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An indictment of the American educational system criticizes the fact that the system has discarded the traditional goals of transmitting knowledge and fostering cognitive skills in favor of building self-esteem and promoting social harmony.

¡De panazao! refleja la realidad de la educación en México y pone en evidencia que la sociedad mexicana pasa de panzazo en un sistema excluyente en el que no se logran aprendizajes para la vida. This documentary is a result of a project that ran for three years, following the lives of students and thier families in diverse locations in Mexico. It aims to shows the state of education in Mexico, and how needs to be improved.

When asked simple questions about global trends--what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school--we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling,...

Four Europeans from different cultures and fields of art set off in a minibus with a quality trove of world literature. They go in search, across a vast desert-like landscape, to find a place as remote as possible where they will establish the world's last bookshop. An isolated location is just perfect for their purpose, as there, the printed books of the world will be much safer from big city termites and the ups and downs of the internet. During...

The Enneagram-a universal symbol of human purpose and possibility-is an excellent tool for doing the hardest part of consciousness work: realizing, owning, and accepting your strengths and weaknesses. In this comprehen- sive handbook, Beatrice Chestnut, PhD, traces the development of the personality as it relates to the nine types of the Enneagram, the three different subtype forms each type can take, and the path each of us can take toward liberation....

Hansel and Gretel: Kids learn which foods taste great while providing long-lasting energy! Includes Hansel and Gretel and King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti. Humpty Dumpty: The Super Readers help Humpty get down from a wall by providing encouragement. Includes Humpty Dumpty, Cinderella, Pinocchio, and Rumpelstiltskin. Jack and the Beanstalk: Whyatt learns about the soothing power of music. Includes Jack and the Beanstalk, The Princess and the Pea, The...

"Join Christopher Kimball and the cast of America's test kitchen, the most-watched cooking show on public television, to learn the basics of great home cooking."--Container.

If libraries are to succeed, they must see themselves in competition with other institutions and sources of information--especially the Web--and make customers feel welcome and valued. This classic book is brought fully up to date as Peter Hernon and Ellen Altman integrate the use of technology into the customer experience. They offer solid, practical ideas for developing a customer service plan that meets the library's customer-focused mission, vision,...

"In his new book, Gordon M. Shepherd expands on the startling discovery that the brain creates the taste of wine. This approach to understanding wine's sensory experience draws on findings in neuroscience, biomechanics, human physiology, and traditional enology. Shepherd shows, just as he did in Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters, that creating the taste of wine engages more of the brain than does any other human behavior....

For centuries, doctors have struggled to define mental illness--how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people--sane, normal, well-adjusted members of society--went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry's labels. Forced to remain inside until they'd "proven" themselves sane, all...