Fri.Jan 19, 2024

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Explanations for Crime and Deviance: 1. Functionalism

ShortCutsTV

A short set of Notes covering a range of Functionalist explanations for crime and deviance, largely based around the concepts of anomie (both the Durkheimian and Mertonian interpretations) and Strain (Merton again plus Agnew’s General Strain Theory). There’s also a little bit of subcultural stuff thrown-in for good measure.

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Call for Pitches: Deception

Anthropology News

Issued: January 19, 2024 Response deadline: February 2, 2024 Pitch responses: February 7, 2024 First drafts due: February 21, 2024 For our second issue of 2024, Anthropology News invites you to explore the anatomy of deception and dissect the truths and untruths that form our understanding of reality. What forms do these deceptions take? What lies do people tell themselves?

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Despite Challenges, Here’s Why These Black Women Educators Stay in the Classroom

ED Surge

Last year, the U.S. Department of Education reported that Black educators make up approximately 9 percent of the teacher workforce , of which a majority are Black women. A group that is often studied but left out of conversations, we wanted to intentionally facilitate spaces for Black women across and outside the gender spectrum and learn more about their experiences in this climate, as much recent research covers pre-pandemic educator experiences.

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Who feels the pinch of status competition?

Marginal Revolution

Here is one interesting hypothesis: Despite the persistence of anti-Black racism, White Americans report feeling worse off than Black Americans. We suggest that some White Americans may report low well-being despite high group-level status because of perceptions that they are falling behind their in-group. Using census-based quota sampling, we measured status comparisons and health among Black ( N = 452, Wave 1) and White ( N = 439, Wave 1) American adults over a period of 6 to 7 weeks.

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Building Connection: Youth Mental Health and Civic Engagement

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

The work of addressing youth mental health and well-being does not stand apart from the work of preparing young people for life as citizens.

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What I’ve been reading

Marginal Revolution

1. Hannah Ritchie, Not the End of the World: How We Can be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet. An excellent book with sound conclusions, think of it as moderate Julian Simon-like optimism on environmental issues, but with left-coded rhetoric. 2. Colin Elliott, Pox Romana: The Plague that Shook the Roman World. 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

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Unveiling Today’s Student Motivations

ED Surge

Students have different reasons for enrolling in university and in pushing to complete their degree. A deeper understanding of their motivating factors can help universities adjust communications with future prospective students, as well as inform additional services they can provide to ensure that students are successful while in university through to graduation.

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A Great Summer School Fit: Math in Practice

Heinemann Blog

What makes an effective summer school program? With limited time for instruction, it is critical that the focus be on priority standards and be developed around the needs of the learners.

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Unveiling East Asia's Ancient Marvels: Shiyu's Cultural Tapestry from 45,000 Years Ago

Anthropology.net

In a groundbreaking revelation, an international team of researchers, spanning China, Australia, France, Spain, and Germany, has unveiled a sophisticated material culture in East Asia dating back an astonishing 45,000 years. This revelation stems from a meticulous examination of the archaeological collection at the Shiyu site in Shanxi Province, North China, as detailed in the latest publication in Nature Ecology & Evolution 1.

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A Great Summer School Fit: Math in Practice

Heinemann Blog

What makes an effective summer school program? With limited time for instruction, it is critical that the focus be on priority standards and be developed around the needs of the learners.

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Introduction to the Symposium: China and the Campus

Political Science Now

Introduction to the Symposium: China and the Campus By Sara A. Newland , Smith College The US-China relationship has worsened dramatically in recent years. After decades of pro-engagement policies toward China, a bipartisan consensus began to emerge around 2016 that engagement had neither accomplished US policy goals (such as encouraging China to liberalize politically) nor served US citizens well. 1 At the same time, political changes within China have pointed to a declining appetite for engag

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What is Decoding and Why Does it Matter for Learning to Read?

Heinemann Blog

Decoding is the process of extracting meaning from information given in a secret or complicated way.

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"The History of the Chevron Doctrine"--things you may not have known.

Hayward "Blah, Blah, Blah" Blog

Two cases regarding the so-called "Chevron Doctrine", Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, were argued this week at the Supreme Court. This very short article helps explain the issues in the original case that established the doctrine.

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Suburbia

Living Geography

A film from Ceri Nicholls. Strange Natures: BRICKS Ceri Nicholls’ short film conjures up the alienation and disconnection of suburban life, and people’s strange relationships with the natural world. #StrangeNatures [link] — Future Natures (@future_natures) January 19, 2024 Ceri writes: “The film started out as an exploration of how people delineate between natural spaces, and those spaces found in the parts of the world we have shaped to suit our needs.

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Elevating Innovation: Conference Reflections and Takeaways from Educators

Digital Promise

In November 2023, Digital Promise and Verizon Innovative Learning hosted the second annual Elevating Innovation Virtual Conference. The event attracted more than 3,000 participants from across the country and around the world. Attendees had the opportunity to learn about the latest educational trends, emerging technologies, and innovative strategies shaping education directly from education and edtech experts like Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani; Future Ready Schools director of innovation

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The Week That Was In 505

Moler's Musing

Introduction This week was a short school week due to the MLK Day holiday and a couple snow/cold weather days. We only had classes on Tuesday and Wednesday. This has prolonged our unit on the Constitution, but such is life sometimes. I’ve been focusing lessons on the separation of powers and system of checks and balances between the three branches of government – legislative, executive, and judicial.