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Cultivating Dragon Fruit’s Political Power in Ecuador

Sapiens

Magazine and has been republished under Creative Commons. Their infamous love of liberty, radical egalitarianism, and staunch resistance to being governed by powerful outsiders granted them some celebrity across colonial sources. What they really aim for is to govern the county themselves, from the city of Gualaquiza.

Economics 114
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Student Agency is More Than Voice and Choice

A Principal's Reflections

A culture that embraces student agency promotes risk-taking while working to remove the fear of failure helps students develop a growth mindset, and has students applying what they have learned in real-world contexts as opposed to just in the classroom. Schools with vibrant learning cultures recognize this fact. I digress.

Advocacy 254
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OPINION: To destroy white supremacy, interrogate the canon

The Hechinger Report

Whiteness, meaning the institution that upholds white culture and affirms white ways of being as superior over other ways, seeks to sustain and protect itself. It claims ownership of government buildings, for example, that were built by enslaved Africans. That’s how it survives. I do not seek to destroy white people.

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Jehovah’s Witness Are Learning Chinese to Evangelize in Zambia

Anthropology News

Like Jehovahs Witness congregations in the rest of the world, Kombela Central Mandarin Congregation is governed by local elders in charge of pastoral work, selecting speakers, and directing public preaching. Jonah had worked in the past as a part-time IT consultant for various Chinese businesses around Kombela.

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Vocabularies Unknown: The Future Is Personal

Anthropology News

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. Something that Koffi Kouakou foregrounds. Koffi Kouakou: It. You know, AI’s emerged and I think.

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Amid Child Care Crisis, New Head of NAEYC Pledges to Prioritize Listening and Inclusion

ED Surge

In northern Virginia, she watched her parents navigate language barriers, cultural differences and caregiving responsibilities as best they could, sometimes stepping up to serve as the translator herself. She referenced a TIME magazine cover story from February 1997, called “How a Child’s Brain Develops.” But did it?

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The Lingering Influence of Historical Peripheries on Modern Voting Patterns

Political Science Now

Regions that were historically peripheral, often marked by distinctive dialects and cultural traits, developed a collective self-perception of marginality and lower status. It highlights the importance of historical cultural divides, especially those rooted in linguistic differences, in shaping current political behaviors and preferences.