Like its later companions «Margot at the Wedding» and «Greenberg,» «The Squid and the Whale» is a deeply sad comedy about how no amount of book learning and so -
called academic knowledge can prepare you for the pain and disappointment that real life can bring.
Not exact matches
Moreover, in addressing «the nature of the
academic calling» (as they significantly still put it), the AAUP argued that «if education is the cornerstone of the structure of society and if progressing in scientific
knowledge is essential to civilization, few things can be more important than to enhance the dignity of the scholar's profession...» Scientific
knowledge and free inquiry thus gained near - sacred status.
One of the fundamental beliefs of deeper - learning advocates is that these practices — revising work over and over, with frequent critiques; persisting at long - term projects; dealing with the frustrations of hands - on experimentation — develop not just students» content
knowledge and intellectual ability, but their noncognitive capacities as well: what Camille Farrington would
call academic perseverance and what others might
call grit or resilience.
Both
academic midwifery experts and celebrity midwives spew absolute nonsense and
call it «
knowledge».
Meanwhile, a future $ 5.7 million increase for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, which now receives $ 537 million, is strictly for collaborations between
academic researchers, businesses, and other partners toward what the budget
calls «research and
knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities.»
The initiative,
called COOPETIC - Recherche, aims to help scientists make a living as external consultants by providing a platform and infrastructure to support them as they sell their research skills and
knowledge to
academic and industry clients.
The so -
called «vocational /
academic» divide presupposes that education can't be both a route to gain skills,
knowledge and learning and offer to support the development of aptitudes, talents and understand that is directly relevant to the world of work.
Major changes to the test include incorporating more relevant words such as «empirical» — which the Common Core State standards
call «
academic vocabulary» — instead of the traditional «SAT words» such as «sagacious;» including an evidence - based reading section; narrowing the focus on math topics to allow for deeper
knowledge testing; and eliminating the previous penalty for wrong answers.
«The intense,
academic, two - day competition
calls on students to have a broad range of
knowledge in everything from math and science to art and literature,» according to the Northridge Patch.
None of the tests assessed what the authors
call «
knowledge for teaching», which they say involves the deep mastery of an
academic subject that goes beyond, but is intimately connected to, the highest K - 12
academic standards.
Under the name of a larger project
called Night Shifts *, Kohout invites artists,
academics, nocturnal workers and union representatives to come together, to engage and exchange their experiences and
knowledge.
Federations, law firms, and students alike are
calling for more training in core competencies that go beyond theoretical
knowledge, highlighting the importance of skills development through clinical experiential learning opportunities as part of the
academic studies.