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  2. A Mathematician's Lament - Wikipedia

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    This book was developed from a 25-page essay that was written in 2002, originally circulated in typewritten manuscript copies, and subsequently published by Keith Devlin on his online column for the Mathematical Association of America's webzine MAA Online. [1] Lockhart has since written Measurement (2012) and Arithmetic (2017). [2] [3]

  3. Academic dishonesty - Wikipedia

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    An example of school exam cheating, a type of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty, academic misconduct, academic fraud and academic integrity are related concepts that refer to various actions on the part of students that go against the expected norms of a school, university or other learning institution.

  4. At-risk students - Wikipedia

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    An at-risk student is a term used in the United States to describe a student who requires temporary or ongoing intervention in order to succeed academically. [1] At risk students, sometimes referred to as at-risk youth or at-promise youth, [2] are also adolescents who are less likely to transition successfully into adulthood and achieve economic self-sufficiency. [3]

  5. Mathematical anxiety - Wikipedia

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    The study determined that math anxiety is related to poor math performance on math achievement tests and to negative attitudes concerning math. Hembree also suggests that math anxiety is directly connected with math avoidance. Ashcraft [2] (2002) suggests that highly anxious math students will avoid situations in which they have to perform ...

  6. Rudeness - Wikipedia

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    Unlike morality, which, for example, condemns murder as a violation of a person, manners primarily concerns itself with violations of human dignity, rather than the person's health or property. [3] Rude behaviour is a violation of human dignity or of the respect due to others.

  7. Abuse of notation - Wikipedia

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    Many mathematical objects consist of a set, often called the underlying set, equipped with some additional structure, such as a mathematical operation or a topology.It is a common abuse of notation to use the same notation for the underlying set and the structured object (a phenomenon known as suppression of parameters [3]).

  8. Contempt - Wikipedia

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    In American English the use of the word "contempt" has declined since the early 19th century, while in the 21st century the word "disrespect" has become relatively more common. [ 6 ] Characteristics

  9. School bullying - Wikipedia

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    In a Canadian study that surveyed 2,186 students across 33 middle and high schools, 49.5% reported being bullied online in the previous three months. 33.7% of the sample reported being the perpetrator of cyberbullying. [136] At least 1 in 3 adolescent students in Canada has reported being bullied. [137]