Tag Archives: research

Summer Learning Loss: Some Facts

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Carol Brown Summer vacation is a long entrenched tradition for American schoolchildren and their families, but new research is showing that this practice may not be the best when it comes to helping kids get the most … Continue reading →

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Baby Galaxies Grow Up Fast: Study

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Science Daily reports that Baby galaxies from the young Universe more than 12 billion years ago evolved faster than previously thought, shows new research from the Niels Bohr Institute. This means that already in the early history of the Universe, … Continue reading →

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The Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldūn

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The Muqaddimah , also known as the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun or the Prolegomena  is a book written by Ibn Khaldun in 1377 which records an early view of universal history. Some modern thinkers view it as the first work … Continue reading →

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Leading Virtual High Schools in the U.S. And World

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Tim Handorf To us, virtual high schools sound like something from The Jetsons, but instead of existing in a world with robot maids and flying cars, they’re here today, and they are really cool. These online schools … Continue reading →

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