SocialStudies News

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Jan 12, 2006"Chimpanzees, which are believed to be humans' closest ancestral relative, grow at a steady rate," writes Amanda Onion of ABC News. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Jan 13, 2006"As late as the 19th century, old shoes were left on the roofs of houses for good luck," writes Judie Schwartz in The Rocky Mountain (Colo.) News. ...

SC mulls scale-back of science testing
Jan 15, 2006 ... By BILL ROBINSON. Elementary and middle school students in South Carolina could be taking fewer standardized science and social studies tests each spring. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 11, 2006A steady climb in the number of telecommuters and "minipreneurs" (those with side jobs) has led to more couples sharing home office space. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Jan 9, 2006This is the Year of African Languages, which seeks to promote the use of mother tongues, says BBC News On-line, but the continent's indigenous languages are ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Jan 10, 2006"When the first alarm clock with a snooze button made its debut in 1956," writes William Weir in The Hartford (Conn.) Courant, "General Electric-Telechron ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 5, 2006Women are four times more likely to suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) than men, and the onset of the condition typically occurs after age 20 ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 2, 2006"For legitimate physical reasons, some women find themselves shivering while their male partners cast withering looks," writes Natalie Pompilio in The ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Jan 1, 2006"On Jan. 29 we bid farewell to the dynamic, fast-talking Rooster and welcome the Year of the Dog," says the Australian women's magazine Good Medicine. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Jan 6, 2006"Sometimes we program ourselves for the Monday blahs," says Dr. Wanda Bethea a psychologist in Melbourne, Fla. "And we do the same ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 4, 2006Regular players at his Friday night, low-stakes poker games tell him that learning poker has helped them negotiate raises and sell houses at inflated prices ...

A hip place for teachers to lounge
Jan 15, 2006 ... ... "We have an actual teachers' lounge, but this is more calming," said Mike Paczkowski, a social studies teacher who regularly enjoys coffee and a few minutes of ...

New divisional secretariats - a compelling need
Jan 15, 2006 ... Open University's Social Studies Department Senior Lecturer Dr.AS Chandrabose told the Sunday Observer that new Divisional Secretariats are a compelling need ...

THE SUPREME COURT: First Major Series to Examine America's Highest ...
Jan 15, 2006 ... ... sponsor is New York Life Insurance Company, which has also committed to fund a comprehensive educators' Web site to encourage social studies teachers to ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 28, 2005Amazon.com billionaire Jeff Bezos is building a rocket-ship complex in suburban Seattle, reports The Seattle Times. His company, Blue ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 23, 2005It is bad luck to take mistletoe down; it should only be replaced the following Christmas. Holly is used as a protection against witches and thunder. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Dec 21, 2005"Canadian Blood Services recently launched its winter campaign, Brighten a Life," says a press release. "As part of this campaign ...

Rethinking schools
Jan 15, 2006 ... ... ''This moves your eyes around the room," said Brian Daniels, a social studies teacher. ''Rows move your eyes back and forth and up and down. ...

Some critical of textbook choices made for schools
Jan 15, 2006 ... ... assistant principal at Jefferson Elementary School, said she attended a meeting last week where publishers presented samples of their social studies textbooks. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 26, 2005"Recent studies on leadership in cows . . . suggest that intelligence, inquisitiveness, confidence, experience and good social skills ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Dec 30, 2005"The Hollywood hero races his convertible down the boulevard for a date he can't miss. It might be with a lover or a terrorist or ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
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Dec 16, 2005British scientists believe they can explain why so many families descend into bickering and belligerence over the festive dinner table. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 18, 2005Tigers disappeared from Bali in the 1940s, from Afghanistan in the 1970s and from Java in the 1980s, reports The Independent on Sunday. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 15, 2005This is the busy season for shoplifting, reports The Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette. "There's a certain level of chaos that occurs ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 27, 2005One surprising trend for 2006, says The Trend Research Institute, is that people are looking back in time for inspiration. It's ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 20, 2005Almost half of marriage proposals occur between November and February -- with December the most likely time to get engaged, according to Wedding Channel.com. ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 26, 2005"Any repeat dieter knows it's not lack of knowledge but lack of willpower that keeps most of us from achieving our weight-loss goals," writes Shawn Rhea in The ...

SOCIAL STUDIES
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Dec 20, 2005"With assault rifles hung over their shoulders, black paramilitary uniforms and body armour strapped around their chests, Roberto Paleo and his 17 officers are ...