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The French educational system is based on the idée reçue, or ideas which are received without question from a teacher. The mainstream learning process utilizes repetition and memorization to instill knowledge, versus exploration and creativity. Educators are concerned this is leaving students too afraid to make mistakes and take risks, hence a "Festival of Errors" has been organized in Paris to encourage a reversal of this cultural norm. How much time does it take for such an embedded perspective to change?
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Why is inheritance and estate planning a growing interest in Asia? Many wealthy families have begun to take this precaution, which previous generations never took, especially in countries like China. Learn how the centrality of family in Asian cultures is linked to his story.
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A Wall Street Journal article explores the impact language has on the thought process. Speakers of Spanish and Japanese, for example, have a hard time remembering the agent of an accident, which implies a less important function of placing blame when compared to the central role of the agent in the English language.
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In response to a number of cross-cultural challenges, this Indiana town has begun to offer its large refugee population courses on etiquette and basic customs. Is the approach effective, and has the community benefited from the services of its Refugee Resource Center?
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Read about this breakthrough in technology, which is sure to revolutionize education in the world's largest democracy.
Japanese employees are electing to "outsource" themselves, or relocate to low-cost regions, while employers ask younger staff to move abroad - a growing trend for companies looking to cut costs.
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Issue #28
July 28, 2010
I. "Festival of Errors"
II. Asia Focuses on Inheritance Planning
III. Thinking in Other Languages
IV. Refugees of Forte Wayne
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