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dev

Jun 7, 2011 at 3:15 pm

Is Perceptual Learning An Important Skill For The Classroom?

Is Perceptual Learning An Important Skill For The Classroom?

I recently read a New York Times article that explained the interesting concept of “perceptual learning,” which involves training the mind to memorize patterns rather than just learning concepts straight off. This method is being investigated by a small group of scientists who have evidence that proficiency improves when students in schools are groomed to use their “sensitive perpetual radar” to make educated inquiries on problems, rather than purely going through a structured process taught to them by the

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nefertiti

Apr 29, 2011 at 7:56 am

On Air Schedule

American College Student’s Accidental Education

American  College Student’s Accidental Education

The 21-year-old Middlebury College junior Pathik “Tik” Root was just 10 days into a semester abroad in Damascus when, on March 18, he stumbled upon what he can only guess was an anti-government protest in the Old City. He pulled out his BlackBerry, for reasons he can’t even remember, and within seconds plain-clothed state police were on him. They whisked him off to prison

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Karen Clark

Sep 9, 2010 at 12:34 pm

A&T tryout where student died was unsanctioned

A&T tryout where student died was unsanctioned

Officials at a North Carolina university say no record of a physical exam was on file for a student who died at a tryout for the school’s track and field team.

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Karen Clark

Aug 20, 2010 at 10:51 am

A&T student from Knightdale dies after track team try-out

A&T student from Knightdale dies after track team try-out

North Carolina A&T State University student from Knightdale died Thursday from complications of an elevated heart rate during a track team try-out, according to the school.

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Karen Clark

Jul 28, 2010 at 10:32 am

Another Option for Wake County School Assignments?

Another Option for Wake County School Assignments?

The Wake County student assignment committee got a lesson about a school assignment concept called “controlled choice.”

The plan divides the school system into zones, each one designed to represent the system as a whole. Parents would choose schools in rank-order preference.

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Karen Clark

May 14, 2010 at 11:13 am

Student hit by school bus

Student hit by school bus

A male student was hit by a school bus on Guess Road in northern Durham County Friday.

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