Pierre Cartier purchased the Hope Diamond from Rosenau in 1910. The diamond then made its journey back to the United States on November 23‚ 1910. Cartier was well versed in the art of storytelling in order to sell gems. If the jewel had an interesting background story‚ it was more likely to sell. The story that was woven especially for the Hope Diamond‚ was that of a curse. He told any potential buyer about the bad luck that befallen those who had owned the stone previously (Kurin 2006). Cartier
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A Pivotal Moment for Social Studies Education and Civic Literacy Social studies and civic education may be on the verge of its greatest moment. After years of being marginalized as a discipline‚ there is a call for from concerned citizens and prominent lawmakers for our schools to do a better job of promoting civic education. In Ohio‚ several laws have been passed recently that emphasize the study of the Founding Documents‚ American history and government‚ world history and civilizations‚ and financial
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What is a school and what is it for? 1. Distinguish between education and schooling. Answer: Education is a process of human growth by which one gains greater understanding and control over oneself and one’s world. It involves our minds‚ our bodies‚ and our relations with the people and the world around us. Education is also characterized by continuous development and change. The end product of the process of education is learning. Schooling is a specific‚ formalized process‚ usually focused
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The education system has faults and many inequalities throughout it. The inequalities can be seen in many different areas including‚ meritocracy‚ different social classes‚ gender and ethnic inequalities‚ racism‚ cultural capital‚ and repressive state apparatuses etc. Various sociologists have different views about the education system and what the inequalities consist of. The neo-Marxist Althusser (1971) disagrees that the main function of the education is the transmission of common values. He
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Introduction: Education and Our Society The role of education in society has proven to service the people through the spreading of information‚ teaching of lessons and simply giving the gift of knowledge. With the gift of knowledge‚ we ultimately give the other the right and the ability‚ more importantly‚ to make their own informed choices. An educated mind can go beyond the limits set out by society and can make wise decisions regarding their health‚ success and general well being by simply
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Today‚ education is the most important tool for the development of society. There is a direct correlation between education and development of society. The countries that realize this fact‚ giving the required importance for their education system‚ have become highly developed. Education should be promoted since it is the most important factor for the development of a country. The promotion of the education is depended on the factors like literacy rate in a country‚ schooling rate in the primary
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Education is generally described as “the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction.” It is a basic human right because it is considered one of the fundamental guarantees that enable an individual to live his full potential as a human being. Various international agreements entered into by the Philippines‚ including the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals‚ state that the state has a responsibility to guarantee the people’s right
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THE AIM OF EDUCATION IS TO CULTIVATE PERSONALITY INTEGRATION AND CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE: Education as the fostering of natural human development.GROWTH IN FREEDOM theme: Discussion of aim of education is a function of the philosophy of education or ’educational theory’. The aim of education - in the fullest and deepest sense of the word - is in keeping with the nature of the human personality or ’human nature’. Human nature is defined in terms of the cultivation and development of perceptive
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A Human Rights-Based Approach to EDUCATION FOR ALL A Human Rights-Based Approach to Education © United Nations Children’s Fund/ United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization‚ 2007 United Nations Children’s Fund 3 United Nations Plaza New York‚ NY 10017‚ USA pubdoc@unicef.org www.unicef.org United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization 7‚ place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France ‚ bpi@unesco.org www.unesco.org Cover photo: A girl reads outdoors at her
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Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which knowledge‚ skills‚ and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching‚ training‚ research‚ or simply through autodidacticism.[1] Generally‚ it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks‚ feels‚ or acts. Contents [hide] * 1 Etymology * 2 The role of government * 3 Systems * 3.1 Curriculum * 3.2 Preschools * 3.3 Primary schools
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