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Learning with 'e's

This tends to mean 'teaching to the test', at the detriment to everything else a child could learn at school. Teachers are leaving the profession at an alarming rate, because they can't cope with the relentless requirements imposed on them. Children don't need to learn how to score high grades in tests. Unported License.

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Brainscape

This WSET D3 study guide delivers on those needs with all the insider’s study tips you need to skip the unnecessary learning curves and have every minute of studying paying triple dividends! We’re Brainscape We’re the brains, minds, and hearts behind the world’s smartest app for learning about wine.

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Hack Education

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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