In what areas of the world does the Holocaust form part of classroom teaching?

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They form the backbone of the teaching community.

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Universities receive the bulk of their public money in the form of a block grant, to be divided between teaching and research as the university sees fit.

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In 1912, the government abolished the teaching of the classics and began promoting a written form of the vernacular, rather than classical written Chinese, which was decipherable only to scholars.

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Even if the college fee in its present form is ended, it need not spell the end of high-quality individual teaching at Oxford and Cambridge.

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The Conservatives claim that teaching has now become so wrapped up in the red tape of endless testing and form-filling that disillusioned teachers are leaving the profession in droves.

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Paying teachers more upfront, for instance, rather than in the form of pensions and benefits, could draw a younger population of professionals into teaching.

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All Americans pay an economic price for this lazy form of teaching because our students are not as ready for the world economy as a result.

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