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Made-Up Words
A constructed language, when its foundation is cracked and its structure weak, is like the Las Vegas Eiffel Tower in the face of the Statue of Liberty, or the language the made-up one is based off of, even subconsciously. Not one Eiffel Tower to another, of course, because that would defeat the purpose of it being a conlang, as it were; it's made-up, and despite its clear flaws and inspiration from another monument, it is its own good ol' college try. Which is quite beautiful, at least by intention. In fact, if accidental mimicry in one instantaneous creation of another centuries-long graceful mess is not psychologically required fidelity, I'm not sure what is.
By Juniper Washington4 years ago in Education
An Early History of Mathematics
In the Greek tradition, mathematics was portrayed as having originated within the studies of early Egyptian philosophers. Although mathematics was more of an extrapolation from the other natural sciences which were based in a reality with which one could individually react, it developed its own internal cosmos. In “ Making Modern Science: A Historical Survey,” by Peter J. Bowler and Iwan Rhys Morus, “Philosophers talked of experiment and of mathematics as providing new tools and even a new language that could be used to understand nature” (Bowler and Morus, 25). Mathematics was a method of reformatting knowledge about the physical world so that it could be manipulated into providing extensive information into the unknown. Despite the conviction the Greek philosophers had about the origins of the field of mathematical inquiry, discrepancies arose. In “The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science,” by Arun Bala, “He [Historian Colin Ronan] counters the prevalent Greek view that their mathematics began in Egypt” (Bala, 17). Greek philosophers and mathematicians held this belief, excited by having the exotic terrain as the remote source of their area of study.
By Sabine Lucile Scott4 years ago in Education
Why Study Literature?
Misconceptions about Studying Literature One of the popular misconceptions about studying literature in school is the concept of ‘the right answer’. You have probably had teachers who have tried to teach one reading of a literary text as though it were the gospel truth, whilst others who proclaim that ‘there are no wrong answers in studying literature’. Both of these viewpoints are unhelpful.
By Neil Pritchard4 years ago in Education
Then and Now
Good Morning, 2019!!! And good morning (or afternoon) to everyone who is taking the time to read this. I am a 63-year-old man named Maurice. I am also a schoolteacher who will soon be retired from this business. I have been in classrooms as a professional educator since September of 1978. Yes, that is a loooooooong time. There are times when I wake up in the morning and ask myself a serious question after I have gotten in my car to go to work.
By Maurice Bernier5 years ago in Education
What Are Montessori Schools?
Your kids are a huge investment. You take care of them for at least 18 years and hope later on down the road they will be able to take care of you as well. You spend all this time and money trying to make their lives the best they can be. And there are so many choices to make at every crossroad. If you’re religious do you baptize them? In today’s culture, you may even choose to let them choose their own gender. And when it comes to education, there’s even more options. Do you send them preschool and kindergarten? Do you homeschool? There are many reasons why people homeschoool their children, after all. If they go to school, will it be public or private? It’s hard to decide what type of education program to enroll your children in. But there is an option you might not be familiar with. It’s called the Montessori Method, and it’s taught at Montessori schools.
By Lindsay Parks6 years ago in Education