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There are also several forms of intelligence to develop, according to the theory of multiple intelligences:
...and in class, take Notes By Hand!
Walk into a college lecture these days and you'll see legions of students sitting behind glowing screens, pecking away at keyboards.
Presumably, they're using the computers to take notes, so they better remember the course material. But new research shows that if learning is their goal, using a laptop during class is a terrible idea.
It's not just because internet-connected laptops are so distracting. It's because even if students aren't distracted, the act of taking notes on a computer actually seems to interfere with their ability to remember information.
Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer, the psychologists who conducted the new research, believe it's because students on laptops usually just mindlessly type everything a professor says. Those taking notes by hand, though, have to actively listen and decide what's important — because they generally can't write fast enough to get everything down — which ultimately helps them learn.
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Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY is March 17
"Nations Need Heroines"
Time , March 31, 2015
"Why don’t women have coins or dollar bills with their faces on it?"
The little girl who asked Obama last year why there aren’t any women on U.S. bills has finally gotten a letter back from the President — and she’s invited to the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
President Obama made waves last year when he mentioned he had received a letter from a little girl asking him to put some women on U.S. currency, which he called a “pretty good idea.” That letter was from Sofia, a Massachusetts girl who was just finishing third grade at the time.
Image courtesy of Kim B., Sofia's mother Sofia,the girl who wrote to Obama asking him to put a woman on U.S. currency
“I was studying Ann Hutchinson, who stood up for women’s rights,” she says. “Almost everyone who chose a boy, on their poster they had pictures of different dollar bills or coins with their person on it. So I noticed, why don’t women have coins or dollar bills with their faces on it?”
Sofia, now 9, knew immediately what she had to do. “I just came home from school and said, ‘I need to write to the president.’” Sofia’s mother provided her letter exclusively to TIME:
Image courtesy of Kim B., Sofia’s mother
For a while, Sofia didn’t hear anything back from the President. She says she “sort of forgot about it” until her dad showed her the President had mentioned her letter in a speech. “I was really excited about it, because I thought that maybe it would actually happen,” she says.
In the months since Sofia wrote to Obama, a campaign to put a woman on the $20 bill has gone viral. The W20 movement is hosting an online poll so the public can vote on which woman should replace Andrew Jackson. The group plans to petition Obama and the Treasury Secretary to make it happen. Almost 220,000 people have voted in the online poll so far. And Sofia, who is now in fourth grade, is a junior ambassador for the campaign.
Even though she’s a longtime fan of Ann Hutchinson, Sofia wants to see Rosa Parks on the $20. “What she did was really important,” she says. “If it wasn’t for her, we’d still be segregated today.” She got her whole class to vote in the online poll, and her third grade teacher got her class to vote as well.
Last month, Sofia finally got a personalized letter back from the President, along with an invitation to attend this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll. Here’s what President Obama wrote to her:
Image courtesy of Kim B., Sofia’s mother
“The women you listed and drew make up an impressive group,” Obama wrote. “And I must say you’re pretty impressive, too.”
“I’ll keep working to make sure you grow up in a country where women have the same opportunities as men, and I hope you’ll stay involved in issues that matter to you,” he continued. “If you keep focusing in school and trying to help others whenever you can, there are no limits to what you can accomplish.”
Sofia wants to be a teacher or a scientist when she grows up — after a younger friend was diagnosed with cancer, she decided she wants to study cures. But she also has some advice for other kids her age who want to make a difference. “Write a letter to somebody important,” she says, “because something could happen and it could actually change.”
Read next: The Campaign to Get a Woman on the $20 Bill Is Picking Up Steam
MORE 10 Countries That Put Women on Cash Before the U.S.
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The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
A series that aired from 1990 to 1996,
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air made Will Smith famous and often "got way too real"
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Which stars were you really born under?
A staggering 98% of people in the UK know the answer to this question. But did you know around 86% of us were actually born under a different constellation to our star sign?
The dates of the ‘star signs’ were fixed, over 2,000 years ago, when the zodiac was first devised. Then, they corresponded to the constellation of stars that appeared behind the Sun on the day you were born. But an astronomical phenomenon, known as precession, means that the constellations have drifted since then. So which stars were you actually born under?
(source: BBC <http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zp4fvcw#zydbr82>)
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ANGLAIS - ACCOMPAGNEMENT PERSONNALISE
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Happy New Year!
May 2015 bring you peace, good health, happiness, and success!
On a completely unrelated note, learn how to cook like a Sioux chef!
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Poverty and Progress
A touching video shared by Vanesa:
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How to learn vocabulary lists?
It can be tedious, not to say impossible to learn vocabulary lists. Have you tried everything?
Read this paper (in French) to get new ideas!
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MUSIC: A CHANNEL OF RESISTANCE
Native American Indians and Music
Watch an exclusive documentary entitled 'Rebel Music: Native America'
(first aired on MTV's FB page)
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Studying in English outside of English speaking countries?
Read this article from the Washington Post.
You can also check this website.
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How do you learn?
This website is made to help you: you'll find some directives given at the beginning of the year (email, classroom expectations, syllabus) and, thoughout the year, some extra videos or documents to complete what we are doing in class. There is also a page entitled 'Links' and 'Language Practise' to suggest some places where to start if you want to read or practise your English on the Internet, as well as a page called 'Varia' where I'll put some files on various themes.
To get off to a good start, watch what you SHOULDN'T do!
Enjoy!