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5 Triangle students taking research to U.N.
Several Triangle college students have looked beyond the comforts of their own lives to delve into the hardships facing women in rural areas of North Carolina and the rest of the globe.
Anuja Acharya, a senior at N.C. State University, is one of five women who have received fellowships to present their research at an upcoming United Nations event.
They will offer previews of their presentations at a forum and dinner Thursday at the N.C. State University Club. The News & Observer is a sponsor of the program.
“This is exploring an issue we see right here in our own backyards and how it can be applied on a larger scale,” she said. Acharya studied political participation of rural women for her fellowship.
Hannah Nemer, a sophomore at UNC Chapel Hill whose researched was on technology education for girls, said she was struck by the fact that each of the fellows were able to find local issues facing rural women that apply on a global scale.
WomenNC, an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization, has sponsored fellowships for students to present at the Commission on the Status of Women at U.N.
GMAT Question of the Day (Jan 17): Algebra and Sentence Correction
Math (DS)
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Verbal (SC)
The investigations of many psychologists and anthropologists support the generalization of there being little that is a significant difference in the underlying mental processes manifested by people from different cultures.
(A) of there being little that is a significant difference
(B) of there being little that is significantly different
(C) of little that is significantly different
(D) that there is little that is significantly different
(E) that there is little of significant differences
Answers to the questions: E, D
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A higher education bill retreat will just push changes under the radar | Liam Burns
David Cameron and his education minister, David Willetts, appear to have made a U-turn on a proposed higher education bill. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
The government’s apparent retreat on presenting a bill on higher education in this parliamentary session has been welcomed by many working and studying in higher education. It is seen either as a U-turn on policy direction after months of public criticism, protests and occupations, or a sign that ministers have heeded calls from the sector for stability until the impact of a trebling of the fee cap to £9,000 is known. In truth, it is neither and we must stay vigilant.
Many of the most damaging proposals contained in the government’s white paper can now happen under the radar, without scrutiny from either the Commons or the Lords. The platform that would have allowed us to defeat these moves where we can, and secure protections where we can’t has been denied to us, while the government can continue to drastically reshape our universities without being challenged in parliament.
In schools, boosting self-esteem with empty praise loses favor
For decades, the prevailing wisdom in education was that high self-esteem would lead to high achievement. The theory led to an avalanche of daily affirmations, awards ceremonies and attendance certificates – but few, if any, academic gains.
Now, an increasing number of teachers are weaning themselves from what some call empty praise.
Drawing on psychology and brain research, these educators aim to articulate a more precise, and scientific, vocabulary for praise that will push children to work through mistakes and take on more challenging assignments.
Changing direction
Consider teacher Shar Hellie’s new approach in Montgomery County, Md.
To get students through the shaky first steps of Spanish grammar, Hellie spent many years trying to boost their confidence. If someone couldn’t answer a question easily, she would coach him, whisper the first few words, then follow up with a booming “Muy bien!”
But on a January morning at Rocky Hill Middle School, she gave nothing away.