military, and political dimensions. Scandinavia is not the same as the Nordics, for example. Credit : Giedrius S.,
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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School
ED Surge
MAY 5, 2023
Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance. Encouraging teachers to collaborate, coach and mentor others can also improve climate, culture and retention.
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OPINION: Algebra success isn’t about a ‘perfect’ curriculum — schools need to invest in math teacher training and coaching
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 15, 2024
A curriculum that values culturally responsive education enables teachers both to value the many kinds of experiences that students bring to classrooms and to push them academically while engaging them personally. Much of this discussion dwells on what is the best curriculum to use to teach Algebra I and other higher-level math courses.
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