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...These verses have long served as texts for cultural education - a staple of calligraphers and students, who memorize them in order to learn classical Japanese grammar. When I was a college student studying in Kyoto, where almost all of the hundred poets lived and wrote, I tried to memorize a few of the poems myself. I had got as far as the third (in fact, I never got further) when I went to dinner at a teacher's house one night and discovered that the teacher's mother - a city social worker - was a Hyakunin Isshu fan. She humored...
...people officer at training firm Symphony Services. But the basic principles the classes teach can help many get their foot in the door. "Everyone picks up these skills along the way," says Gerald Santiago, a Dale Carnegie student from Bangalore. "If you want to join the ranks, you must learn these...
...students see ideas presented, the more likely they are to understand it—not as a substitution, but as a complement to the class.” And proving that he really is a cool TF, Thomas also notes that “as long as the students learn the material, it doesn’t matter if they’re going to lecture. It would be great if they went to lecture, but I would support them not going as long as they were getting A’s in the class.” While...
...latest in their campaign to “adapt [their] offerings to students lifestyle needs,” which currently involves books and graphic novels. Kristen Campbell, national director of College Prep Programs, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, says, “We recognize that not all students learn in the same way…and while Kaplan is best known for good old fashioned test prep…we realize that the most effective learning comes from a combination of methods. This video game is part of a move to find new and innovative ways to talk to students...
...sure whether the answer is to make it banned or just put a huge effort into explaining to students that if you’re checking your e-mail and reading the news during lecture...you’re not going to learn very much,” she said. “You would think that would be obvious...