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  2. Students' Day (Maharashtra) - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] Despite having a very high standard of scholarship and knowledge, Ambedkar considered himself a lifelong student, and as he became an ideal student, the government declared his school admission day as Student Day. On this day, essay competitions, oratory, poetry reading competitions on various aspects based on Ambedkar's life are ...

  3. Humboldtian model of higher education - Wikipedia

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    Humboldt's model was based on two ideas of the Enlightenment: the individual and the world citizen.Humboldt believed that the university (and education in general, as in the Prussian education system) should enable students to become autonomous individuals and world citizens by developing their own powers of reasoning in an environment of academic freedom.

  4. Wisconsin Idea - Wikipedia

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    A philosopher, theologian, and sociologist, Bascom deeply influenced a generation of students at the University of Wisconsin, including La Follette and Van Hise. Bascom drew concepts from German idealism, liberal Protestantism, and evolutionary theory, transforming them into advocacy for social and political reform. He was a champion of ...

  5. Mark Hopkins (educator) - Wikipedia

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    In his 1903 essay "The Talented Tenth," W. E. B. Du Bois opined, "There was a time when the American people believed pretty devoutly that a log of wood with a boy at one end and Mark Hopkins at the other, represented the highest ideal of human training. But in these eager days it would seem that we have changed all that and think it necessary ...

  6. The Student as Nigger - Wikipedia

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    The essay first appeared in the Los Angeles Free Press in 1967 and is often cited as one of the first underground publications to receive widespread recognition. It was reprinted over 500 times in the 1960s and was published in book form in 1969 by Contact Books and in 1970 by Pocket Books.

  7. Ideal (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    An ideal is a principle or value that one actively pursues as a goal, usually in the context of ethics, and one's prioritization of ideals can serve to indicate the extent of one's dedication to each.

  8. School - Wikipedia

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    The convenience of learning at home has been an attraction point for enrolling online. Students can attend class anywhere a computer can go – at home, in a library, or while traveling internationally. Online school classes are designed to fit a student's needs while allowing students to continue working and tending to their other obligations ...

  9. Essay - Wikipedia

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    The academic essay tests the student's ability to present their thoughts in an organized way and is designed to test their intellectual capabilities. One of the challenges facing universities is that in some cases, students may submit essays purchased from an essay mill (or "paper mill") as their own work.