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Teenagers' learning 'dumbed down'

27.10.2008 23:06    bbc.co.uk
Researchers comparing problem-solving skills say that many more teenagers in the 1970s scored at a higher level.
Teenagers' learning 'dumbed down'


WFH: Seeding and schedule announced

27.10.2008 22:08    vikes.uvic.ca
Championship web site: www.cisport.ca/e/championships/w_fieldhockey/2008

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ISO 27000 Newsletter - Issue 19

27.10.2008 21:18    cccure.org
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What's Wrong with HBO's Dramatization of John Adams's Story

27.10.2008 20:56    hnn.us
This final example once again highlights the glaring problem that afflicts the entire series: such alterations and distortions of the historical record are both pointless and needless. Despite the inevitable need for compression and simplification in any dramatization, the basic
USA    History

It's Time to Teach the Truth About Slavery in New York

27.10.2008 20:55    hnn.us
As some southern legislatures, prodded by African American representatives, expressed regret over their states' role in slave trading and exploiting slave labor, a kind of "truth and reconciliation" movement has stirred educators. So far the focus has been on the
USA    History

W.: History and Psychology from Oliver Stone

27.10.2008 20:55    hnn.us
Oliver Stone's W. has received considerable praise in the national media for offering a surprisingly complex and rather sympathetic portrait of the adult life of George W. Bush (Stone calls the cinematic treatment "empathetic" rather than sympathetic). Commentators note that,
USA    History

The Dumbing Down of American Politics: An Interview with Rick Shenkman

27.10.2008 20:54    hnn.us
The following interview was conducted by Robin Lindley for Real Change, a Seattle newspaper.Mr. Lindley is a Seattle writer and attorney. He is a past chair of the World Peace through Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association, and
USA    History

The Liberal Hour: An Interview with G. Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot

27.10.2008 20:54    hnn.us
The key was that our approach aligned neatly. Our abiding concern was to pass muster with each other on facts and logic, and this made for a fruitful collaboration regardless of our respective beliefs at the inception of the project.
USA    History

Mr. Jefferson's Women

27.10.2008 20:54    hnn.us
Hundreds of books and articles have been written about Thomas Jefferson's extraordinary life, genius, and achievements. With few exceptions, however, little was known about the women who figured in Jefferson's life when I began my research for Mr. Jefferson's Women.
USA    History

John McCain's Economic Plan: Laissez-Failure

27.10.2008 20:54    hnn.us
Country First." Indeed.
USA    History

Only One Man Can Help a President Obama Rebuild the American, and Global Economies

27.10.2008 20:54    hnn.us
If Barack Obama is elected President there will be little doubt that the financial crisis of the last few months helped win him the election. But will an Obama Administration be able to solve the world's most complex economic crisis
USA    History

2008 in History

27.10.2008 20:54    hnn.us
McCain ought to pay attention when Lewis says, "They are playing a very dangerous game that disregards the value of the political process and cheapens our entire democracy. We can do better. The American people deserve better." Lewis was not
USA    History

Obama or McCain will need Global Hunger Czar

27.10.2008 20:54    hnn.us
Either Barack Obama or John McCain will inherit as president the worst global food crisis in decades. High food prices are forcing millions more people into the already swollen ranks of the hungry. The new president will be more able
USA    History

Let's Be Honest About Why We Vote the Way We Do

27.10.2008 20:54    hnn.us
To our shame, we will never draw this poison from our politics. That is why Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike will continue to see each other as zoological specimens, and why all will continue to pursue differently imagined solutions for
USA    History

Partisan Myopia Test: Who is Willing to Denounce both Sarah Palin and Al Franken as Unqualified?

27.10.2008 20:53    hnn.us
The "experience" argument has had a funny track record this campaign. Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to float her way to the White House based on her supposedly considerable experience - and lost. Barack Obama may be one of the least
USA    History

Should Historians (or Anyone Else) Care About the Past (of Barack Obama)?

27.10.2008 20:53    hnn.us
Past is prologue, or so we often say. But the consensus among the intelligentsia seems to be that this aphorism does not apply to Barack Obama—at least not when names like William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright come up. Should it?
USA    History

Why Are Undecided Voters Still Undecided? - Research Addendum

27.10.2008 20:53    hnn.us
Since writing my original essay on this subject two days ago, I have looked more carefully into the question of whether there has been professional research on the recurrent political phenomenon of "undecided voters" - i.e., research other than that
USA    History

Depression Ups Pregnancy Risk

27.10.2008 20:11    psychcentral.com
A new study discovers depressed pregnant women have twice the risk of a pre-term delivery than pregnant women with no symptoms of depression. The study found that pregnant women with symptoms of depression have an increased risk of preterm delivery,

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