“The term vocabulary, broadly defined, includes two categories: receptive and expressive. Receptive vocabulary includes all of the words that a person understands when listening or reading, but may or may not feel comfortable using in speech or writing. Expressive vocabulary includes all the words a person feels comfortable using in his or her own spoken […]
“Graduation is a curious mixture of ceremony, ritual, pseudo-religious imagery and young people feeling like they’ve achieved something against the odds. Which means there’s a lot in common with a Harry Potter adventure”. Full article (just if you have nothing better to read)
Ist die Schreibschrift out? Braucht man in Zeiten von Tastaturen und Touchscreens eigentlich noch eine ordentliche Handschrift? In Deutschland wird über die Folgen der Digitalisierung auf die Schriftkultur diskutiert. Zum Artikel (© 2015 Deutsche Welle)
” Os filtros que sustentavam a falsa meritocracia expressa pelos monopólios sociais por meio da educação, das redes de indicações e dos círculos de relacionamento vêm sendo questionados pelo avanço das políticas de inclusão em vários níveis, revelando incapacidade de segmentos de maior renda viver a competitividade. A desigualdade constitui a base sobre a qual […]
How many of your family or friends’ phone numbers can you remember off the top of your head? I only ask because increasingly we all rely on our electronic devices to remember such information for us. But when the idea of allowing students to use search engines in exams was suggested recently, the immediate fear was […]
… o líder mor desse partido que diz defender o povo do Brasil enviou ao Congresso um projeto de lei para acabar com as restrições ao trabalho terceirizado, engavetado em 2003, na gestão de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. O líder em questão, o na época presidente Fernando Henrique Cardoso, não hesitou em tentar abrir uma […]