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Partners in learning: A twist on the school‑home collaboration
Pamela Hill EducationThe typical connection for communicating information from the school to home is between parent and teacher. At the start of each new school year, parents look for the basic weekly classroom newsletter, parent-teacher notebook or notes from the teacher.
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Just the facts? No, tell them your story
Ben Montgomery Medical & Allied HealthcarePrivate practice physical therapists would be wise to consider the advice of my creative writing professor in college. "Build a narrative," he often said. "Show. Don't tell." What he meant by this, of course, was that in order to make a memorable connection with an audience, it's important to communicate beyond simply stating facts. Be human. Construe value and purpose. Use imagination. Appeal to emotion.
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Has Elon Musk gone too far with his plan to colonize Mars?
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyIf there's one adjective that best describes Tesla, SpaceX and SolarCity founder Elon Musk, it might very well be ambitious. Between becoming the world's foremost name associated with electric cars, goals to decrease reliance on fossil fuels and the power grid to help combat global warming, and plans to create a futuristic, high-speed Hyperloop for transporting people and goods, it's clear Musk isn't one for small measures or short-term planning.
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What you missed: The latest updates on each social platform
Emma Fitzpatrick CommunicationsIf you have a smartphone, you check Facebook about 14 times a day. But that was back in 2013. Back then, in 2014, we only looked at our phone about 33 times a day. Now, that number has grown to 46 times a day — a 40 percent increase from just two years ago. Likely, we check Facebook — and other social platforms — much more often than 14 times a day.
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Why is the pharma profession so prone to scandal?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalZig Ziglar, the well-known motivational speaker and entrepreneur, once said, "The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty." I'm not sure if anyone else has been watching the news lately, but with respect to the profession of pharmacy, it seems like someone has stolen our stones.
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Why I chose to clone my once-in-a-lifetime dog
Dr. Daniel E. Grayson Pet CareIn my practice, I make many house calls to assess and treat animals who are often elderly or very sick — nearly half of my business is in-home euthanasia. Distraught pet owners are often looking for ways to ease their grief and maintain their bond with a sick or dying animal companion.
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What does ‘healthy’ mean? The FDA aims to find out
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageThe food and beverage industry is abuzz with news of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to redefine the term "healthy" on food labels. In a bid to empower the consumer with information that is more accurate and helpful, the FDA is not only reworking the regulations but also asking for public input.
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The play debate: Primary and beyond
Sheilamary Koch EducationAsk primary students what their favorite school subject is and most will say, "Recess!" As adults we may laugh at this response and say, "I meant just real subjects." But it's no joke. Play — on the playground, in the classroom and after school — is still essential to children's mental, emotional and physical well-being at this stage of their lives.
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3 easy steps to forming an amazing knowledge network
Holly Patterson Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementNot long ago, I found myself contemplating the lack of networking I had done on a professional level and thinking about what I can do to increase my event-planning network. My professional environment has me flying solo much of the time with not one single soul to share my ideas like "Are mashed potato bars really passé?" or "I think I can do 84 in a classroom-style floorplan."
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Will OPEC’s new game of production cuts actually work?
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesIn September, the dysfunctional family that is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) seems to have managed to put differences aside during negotiations in Algiers, striking a deal to cut output for the first time since 2008. But how the deal will develop is under more doubt.