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Do music lessons help with children's other classes?
Education & Development

Do music lessons help with children's other classes?

...world because it can change people”. But how much is this really true? We often assume that encouraging a child to play a musical instrument or to listen to certain types of music will have a wider impact on more than just their musical taste. Parents, teachers and educators alike often believe that musical aptitude can help a child in other areas of life, and can...
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Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...such as Lantolf and Ellis have argued that private speech contains language that learners have internalised from the environment and therefore acts as a proxy for social talk. As Ohta claims, this is where the individual’s inner and social worlds meet, audibly, and many insights live there, if we listen carefully. Learn how to make some great speeches like Dumbledore...
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Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?
Education & Development

Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?

...world, there’s still an element of shame associated with a woman’s monthly cycle. Menstruation is associated with smells, mess, blood, gore, impurity and disgust. Which is probably why many women say they feel uncomfortable talking about their periods. This leads to women suffering in silence when it comes to “that time of the month” – hiding away from what some...
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The Death of Socrates
History & The Arts

The Death of Socrates

...and later works by Aristotle to tell us anything about Socrates' life. He, himself, wrote nothing, but his words and actions in the search for and defense of Truth changed the world and his example still inspires people today. This article was originally published on Ancient.eu, written by Joshua J. Mark and released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 licence....
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Preparation dyeing and finishing
Money & Business

Preparation dyeing and finishing

...less often. With the large volumes of t shirt fabric need to clothe the world there will always be some dyers who cut corners and do things wrong. There will always be retailers who want to make such a margin that quality will be affected. It takes a lot of skill and knowledge at a high level to be able to dye a piece of fabric so it has less impact on the environment....
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Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains

...covered by a minimum wage which, under some estimates, is 30% higher than the prevailing industry wage. I am grateful every day to work with colleagues from all around the world committed to work to tackle these issues. There are lots of challenges ahead, but it certainly is an exciting time for working on ethical trade, business and human rights in garment supply chains....
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Hip Hop and the Institution
History & The Arts

Hip Hop and the Institution

...world. And we have conceptualised the Institution as any formal structure of social organisation that has the purpose to legitimise and promote particular ways of living, types of knowledge and forms of relationships. An institution could be any such organisation, ranging from schools to prisons, from record labels to dance studios, from museums to universities, or from...
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Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...world relevance of writing, offering more space to Just Write and more choice, we can increase children’s intrinsic motivation to write and their agency as text creators (whether working alone or in collaboration). This will surely help them recognise that writing is something to do with them. Their identities as writers, their rights as writers and their authorial...
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