Social Sciences Education

Young people coming of age today face new risks, expectations, and laws that didn't exist when their parents were young. What They Don't Teach Teens provides teens, tweens, and young adults with up-to-date, realistic strategies to protect themselves against the pitfalls of modern adolescence.

With its signature "DARE to keep kids off drugs" slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was the most popular drug education program of the 1980s and 1990s. But behind the cultural phenomenon is the story of how DARE and other antidrug education programs brought the War on Drugs into schools and ensured that the velvet glove of antidrug education would be backed by the iron fist of rigorous policing and harsh sentencing.

Learn everything you need to know to get into law school. This re-written and completely updated version of the bestselling law school admission guide, first published in 2009, provides detailed information on how to present yourself in the law school application process.

Les meilleurs devoirs au bac philo sont ceux dont la réflexion est structurée, nourrie des pensées des plus grands auteurs. Et pour vraiment faire la différence, il faut utiliser des citations pertinentes. Ce livre audio vous propose 100 citations classées selon les thèmes du programme de philosophie en terminale, et choisies pour vous donner des armes solides quel que soit le sujet. Ecoutez-les plusieurs fois pour les avoir fermement à l'esprit : ces 100 citations seront autant de clefs pour attaquer un sujet, et autant de marques d'une copie de qualité. Bonne réussite !

SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book's multiple symbols, motifs, and themes (such as "Mortality" and "Risk-Taking"). Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

In 2009, the Good News Club came to the public elementary school where journalist Katherine Stewart sent her children. The Club, which is sponsored by the Child Evangelism Fellowship, bills itself as an after-school program of "Bible study." But Stewart soon discovered that the Club's real mission is to convert children to fundamentalist Christianity and encourage them to proselytize to their "unchurched" peers, all the while promoting the natural but false impression among the children that its activities are endorsed by the school.

Navigate the ethical and legal complexities of our rapidly evolving technological landscape with this essential guidebook for professionals across all sectors. Technology is transforming our world in unprecedented ways, opening up new possibilities and challenges for professionals in various fields and domains. These challenges in technology confront us all with a variety of issues from technology ethics perspective. How can you make ethical and legal decisions that align with your values and responsibilities? How can you leverage technology to create value and impact in your work and society?

In 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari raises challenging questions about concepts that have become so enshrined in the global society and the author shows how these concepts have failed us, particularly now that we need them the most. Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.

Paula Lillard, director of a Montessori school ranging in age from 18 months to 15 years, provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts, Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions, learn to manage freedom with responsibility, and maintain a high level of intellectual stimulation by using the Montessori method. This is an essential handbook for parents and teachers who have chosen the Montessori alternative for the older child.

Over my thirty years in legal practice, I've observed a societal bias that denies justice to people who need it the most. Whether the issue is detecting a legal problem, finding a lawyer, or figuring out how to pay for one, Your Lovable Lawyer's Guide to Legal Wellness offers practical, legal guidance in a fun and friendly format that brings legal empowerment to people who never thought they could access the law.

In 2018, Bri Lee's brilliant young friend Damian was named a Rhodes Scholar, an apex of academic achievement. When she goes to visit him and takes a tour of Oxford and Rhodes House, she begins questioning her belief in a system she has previously revered, as she learns the truth behind what Virginia Woolf described almost a century earlier as the 'stream of gold and silver' that flows through elite institutions and dictates decisions about who deserves to be educated there.

The Analects or Selected Sayings is an ancient Chinese text comprising sayings and wisdom teachings attributed to Confucius and his contemporaries, as well as fragmentary dialogues between the philosopher and his students. The Analects has been one of the most influential books in China for the last two millennia, and continues to contribute to Chinese and East Asian culture and thought.

Regina Martínez was no stranger to retaliation. A journalist out of Mexico’s Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, Regina's stories for the magazine Proceso laid out the corruption and abuse underlying Mexican politics. She was barred from press conferences, and copies of Proceso often disappeared before they made the newsstands. In 2012, shortly after Proceso published an article on corruption and two Veracruz politicians, and the magazine went missing once again, she was bludgeoned to death in her bathroom. The message was clear: No journalist in Mexico was safe.

The phrase “white fragility” has grown into a term that many people have accepted and referenced when talking about the defensiveness and discomfort a white person feels when talking about race. The book aims to create a dialogue about race despite the white fragility that Americans feel when confronted with that topic. The book, published in 2018, has gained strong reviews because it explores race in-depth and attempts to break down those walls that white people have built in order to protect themselves from acknowledging their race and the benefits it gives them in life.

What do you know about astronauts? Give curious kids a first look into space.

À la croisée des chemins entre philosophie et réalisme politique, Luc Ferry nous ouvre le monde de l'histoire et des enjeux de l'éducation. Pour penser le présent, la réflexion remonte aux débats hérités de la Grèce antique, de la tradition chrétienne et de Mai 68. Nous abordons les enjeux pédagogiques profonds : Quelle place donner au travail dans l'éducation ? L'école doit elle aider les enfants à devenir eux-mêmes ou à devenir autre ? L'approche unique de Luc Ferry, philosophe et ancien Ministre de l'Éducation nationale, révèle toute la problématique au cœur de chaque société : quels projets pour la jeunesse, quel avenir pour notre pays ?

DEI Exposed puts the spotlight on a Big Con: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

This audio study guide for The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the relationship between performers and their audience, communication, and the presentation of self. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life is a sociological study of the ways individuals encounter each other.

The Anatomy of Fake News offers the first historical examination of fake news that takes as its goal the effective teaching of critical news literacy in the United States. Higdon employs a critical-historical media ecosystems approach to identify the producers, themes, purposes, and influences of fake news.

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