Tag: education
member name: EB Editor Joe
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October 09, 2006 11:45 AM EDT --
Christopher Columbus died 500 years ago this year, but how should Americans remember him this Columbus Day? Was he the grand explorer deserving of the honor long accorded him, or was he a rank imperialist . . . more
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October 02, 2006 05:56 PM EDT --
This Day in History --
1836: Charles Darwin's return to England
Naturalist Charles Darwin returned to England this day in 1836 after a five-year journey on the HMS Beagle, on which he gathered . . . more
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August 14, 2006 05:16 PM EDT --
As educators dispense knowledge and students pursue enlightenment, institutions of higher education are facing an array of new challenges and trends worldwide. The following article provides some . . . more
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August 14, 2006 02:17 PM EDT --
(Excerpted from an article written by R. Murray Thomas, Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, that appeared in the 2006 Britannica Book of the Year.)
Over . . . more
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October 13, 2006 11:08 AM EDT --
Abraham Lincoln was elected U.S. president in 1860; John F. Kennedy in 1960. Both men were murdered, assassinated by men with 15 letters in their name. Both men were succeeded by a Southern Democrat named . . . more
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October 03, 2006 06:02 PM EDT --
This Day in History --
1990: Germany reunified
After four decades of Cold War division and with pressure from the German chancellor Helmut Kohl, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to a unified Germany . . . more
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October 04, 2006 06:10 PM EDT --
This Day in History --
1957: Sputnik 1 launched by U.S.S.R.
On this day in 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, which orbited the Earth until 1958, inaugurated . . . more
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October 06, 2006 03:14 PM EDT --
This Day in History --
2000:Near Sakaiminato, Japan, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck, the most powerful earthquake since the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, but damage and casualties . . . more
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October 11, 2006 07:37 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt, born this day in 1884, was a United Nations diplomat, a humanitarian, the wife (and distant cousin) of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and, . . . more
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December 13, 2006 06:14 PM EST --
Biography of the Day -- Moses Maimonides
Philosopher, jurist, and physician Moses Maimonides, the foremost intellectual figure of medieval Judaism, whose works, written in Hebrew and Arabic, influenced . . . more
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October 05, 2006 06:32 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Václav Havel
Czech writer and dissident Václav Havel, born this day in 1936, was known for his absurdist depiction of bureaucratic routines and later served as president . . . more
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October 20, 2006 11:00 AM EDT --
This Day in History – October 20
1973: During the ongoing Watergate investigation, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations . . . more
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August 14, 2006 05:13 PM EDT --
As our society becomes more technology-savvy, will this affect the effectiveness of schools in educating its students? How are schools reacting? The following article explores this issue… . . . more
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October 17, 2006 01:52 PM EDT --
This Day in History – October 17
1979: Mother Teresa awarded Nobel Prize
On this day in 1979, Mother Teresa, founder of a Roman Catholic order of women dedicated to the poor and particularly to . . . more
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December 04, 2006 03:56 PM EST --
This Day in History –- December 4
1996: The unmanned space vehicle Mars Pathfinder was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in order to explore the surface of Mars.
1918: U.S. . . . more
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August 29, 2006 05:26 PM EDT --
By R. Murray Thomas
(Note from EB Editor: This following examination of cheating was also penned by R. Murray Thomas, Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. . . . more
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December 07, 2006 12:39 PM EST --
The following post was featured December 7th, 2006 on the Britannica Blog and was written by Matthew Hilton, a professor of social history at the University of Birmingham (England), a contributor to Britannica's . . . more
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