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2 days ago by Liz Opp

A few weeks ago, I started reading the book Bridging the Class Divide, by Quaker author Linda Stout. In the first few pages I came across something (in the introduction?) that has stuck with me ever since: As people who are concerned about social justice and equality, we often direct our efforts to ...

The Good Raised Up - thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com · Rank: 144,984 · 27 references

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3 days ago by Madame X

This post from The World of Wealth reminded me of something I'd been trying to write about a few months ago. First, an excerpt from MEG's post: It's been over a month since I joined my new upscale gym, and I have never looked back! It costs over $130 a month (compared to the $44 a month I used to pa ...

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7 days ago by jobself

In his book called “Emotional Branding : How Successful Brands Gain the Irrational Edge”, Daryl Travis takes a look at the emotional side of business and explains that a brand name is an emotional symbol. In order to tap into the methodology needed to make this emotional connection between brand and ...

Self Improvement with Job - selfimprovement.jblancoweb.com

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7 days ago by oslo

The social class, the gender and the ethnic group are three essential dimensions, not only in the social differentiation, but also in the affective sexual education of the adolescents, where it is necessary to take part in order to promote sexual and gender equity and prevent gender violence. This i ...

Just Another Opinion - oslo.mojok.net · 1 reference

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8 days ago by Adam Ford

The recent reinstatement of union convenor Rob Williams by his bosses at the Linamar car parts factory is a welcome victory for the Swansea workers, as well as all those who expressed their solidarity. Amidst the celebrations, however, caution is needed. Linamar are likely preparing a counter-attack ...

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10 days ago by admin

In his book called “Emotional Branding : How Successful Brands Gain the Irrational Edge”, Daryl Travis takes a look at the emotional side of business and explains that a brand name is an emotional symbol. In order to tap into the methodology needed to make this emotional connection between brand and ...

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11 days ago by maasaikenyanadventure

I was looking through some of my previous posts and thought: I keep talking about herding the Maasai’s cattle but… why would that be the big to-do in a society? So I surfed a bit and came up with a bit of info: Apparently cattle to the Maasai are a type of currency. In fact, that’s the most accepted ...

Maasai: A Kenyan Adventure - kenyanexplorer.wordpress.com

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12 days ago by janevangalen

In the press this week were intriguing portraits of young people finishing high school during turbulent economic times, stories that individually — and especially collectively — illustrate the powerful ways in which starting points shape one’s life trajectory. In D.C., the academically-engaged child ...

Education and Class - educationandclass.com · Rank: 15,974 · 38 references

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14 days ago by mredfellow

To mark Wimbledon fortnight, that regular test of Malcolm’s boredom threshold, the Times Literary Supplement has Ferdy Mount reviewing Jon Henderson’s biography of Fred Perry. This is hardly Malcolm’s usual fare, but he was caught by the opening paragraph: As Fred Perry came back into the dressing r ...

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15 days ago by janevangalen

Over at In Practice, Michaele Sommerville has posted her second essay on her jarring transition from teaching in a Title 1 school to working in a new school with abundant resources. Others have, of course, written of differences in resources available to children from different backgrounds, but Mich ...

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