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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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White, David A. – Gifted Child Today, 2002
The tenth in a series of articles designed to facilitate philosophical discussions with gifted students, this article explores whether technology is the savior of humanity or the tool of humanity's ultimate destruction. It draws from essays by Martin Heidegger to examine the benefits and disadvantages of technological advancement. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Existentialism
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White, David A. – Gifted Child Today, 2001
Part of a series of articles discussing different philosophers, this article discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s adoption of a non-violent struggle to promote the well-being of African Americans by making the United States a country that was more just in terms of the ways individuals of color were treated. (Contains one reference.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Conflict Resolution