She runs classes all through the year that teaches kids (and adults) the art of sewing, needle arts, fashion and other crafts.

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While Thrun remains tangentially connected to Stanford as a part-time research professor overseeing the work of select grad students, he teaches primarily through his Udacity startup.

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The Zabuli Education Center teaches kindergarten through eighth grade.

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Capital One teaches financial literacy through high school student run banks which provide students with real world experience in money management.

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But the modern university teaches follow-through only by accident, forcing students to take tedious classes and then rewarding those who don't drop out.

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Canto said the institute teaches the values of discipline, humility, courage and determination through judo -- Japanese for "gentle way" -- and applies them to other activities.

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She teaches people how to take care of their bodies, eat right and live fully through Pilates, Yoga and Martial Arts.

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History teaches that such a posture invites foreign aggression and costs far more than is saved through short-term and short-sighted cuts.

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Sophie Leung, who teaches pediatrics at Hong Kong's Chinese University, has been studying a group of children from birth through pre-adolescence.

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