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LeahBeth (15 KP) rated Duolingo in Apps

Jul 11, 2018  
Duolingo
Duolingo
Education, Social Networking
8
8.4 (60 Ratings)
App Rating
It is teaching languages (0 more)
There is no "real" education, per se. Repetition and memorization, to me, aren't a great way to learn languages. (0 more)
Good, but not what I expected
I have been using Duolingo for several months, although sporadically. The method behind the app is simple memorization. Some of the "Quizzes" that were not 'covered', and it made it difficult. Some of the ways things were taught, or indicated, were completely opposite of what I was taught in high school and college, again, making it very difficult to know exactly what was correct.
  
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AT (1676 KP) rated Assaasination Classroom Vol. 2 in Books

Sep 17, 2018 (Updated Sep 17, 2018)  
Assaasination Classroom Vol. 2
Assaasination Classroom Vol. 2
Yusei Matsui | 2012 | Comics & Graphic Novels
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Volume 2 of Assassination Classroom continues the oddball storyline of a misfit class of students that are trying to assassinate their teacher. The book covers are colorful and cute, but the series is not for young readers. In book 2, we are introduced to a new teacher character, who happens to be a professional assassin. This lady needs to try her hand at the assassination as well as get used to teaching kids in a classroom setting. The class also gets to head out on a class trip to Koyoto. More fun to come...
  
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B (62 KP) rated The Canterbury Tales in Books

Oct 13, 2018  
TC
The Canterbury Tales
Geraldine McCaughrean, Geoffrey Chaucer
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I read this book in preparation for teaching my 7th graders and was extremely pleased. I remember reading parts of the original while at uni and feeling absolutely bored as I had to translate the Middle English before making any sense of it. McCaughrean's adaptation, while I'm not sure how accurate, is extremely enjoyable. I especially like the stories told by the Knight and the Wife of Bath. I recommend this text to anyone who has ever wanted to read the classic book but just doesn't have the time and patience to suffer through translation.
  
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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Sex, Puberty And All That Stuff in Books

Jan 8, 2020  
Sex, Puberty And All That Stuff
Sex, Puberty And All That Stuff
Jacqui Bailey | 2005 | Children, Education, Reference
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Every teen should have this
Kids learning about sex is good. It's proven that those who do are more likely to be in healthy relationships, lose their virginity later and have less sexual partners.

I bought this for my son for him to learn at his own pace, it has everything a modern teen may want to know about as well as teaching the importance of positive relationships. If I was in government I'd make sure this got in the hands of every secondary school pupil.

Brilliant book presented in a fun and interesting way.