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Is a College Degree the Worst Investment You Can Make — or the Best?

ED Surge

And the argument is that if a university degree is a good investment, it ought to be substantially more valuable than the opportunity cost. My argument is that the risk is too high, and the returns too low. We should never talk about access to jobs as if we live in an equal world. There are two key weaknesses to our argument.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

Futurum

The idea that exam results should be assessed differently based on a student’s socio-economic background is known as differential treatment, and Emil is investigating whether such policies can improve equality and efficiency in education and labour markets. As you can imagine, there are many arguments both for and against these ideas.

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What is classroom culture? How do I create classroom culture?

Cool Cat Teacher

The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.". They said, “active involvement of the low achievers may affect their learning more positively.”. I've still got to be able to make that argument for a student. So, go to [link] to get your votes in and start playing.

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How can first-year STEM university students be better supported?

Futurum

Library and research skills cover areas such as knowing how to reference and cite authors properly, being able to discern between reliable and unreliable sources of information, accessing scientific literature and giving accurate evidence-based arguments when writing scientific essays and reports. What do students learn from studying this?

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STEM in Science Classrooms – Difference Between Science and Technology

STEM Education Guide

As the country rolled into the 21st century, STEM achievements in the US were behind those in other countries. link] Science Argumentation Skills Students utilize technology that supports science argumentation skills such as the presentation and evaluation of evidence on scientific claims.

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Kids Online Learning Statistics 2023

The Maker Mom

Many of these students achieve most, if not all of their credit hours through online courses. When you take into account that a small portion of the population of K-12 children will not be best served by this type of virtual education model, there is a fair argument to be made for retaining traditional classrooms.

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Prosecuting rap: can we get racial discrimination out of the courtroom?

Futurum

DEFENCE – (in court) the argument that the accused person should not be found guilty. Many young people face discrimination and a lack of opportunities, a situation that is all too common in one of Europe’s least equal societies. DEFENCE – (in court) the argument that the accused person should not be found guilty.