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- 151: Living, Loving, and Learning: Buscaglia Reflection
- ... cared a little more about tomorrow's football game than he did about ensuring his algebra students knew how to balance equations, and sometimes the P.E./Science teacher cared a little more about the teaching the tennis unit than she did about teaching the four life processes. Those teachers were also the ones that had to relearn the algebra and science lessons a few days before they taught them to us, because on paper they were qualified to ... doing an o.k. job with her and allowed me to feel good about myself. As we served each other we grew to love each other. Whether it is raking leaves for the neighbors or teaching a child to read, those whom we serve are going to know that they are someone who is important, as will we when we serve them. By giving service, we have led someone back ...
- 152: Roman Mythology
- ... one of the other would feel the same way too. (Arnott, 288-9) The old religion started to lose its touch and Christianity was beginning to gain in popularity. It was easily understood and its teaching of mercy, gentleness, kind-loving, and charity towards others even if they were your enemies. It brought upon a knew look on life. It taught them self- discipline, care for the rejected, and the belief ... one of the other would feel the same way too. (Arnott, 288-9) The old religion started to lose its touch and Christianity was beginning to gain in popularity. It was easily understood and its teaching of mercy, gentleness, kind-loving, and charity towards others even if they were your enemies. It brought upon a knew look on life. It taught them self- discipline, care for the rejected, and the belief ... one of the other would feel the same way too. (Arnott, 288-9) The old religion started to lose its touch and Christianity was beginning to gain in popularity. It was easily understood and its teaching of mercy, gentleness, kind-loving, and charity towards others even if they were your enemies. It brought upon a knew look on life. It taught them self- discipline, care for the rejected, and the ...
- 153: The History of Phamaceutical Compounding
- ... of medication and medical supplies. The communication between the pharmacist and the patient allows for better patient understanding, compliance, and outcome. The pharmacist is committed in giving the patient a understandable view about their medication. Teaching a patient about their medication may involve a one- on-one consultation between the pharmacist and the patient. In this consultation the pharmacist will discuss the role of the medication in the patients treatment and ... judge market reactions, budget for stock requirements and participate in general administration. Other settings in this field are consultant pharmacists who work in administrative positions in government or business. Education pharmacists may combine research and teaching with administrative activities. Pharmacists should be interested in science, health and medicine and capable of degree level study. They have considerable responsibility and must work carefully and accurately. They should be observant, capable of clear ... may wish to run their own establishment although this requires capital. Pharmacists also work for : •health care and facilities; •pharmaceutical companies; •government (public health units, food and drug inspection services, law enforcement, laboratories); •universities in teaching and research positions; and •provincial regulatory bodies
- 154: Gladstonian Liberalism
- ... up. This had the power to organize schools and enforce the attendance of children aged between 5 and 12 who were not being educated in any other way, the boards could also decide whether religious teaching was to be given in their schools. This mainly benefited the working class who before had been unable to send their children to school because it was too expensive so the children went to work instead. The two main organizations involved in this act were the National Education League and Union. The League was non-conformist and wanted gratuitous secular education, the Union was Anglican and wanted religious teaching. The pressure resulting from the conflict between the two groups produced the Cowper Temple Clause; this meant that only non-denominational religious education was to be provided in schools receiving state aid. This was an ... this abolished the system of purchase, an officer bought his commission and could sell it for whatever he could get, and also flogging in peacetime was abolished. The 1871 University Test Act made positions of teaching at Oxford and Cambridge open to non-Anglicans. The Ballot Act introduced the secret ballot, this meant that people could express their opinions without being persecuted. The Trade Union Act of 1871 legalized trade ...
- 155: Gnosticism
- ... Spirit, they said he entered a body brought about by sexual intercourse between Mary and Joseph. Many Gnostics scoffed at the idea of an Immaculate Conception which other Christians held. Within this gnois, or secret teaching, were beliefs for escaping the clutches of the Demiurge. Since it was held that the Demiurge had entrapped the Spirit in matter, especially in man, through creation, it was therefore believed that not to prolong ... was justified to the Gnostics. Therefore, to them the Demiurge not only represented the Christian God, he represented the Devil as well. But these nihilism beliefs embodied within Gnosticism tended to be overshadowed by other teaching of the Gnostic Jesus, and these teachings still permeate modern Gnostic teachings. These teachings concern the inner self. According to Gnosticism Jesus showed much concern for the knowledge of inner truth, or "know thyself." He ... Acquire strength, for the mind is strong...Enlighten the mind...Light the lamp within you." The preceding passages are samples which show the differences between Gnosticism and orthodox Christianity. Gnosticism is more of an introspective teaching or philosophy to live by. It is quite different to say Jesus talked of the mind as being a light which serves as a personal guide than to quote him as saying, "Do not ...
- 156: Differences In Education in US and Japan
- ... impact the performance of students in both countries. The methods used in the delivery of information to the students, the planning leading up to the implementation of those methods, the interaction (or lack thereof) among teaching staff within a subject and/or grade level, and teaching styles themselves are like night and day. Most curriculum is text driven in both countries but, thanks mostly to the centralization of curriculum in Japan through the Ministry of Education, much of the curriculum is ... belief is that slow learners must work harder -- high expectations tend to show better results. In the US, oftentimes expectations are not high enough and the students do not live up to their real potential. Teaching staff in our schools lack the time provided in Japanese schools to brainstorm or work together on lesson planning and many times different classes in the same grade level will learn (or not learn) ...
- 157: Brave New World Summary
- ... symbol of modern industry after he invented the automobile assembly line that produced cheap, basically identical cars. Watch for further elaboration of the Ford religion in later chapters. The next conditioning technique is hypnopaedia, sleep-teaching. The Director tells the students it was discovered accidentally hundreds of years earlier by a little Polish boy who lived with his "father" and "mother," two words that hit the students' ears with much more ... recognize genius but really know no more about it than a sleeping child who can't speak the language it's expressed in. The Director goes on to explain that hypnopaedia doesn't work for teaching facts or analysis. It works only for "moral education," which here means conditioning people's behavior by verbal suggestion when their psychological resistance is low- by repeated messages about what's good or bad, in ... sleeping brain. (This is Huxley's own explanation in Brave New World Revisited, a book of essays written in 1958, a generation after the novel appeared. He also found that in the real world, sleep teaching of both kinds shows mixed results.) The Director gives you and the students an example of this kind of moral education, a sleep-lesson in class-consciousness for Betas. They learn to love being ...
- 158: Marie Curie and Her Discovery of Radium and Polonium
- ... names were Zosia, Hela, and Bronya. In 1871, when Manya was at the age of four, her mother died of tuberculosis. This left her father and four siblings alone. Marie’s father later lost his teaching position and had to take in borders at their home. In spite of having to work hard at home preparing meals, Marie was able to win a medal for excellence at the local high school ... and had to finish raising Irene and Eve herself. This great loss in her life did not slow her down from reaching more great achievements in her line of work. Marie took over Pierre’s teaching position at the university, becoming the first woman to teach there. In 1911, Marie won the Nobel prize in chemistry for her discovery of the new elements radium and polonium, and for her work in ... prize. In the year 1914, Marie helped found the Radium Institute (now known as the Curie Institute) in Paris and served as the first director. Her now grown daughter, Irene, assisted her at the institute teaching medical orderlies and doctors how to use the new technique of X-ray equipment. After the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Marie realized that X-rays could be used to locate broken ...
- 159: Mother Teresa
- ... city with a packed lunch, but nothing else. She had no money, materials, or companions. The first place Sister Teresa decided to go was the slum that she could see from outside her window while teaching in the Loreto convent called Motijhil. She decided to start a school there. On the first day, five children showed up for class. There were no desks, books, or chalkboards, but Sister Teresa still managed to teach. She started by teaching the alphabet. Soon, the number of students was almost forty. With Sister Teresa’s help, the students learned not only about language and numbers, but also they learned about personal hygiene and cleanliness. Through her ... amazing how much one woman can do. I think Mother Teresa is the best example of the effects one woman can have on the world. She started out by serving God in a convent and teaching children who had enough money to be sent to school. She pleaded with the Pope to let her leave her order to start a new one, and her pleas were answered. She was able ...
- 160: Barney Vs. Sesame Street
- Barney Vs. Sesame Street Sesame Street and Barney The Dinosaur are two popular educational shows for children. Are they really teaching kids with the right techniques? Are they teaching kids anything at all? It's a battle to see which is better: Barney or Sesame Street. Sesame Street and Barney have totally different teaching techniques. Sesame Street captivates the audience with high joltage and fast scenes. The child barely understands what is going on and when they understand that scene, it's over and the next scene is ...
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