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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Mahon, Robert Lee – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2007
In this article, the author examines the misuse of the idea of holistic education. Western culture--and not just science and technology, but finance, politics, arts, crafts, and professions too--is not built on holistic insight or understanding, but on analytic thinking. Therefore, logically, successful teaching in all of the above must be created…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
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Mahon, Robert Lee – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2006
Recent articles from the "Atlantic Monthly" to "Newsweek", have identified plagiarism as an issue now on the educational front burner. Academics and teachers in all areas seem to be upset about the numbers of students who are not writing their own papers. In this article, the author, describes strategies, he has used in his class for minimizing,…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Discipline, Teaching Methods, Personal Narratives
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Mahon, Robert Lee – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2005
In this article, the author shares some tips for teachers. His tips are as follows: (1) a teacher should forget his or her education; (2) a teacher should forget the theory (3) a teacher should remember that he or she is a translator, not an originator; (4) a teacher should respect his or her students; (5) a teacher should be true to his or her…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation)