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  2. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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    This Section of the Act has become heavily criticised by both sides of the Sati debate. Proponents of Sati argue against it, claiming the practice to be a part of Indian culture. [19] Simultaneously, those against the practice of Sati also question the practicality of such a law, since it may be interpreted in a manner so as to punish the ...

  3. Praxis test - Wikipedia

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    A Praxis test is one of a series of American teacher certification exams written and administered by the Educational Testing Service. Various Praxis tests are usually required before, during, and after teacher training courses in the U.S. To be a teacher in about half of the states in the US, the Praxis test is required.

  4. Superstition in India - Wikipedia

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    Sati is the act or custom of a Hindu widow burning herself or being burned to death on the funeral pyre of her husband. [15] After watching the Sati of his own sister-in-law, Ram Mohan Roy began campaigning for abolition of the practice in 1811. The practice of Sati was abolished by Governor General Lord William Bentinck in British India in ...

  5. Should school teachers be required to take a bar exam?

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    By RYAN GORMAN A significant majority of Americans want teachers to undergo more rigorous training and be required to pass the equivalent of the bar exam taken by lawyers. About 80 percent of ...

  6. Sati (Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    When devising a terminology that could convey the salient points and practices of his own teaching, the Buddha inevitably had to draw on the vocabulary available to him. To designate the practice that became the main pillar of his meditative system, he chose the word sati. But here sati no longer means memory. Rather, the Buddha assigned the ...

  7. California Subject Examinations for Teachers - Wikipedia

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    Appropriate subtests of the CSET must be passed before a candidate begins a state-approved teacher preparation program, and satisfies the No Child Left Behind (P.L. 107-110) "highly qualified teacher" requirement. [1] The tests are administered by National Evaluation Systems, a division of Pearson Education, Inc. Most include both multiple ...

  8. Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills - Wikipedia

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    The official logo of the TAKS test. Mainly based on the TAAS test's logo. The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was the fourth Texas state standardized test previously used in grade 3-8 and grade 9-11 to assess students' attainment of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills required under Texas education standards. [1]

  9. Dharma combat - Wikipedia

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    Dharma combat, called issatsu (一拶, いっさつ, literally "challenge" [1]) or shosan [2] in Japanese, is a term in some schools of Buddhism referring to an intense exchange between student and teacher, and sometimes between teachers, as an occasion for one or both to demonstrate his or her understanding of the Dharma [3] and Buddhist tenets.