Because the literacy programme provides an alternative and accelerated route back into the formal education system, the methodologies and approaches used are designed to equip learners with the skills they need to succeed at higher learning levels.

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What we want to do is to take a look generally -- are kids learning and gaining the critical thinking skills that they need to succeed.

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While my years as a debate coach taught me that collaborative learning often enables slow or recalcitrant learners to hide behind the drive and discipline of top achievers in a group, it also elicits a need to succeed in students whose learning style requires more hands-on experiences.

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According to the plan, when the homeless have found a permanent place to live, the state will offer them whatever social services they need to succeed in that house, from substance-abuse counseling to simple help in learning how to shop or how to balance a checkbook.

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You could make an argument that successful organizations will experiment broadly, succeed or fail quickly, accept the learning and move on to the next thing.

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Whether saving for a premium item or learning the best goods to sell at a profit, players need to use critical thinking skills to succeed.

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And I dare say many of us, when faced with a school system that will put our children further and further behind the learning curve, would have a "by any means necessary" focus to ensure they had the best chance to succeed.

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