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Hunter-Gatherer Children: Unlocking the Secrets of Cultural Learning Across Generations

Anthropology.net

A Window Into Humanity’s Past Hunter-gatherer societies represent the foundation of human history, defining how humans lived for 99% of our existence. These living conditions foster a unique informal learning environment where children can observe, imitate, and practice critical skills without formal instruction.

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Tackling the Impossibility—and Necessity—of Counting the World’s Languages

Sapiens

This catalog will hopefully generate updated estimates of the number of active languages and information on how these languages are being used. My task set me on a path to understanding the history and craft of counting languages. This leads to negative outcomes for communities, including the loss of unique cultural knowledge.

History 137
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Personalize: Meeting the Needs of ALL Learners

A Principal's Reflections

The rest is now history. The book also emphasizes the importance of building strong relationships and a positive school culture to support these changes. Personalize is not just a book; it's a movement towards a more inclusive, engaging, and effective culture. That leader was Nicki Slaugh , my co-author of our book Personalize.

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What You Really Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A Principal's Reflections

While AI can provide data-driven insights and automate certain tasks, it needs a nuanced understanding of human relationships, cultural contexts, and complex decision-making processes essential for effective leadership. While observing a 7th-grade history teacher, I saw him telling jokes to build relationships at the beginning of the class.

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It Won't Work.Or Will It?

A Principal's Reflections

Each has been a disruptive force that has changed how people watch movies, book hotels, listen to music, access information, get assistance, store files, or get from one place to another. Many lessons can be learned from past innovations that have reshaped culture and society. Sometimes learning is devalued by a number or letter.

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“We Have Always Been Here”: How DNA and Oral Tradition Aligned to Tell the Picuris Pueblo’s Deep Past

Anthropology.net

In this landscape stands Picuris Pueblo—a small, sovereign tribal nation whose history has long been narrated in stories passed down through generations. These stories speak of migration, of belonging, of origins tied to Chaco Canyon, one of the great ceremonial and cultural centers of the ancient Puebloan world.

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When Wartime Plunder Comes to Campus

Sapiens

But the Carlos Museum still holds many objects of questionable provenanceobjects lacking information about when, where, and how they were discovered. We tackle thorny issues of archaeological context, data availability, cultural heritage, and museums role in it all. invasion of Iraq. My experiences in Iraq influence the way I teach.

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