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Episode 17: See You In September
Manage episode 184776234 series 1313597
It is time to head back to school, but why now, as opposed to any other time of the year? In this episode, I explore why kids go back to school in the fall (hint: it probably isn't what you think), the US educational system, ways to ease the transition back to school and the oldest educational institutional institutions in the world.
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Sources:
- https://www.americanboard.org/blog/?p=97
- https://www.raceforward.org/research/reports/historical-timeline-public-education-us
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/welcome-back-a-brief-hist_b_8098916.html
- http://people.howstuffworks.com/public-schools2.htm
- http://learninglab.legacy.wbur.org/2015/08/27/why-does-school-start-in-september-hint-its-not-the-crops/
- http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/living/school-start-dates-august-parents-feat/index.html
- http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/debunking-myth-summer-vacation/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/08/education-eden-the-calendar/497687/
- http://www.statisticbrain.com/average-cost-of-college-tuition/
- https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/student-finance/how-much-does-it-cost-study-us
- http://www.gideonmathandreading.com/10-tips-for-an-easy-back-to-school-transition/
- http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/going-to-school/back-to-school/transition/
- https://articles.niche.com/the-25-oldest-colleges-in-america/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_universities_in_continuous_operation#Founded_before_1500
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Al_Quaraouiyine
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Manage episode 184776234 series 1313597
It is time to head back to school, but why now, as opposed to any other time of the year? In this episode, I explore why kids go back to school in the fall (hint: it probably isn't what you think), the US educational system, ways to ease the transition back to school and the oldest educational institutional institutions in the world.
This Episode's Music is by
Sources:
- https://www.americanboard.org/blog/?p=97
- https://www.raceforward.org/research/reports/historical-timeline-public-education-us
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/welcome-back-a-brief-hist_b_8098916.html
- http://people.howstuffworks.com/public-schools2.htm
- http://learninglab.legacy.wbur.org/2015/08/27/why-does-school-start-in-september-hint-its-not-the-crops/
- http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/living/school-start-dates-august-parents-feat/index.html
- http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/debunking-myth-summer-vacation/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/08/education-eden-the-calendar/497687/
- http://www.statisticbrain.com/average-cost-of-college-tuition/
- https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/student-finance/how-much-does-it-cost-study-us
- http://www.gideonmathandreading.com/10-tips-for-an-easy-back-to-school-transition/
- http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/going-to-school/back-to-school/transition/
- https://articles.niche.com/the-25-oldest-colleges-in-america/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_universities_in_continuous_operation#Founded_before_1500
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Al_Quaraouiyine
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