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Now THE ULTIMATE GIFT comes to the screen/DVD and before making the groaning judgment that here is yet another insipid little tale about learning life's lessons and gaining some spirituality in the process, try watching this two hour traversal of well acted and well scripted (Cheryl McKay) and well directed (Michael O. Sajbel) input.
Children forced to live in conflict zones are already suffering; when violence prevents them from learning, they suffer a double tragedy.
Nurturing the participation of underrepresented groups and creating opportunities for education and learning not only creates goodwill and promotes transparency and accountability.
The Islamic “golden age” – during which scholarship and learning flourished across the Muslim world – lasted many centuries, and included the establishment of the world’s first universities.
Learning from CrisesPRINCETON – Crises, especially very severe ones, are often learning opportunities.
Learning from crises is partly an exercise in analyzing what went wrong.
The modern equivalent of that learning about trade policy would be to think about mechanisms to ensure long-term improvement in fiscal policymaking.
We actually may be seeing a politician capable of learning from his mistakes and an electorate prepared to reward him for doing so – in the country least likely to witness such a breakthrough.
Employers that provide learning opportunities will become a destination for talent.
It may not even know which of its projects fail, because evaluating them, and learning from mistakes, requires staff – and that adds to administrative costs.
Learning from ChinaBEIJING – Since beginning its reform and opening up 40 years ago this month, China has been a very good student.
Opening up also encouraged learning, and, finally, proactive macroeconomic policy enabled the country to avoid financial crises and smooth out fluctuations in growth.
Even more impressive, the state ensured constant experimentation and learning at all levels of government, which will remain essential as China addresses issues like inequality.
Instead, countries should be open to learning from China, which in turn should recognize the limits of its political model, even compared to the flawed democracies of the West.
When a team member has a good idea, he or she should spend months, even years, learning as much as possible about the business or sector without the pressure of finding a commercial application.
And yet the claim that China’s economic and political development is in jeopardy seems to ignore the country’s adaptive learning process, which shapes every economic, diplomatic, military, and social policy.
Better Learning Through Better BettingPHILADELPHIA – The course of public debate has become depressingly familiar.
All too often, instead of learning lessons, the pundits just continue arguing.
When it comes to learning about the world, betting on outcomes beats arguments that settle nothing.
None of this detracts from the vital role of education – not just years of schooling, but genuine learning – as an essential component of growth.
Extensive research – from the work of Adam Smith to Robert Solow and Gary Becker and, most recently, Eric Hanushek – confirms the importance of learning in building productive human capital.
At the heart of the problem are politicians who are more interested in facilitating tax evasion by the wealthy than improving learning opportunities for the poor.
One key priority area is teachers, who need strong incentives, effective training, and dependable support systems to deliver real learning.
Rote learning replaced critical thinking, undermining creativity.
Russiagate in PolandWARSAW – While many Americans remain transfixed by investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, Poles are learning that their country may have served as a testing ground for Russia’s efforts.
In short, workforce training requires both more investment and more innovation through new kinds of public-private partnerships, degree-granting institutions, and approaches to life-long learning and re-skilling.
Drawing on the success of the Tennessee Tech Program, he has also proposed a $200-million federal fund to expand community college programs based on their effectiveness, which is to be measured by employer partnerships, work-based learning opportunities, and student graduation and job placement rates.
For schoolchildren, poor lighting after dark means lost learning opportunities.
Not only would this be relatively cheap; it would also provide children with a life-long yearning for learning, boosting their life chances and delivering benefits worth $33 for every dollar invested.
The Trouble with Libertarian PaternalismCHICAGO – There are many arguments against government paternalism: apart from limiting individual choice (for example, the choice to remain uninsured in the current health-care debate in the United States) and preventing individuals from learning, history suggests time and again that the conventional wisdom prevalent in society is wrong.
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