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By Lindsey Wright* With the flexibility of online coursework, it’s no wonder why so many students are choosing web-based education programs. Having the freedom to complete work on their own time allows students the opportunity to tend to their daily schedules of work and parenting. Thanks to online education, more individuals are able to get [...]

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By Sarah Newton As England comes home defeated from the World Cup, it becomes so obvious that there is lack of good talent coming up through the ranks of sport in the UK and it seems that this skill shortage is hitting hard. My eyes were recently drawn to an article in Construction Manager (my [...]

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By Carol Phillips* Nearly 20 years ago, William Strauss and Neil Howe wrote a book that theorized a 22 year generational cycle based on repeating generational archetypes called simply “Generations“. They called these cycles ‘turnings’. Children raised during a particular Turning share similar historical and cultural experiences, which results in their being like each other, [...]

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By Cíntia Reinaux A brilliant text written by Rubem Alves* uses a metaphor to explain why parents should be a bit more strict with their kids. Alves jokes that parents today wouldn’t be able to stand Michelangelo. They would say, what does Michelangelo have against marble? Alves states, “…he had something against marble, because inside [...]

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By Manuela Mesquita “Guysssss can you pay attention please?!”” This is the request, verging on begging, which is so typical of a High School teacher. Capturing the attention of young people has never been easy, not even when the world was slow, and there was no technology to dream along with. If it wasn’t simple [...]

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Por Mariana Coimbra* After reading Eline’s posts on the miniskirt,  I decided to write about my perspective on this whole situation. As a loud and proud member of Generation Y, and a person who questions things, I think that I can talk a bit about this episode. Though the reactions have been exaggerated and blown [...]

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By Eline Kullock I just read an article on Folha On Line in which an actress, wearing a short dress (not even that short in the eyes of a baby boomer,) went to various prestigious Brazilian Universities (including the Law School at USP, FMU at University Ibriapuera, and PUC).  The actress, pretending to be a [...]

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By Manuela Mesquita Have you heard of the Gen Y that doesn’t understand or know the meaning of processes? They are used to getting everything now. They like things to be easy and quickly resolved. You probably have. That’s where I’d like to start this post. A few weeks ago, I had a very unique [...]

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By Lilio A. Paoliello Jr. In Philosophy, ethics can signify what is good for an individual and for society. Through this lens, we establish a natural sense of duty in relationships, and in society. For a while now, I’ve been participating in numerous discussions on the implementation of a new subject in school called “Ethics [...]

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An Interview with UT Dallas Prof Monica Rankin, creator of “The Twitter Experiment.” By Ines Schinazi Perhaps what makes Generation Y’s educational experience most different from the experience of past generations is the overwhelming presence of technology in the classroom, and all the implications this brings. While cell phones and laptops are often considered to [...]

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