Sapiens

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His best-known writings challenged views in liberal economics about the origins of money, attempting to reconceive the historical relationship between debt and social institutions.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2020

The number of college students choosing to major in history has dropped dramatically over the past decade. Students are choosing disciplines like business, economics and computer science – subjects they believe are better suited to the modern job market. This story also appeared in American Public Media.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2024

Early research is finding that the new artificial intelligence of large language models, also known as generative AI, is approaching the accuracy of a human in scoring essays and is likely to become even better soon. In one batch of 943 essays, ChatGPT was within a point of the human grader 89 percent of the time.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 24, 2024

Introduction: A Landmark Discovery in Qaleh Kurd Cave In a momentous archaeological breakthrough, French and Iranian researchers have unearthed compelling evidence of early human habitation in Iran's Central Plateau, pushing back the known timeline of human settlement in the region by an astonishing 300,000 years.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

School leaders are increasingly turning to organizations like the World Economic Forum and analyzing data on the most in-demand skills for the next five years. Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

And in 2001, the engineering accreditation body ABET added a new criterion so as to ensure that students get “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.”. Separation of Disciplines.

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Anthropology News

AUGUST 21, 2024

Narratives of climate apocalypse and Anthropocene dystopia often evoke Christian narratives of the end-times, with environmental change as a symptom of insufficient human piety. In this way, fantasies of climate solidarity evoke “universal human frailty” in ways that problematically circumvent issues of uneven yet “ specific culpability.”

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Anthropology News

JUNE 18, 2024

Call centers have a long history of regulating, surveilling, and assessing operators’ conversations in order to achieve the same levels of performance as Grace. Communication factories that they are, management has the task of reformulating how we do language, eliminating human error while preserving what makes it “human.”

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Stacie Johnson Leader of Professional Development at Khan Academy Johnsrud: The World Economic Forum this past year reported that creative thinking is the number-one skill needed across industries globally in the next five years. AI can’t replace teachers; it lacks the human connection. How would you respond to that?

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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. As the number of Latine students increases in my school, it’s important that we humanize the migrant experience so that we can redefine the American Dream for students today.

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Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

i] History of the usage: The word “peasant” appears in English in late medieval and early modern times, when it was used to refer to the rural poor, rural residents, serfs, agricultural laborers, and the “common” or “simple” people. [ii]

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Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 22, 2022

The word "tribe" has a long and ignoble history and remains one of the most variably used terms within and outside of anthropology (Helm 1968). The evolutionism of 19 th century saw human beings as making uniform ‘progress’ and evidences such as the continuation of ‘primitive’ traits like pottery is example of cultural survivals (Tylor 1871).

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ED Surge

MARCH 23, 2023

This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. According to historian Benjamin T.

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Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. 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. How were those pots used?

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 21, 2024

Phase II, from AD 100 to 350, witnessed exponential population growth, attributed to economic opportunities and, intriguingly, environmental shifts linked to the Xitle volcano eruption. As the mysteries of this archaeological marvel continue to unfold, genetic revelations pave the way for a richer narrative of Mesoamerican history.

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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. In 1995, filmmaker John Akomfrah crafts and experimental film essay titled Last Angel of History.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The first act followed the Great Recession of 2008, as schools added back staff that they had been forced to cut in the economic downturn. The second act came with seven consecutive years of strong economic growth beginning in 2013. School hiring has taken place in three acts, Roza says.

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Marginal Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2024

Think of this as a sequel to Kyle Harper’s tract on Roman plagues and their political import , this look at the Antonine plague and its impact has both good history and good economics. million, the country ranks 112th in the Human Development Index, and almost half the government budget is oil revenue. Population is 2.3

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

Bowie, 24, dropped out of Georgia State after financial problems derailed him from his dream of becoming a history teacher. Nonetheless, he made it through the rest of high school, and kept his GPA high enough to be accepted at Georgia State University, where he wanted to study to be a history teacher. “My Sign up for our newsletter.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 11, 2024

Additionally, the meticulous documentation of a Late Neolithic circular ditch shed new light on ancient socio-economic dynamics. Unraveling Social Inequalities Professor Martin Furholt underscores the significance of Southeast Europe in understanding the dissemination of knowledge and technology during early human history.

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ACRE

JUNE 19, 2023

The tour highlights the architecture and design of the home, information about some of the collected pieces (like a grand piano in the entry room and a large collection of hand-made quilts), and history of the Pfeiffer family and other Piggott residents who were living through the Great Depression era in Arkansas.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

However, one teacher, my history teacher, seemed bothered that I had worn African attire to school. He helped me during lunch with my history assignments, and he became interested in the role of immigration in American history. The sharing of stories is as human and fundamental as breathing itself.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This could mean considering how a community or group (which could be as small as the classroom or as large as humanity) would perceive the subject or how it might affect or be affected by it. Me: Students connect the source to their own lives or current events, discussing its resonance or impact on their understanding of history.

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ACRE

JANUARY 17, 2023

Adam Smith’s Pin Factory & Division of Labor Pipe Cleaner Activity Adam Smith ’s Pin Factory is one of the most famous examples in the history of economics. Connections to Arkansas Learning Standards: Economics: EDM.1.E.1 Connections to Arkansas Learning Standards: Economics: EDM.1.E.1 Constitution PD.4.C.2

Geography 52

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The question of which socio-economic dynamics aggravate and/or hinder treasure hunting has become one of my focal points during my field research in the Trabzon region in northeastern Turkey. The local topography they surveilled incessantly did not necessarily evoke any human activity other than some spectral conjuring of symbols.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

13, 2024 • By Studies Weekly History would not be the same without the inspiring lives of Black humanitarians. For Black History Month, we honor four heroes who advocated for civil rights, fought for the underserved, and spoke out for the welfare of others. 4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians Feb.

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ACRE

JUNE 9, 2023

The history of Dyess Colony, along with the Cash family, hold many stories and learning opportunities. Exhibits describe the development of the Dyess colony & other planned housing developments throughout the state as a part of a New Deal economic recovery project. Learn more about AHC grants here: [link]

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2017

Most of us can remember a moment like this from our school years: the teacher poses a question – maybe it’s math, maybe history. While not everyone in her economically and ethnically diverse classes masters all the math, “what I know for sure is that my kids never give up on my class.”. You’re shot down. You got it wrong. classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

in particle physics — has the School of Humanities and Sciences. dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g., English and other languages, history, religious studies), the social sciences (e.g., economics, political science, sociology) and the natural and mathematical sciences.

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Strange Maps

AUGUST 12, 2023

A landscape of human skull shapes These black-and-white maps are aesthetically attractive as well as invitingly strange. ” To be more precise: these maps plot a landscape of human skull shapes. A lecturer on sociology at Columbia and a professor of economics at Harvard, he was particularly influential in U.S.

Archiving 52

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ED Surge

MAY 16, 2024

To find out, EdSurge interviewed Terri Hasseler, a professor in the Department of History, Literature, and the Arts at Bryant University in Rhode Island. And now we have more humane guidelines around that. I mean, I think they're very aware of the economic reality. If so, what’s driving the trend? You've paid money to be there.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

Now, based on the latest science and human behavior, I predict that on-campus classes will not be safe until late 2022. At the same time, ensuring that college students are getting the best learning experiences possible is urgent, to prevent a steep drop in graduation rates as the country grapples with economic crisis.

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Moler's Musing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

After contemplating options, I decided to put together some lessons on local history. Tuesday On Tuesday, I used the lesson I had developed over the summer about the history of Utopia, Ohio. I posed the question “Can humans ever achieve a perfect society?” Overall I was very pleased with the Thick Slides they created.

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Civics U

JULY 18, 2022

THE DRIVE FOR PROGRESS In American history early colonists’ and settlers’ desire and drive for progress was necessitated by the need to organize ways to survive, and fed by the opportunity to use the new territory that they took and occupied. The impacts are not only economic but are also cultural.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2023

I continued my school and course lessons until our economic situation deteriorated and I could not study English anymore. How inspiration and friendship from across the world help create a global club By Emily Khossaravi I still remember the first day of my AP World History class in 2021. Later, I started studying English, too.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. You have students from economically advantaged and disadvantaged families.

Civics 52

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2020

The coronavirus crisis has created a moment in history in which educators and administrators can shift the narrative and reality for an entire community. There’s so much information and so many personal stories about how the coronavirus has negatively affected the global community from health, economic, psychological and social perspectives.

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