Sentences with phrase «real academic world»

Within the real academic world untainted by the pollution of religion in their brain, there exists much debate as to whether Jesus ever existed.

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Until a couple of years ago, negative rates were largely seen as an academic experiment, likely to be seen in textbooks and economic research papers, but never actually in the real world.
She's also pretty good at grounding all of this in academic research and in real - world examples from everywhere from the business realm to the battlefield.
Sometimes, real - world experience, not academic performance, is the better pathway to the corporate suite.
The Fed and its members tend to be highly academic in nature, and Powell's pragmatic, real - world style could prove to be a valuable asset.
The Haskayne MBA program is built on a foundation of academic excellence and real - world expertise.
Viner argued that academic departments needed to encourage their students in broader intellectual fields since solving real world problems was likely to involve skills learned in several different disciplines.
«In short, we believe market efficiency is a fine academic theory that is unlikely ever to bear meaningful resemblance to the real world of investing» Seth Klarman
In the real world, this is simply not true» Guy Spier «A whole body of academic work formed the foundation upon which generations of students at the country's major business schools were taught about Modern Portfolio Theory, Efficient Market Theory and Beta.
It is these academics who are now floating the idea of raising the inflation target to 4 % from 2 % on the pretext that it will be easier to achieve negative real rates without having to breach the zero - interestrate bound — the next time they are called on to save the world!
«He is in a unique position to redefine the way we think analytically about how monetary policy operates in the real world and to do it in a way that other academics will have to pay attention to.»
It will show that such thinking can be directed toward real problems in the real world, rather than merely academic ones.
One problem is that, among academics in what Peter Berger calls the global faculty club, assumptions about secularisation are driven by the intellectual history of ideas, with slight attention being paid to what persists in being the real world.
This intellectual formation works against the metaphysical foundations of natural law reasoning, and therefore most people find the arguments remote and unconvincing — «academic» in the bad sense of being about something other than the real world we live in.
Academics and intellectuals are members of «the real world,» though not the only ones.
Bell's brushstrokes are broad, but I fear (being one of those «liberal clergy») that the picture he paints is all too real, at least as it obtains in the academic world.
Moser brings to the subject matter a unique background: As a clinician who has treated hundreds if not thousands of concussed student - athletes at the Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, she brings real world experience to the subject, not just as a neuropsychologist with specialized expertise on baseline and post-concussion neurocognitive testing but in the management and treatment of concussions, including the academic accommodations that are often needed during the sometimes long road to recovery.
High school Milestones shows some real - world skills kids should know as well as the academic ones.
It serves as a way to explore a real world problem in an interdisciplinary way, involving other academic areas as well as creative problem solving.
By lowering anxiety, increasing self - esteem, and increasing communication and social confidence within a variety of real world settings, the child suffering in silence will develop necessary coping skills to enable for proper social, emotional, and academic functioning.
The report recommends that efforts to attract CAV manufacturers and academics to the UK should include development of one or more large scale testing environments covering real world urban and rural sites.
But this was no academic debate isolated from the real world.
Obama and his administration have shown what happens when you plug in an academic instead of someone with real world experience.
Fellows will benefit from an opportunity to apply and translate academic knowledge of public health to real world situations.
I applied to the fellowship program to explore alternatives to an academic career and put my expertise to use in the «real world
I've never met another group of academics so committed to connecting their research expertise with real - world problems.»
Such activities offer academic scientists great opportunities to apply their expertise to real - world challenges, impacting human health more directly, learning how business works, and even improving their financial situations.
This may seem like a more academic version of the video game Tetris, but the techniques developed can be applied to 3D problems in the real world.
Because so many academics eschew the private sector (and thrive off of a semisocialist system of government grants), few of their students get meaningful exposure to life in the real world.
His claim that there are few tests illustrates the gulf between academic psychology and the real world.
The University of Leicester has secured funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Proximity to Discovery scheme to support engagement between academic scientists and industry partners to drive biomedical research into «real world» advances in health care, bio-medical and pharmaceutical sectors.
Interactions with the Center's corporate sponsors provide Monell scientists with insights into real - world problems, and contribute a different perspective from that typically seen in purely academic institutions.
One example is the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, which combines real - world work experience through internships and classroom learning for college students with and without disabilities.
It seems to be a fallback position of many academics and researchers and others who tend not to live in the real world.
Terri applies her knowledge as an academic to help real - world people navigate their lives with greater compassion and understanding.
L.A. native Dumbfoundead (nee Jonathan Park) is one of several real - life battle rappers who star in the Eminem - produced «Bodied,» an audacious comedy about a privileged white academic who loses himself in an intoxicating underground hip - hop world where lyrical gladiators face off in wars of words.
Guest blogger Allen Mendler compares what's expected of students in school to what will be expected of them in the real world, and suggests more realistic goals for giving them a more satisfying academic life.
Too often, my efforts to personalize around academic - readiness levels never got off the ground because the material itself felt irrelevant and lacking in any real - world application.
At Mc2STEM High School, integrated project - based learning and real - world internship experiences build the crucial link between academic achievement and future economic success.
I got to try out the new thinking skills I was developing in my first intersession, a two - week period in which students put aside their usual academics and take classes focusing on extracurricular activities, design thinking, and real - world skill building.
Platforms like Mytonomy, Icouldbe, CareerVillage, Nepris, Educurious, and UnitedTeach are all trying to connect students to information about careers and real - world applications of academic content, and connect students to adults who can lend advice and expertise to these pursuits.
Incorporating popular, well - known game mechanics such as point scoring in real time, leaderboards, personal bests, etc., all well tested in the world of sport, the Arete platform takes the vital academic activity of problem - solving / test - taking and injects excitement into it.
Grateful parents swoon, while bright, cheerful students meet their academic manifest destinies as their awesome teachers reject the discredited orthodoxies of industrial - age schooling in favor of hands - on projects and authentic, real - world tasks.
Small schools can also help boost graduation rates among these underserved students by providing them with a new version of the three Rs - rigorous academic coursework, meaningful relationships with instructors who can help them meet high standards, and relevant learning opportunities through internships, community partnerships, and real - world tasks.
The study found that beyond supporting «healthy minds», engaging in discussion and giving children the tools to understand real world events has the potential to deepen academic learning and enhance cognitive growth.
Leading academics from the University of Winchester have also authored chapters — Professor David Birks, Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law and Sport with Stella McKnight, Director of Employer Partnerships at Winchester Business School; and Professor Bill Lucas, Director of the Centre for Real - World Learning.
At Montpelier High School, community - based learning focuses on student interest to create internship opportunities that are designed to connect academic learning to the real world.
The problem is that her academic performance is no guarantee that she will be successful in the real world ~ at least not as many define success.
«I believe that Facing History was a great seminar to jump start the series because the organization links a traditional academic discipline to social service / action work; similarly, IEP links scholarship to real world practices,» said IEP student Carrie Berg.
At the level of disciplinary experts, there needs to be continuous involvement of real - world users of the disciplines, in addition to reform - minded academics.
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