The idea is to bring the same type of educational experience that visitors would get at the museum but in an app.

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Illiterate Idea One of the goofiest, most destructive educational fads of recent times has been the so-called Whole Language method of teaching kids to read.

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It was a program set up to create an educational exchange between American and Soviet youths, with the idea that there would be a sort of ping-pong politics style so that perhaps Soviet children would become envious of our way of life.

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Shai Reshef, an educational entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist, is pioneering an even more radical idea.

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The main purpose of the seminar was to give an general idea of current state of ground water in Uzbekistan, scientific-educational activities and the area of usage of underground water and determination of future trends relating to improvement of research methods and educational approaches with development of practical recommendations.

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Teach for America began in 1990 after founder Wendy Kopp proposed the idea in her senior thesis at Princeton University as a way to address educational inequality in the United States.

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This can be a great idea for busy working people as it will definitely save you time and make it easier to fit your educational goals into your schedule.

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