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As someone who used to get a painful stomachache at the mere thought of public speaking or an important interview, I completely understand the emotional experience of presentation anxiety. On the other hand, I firmly believe that education is about confronting your fears and weaknesses. Sometimes, the only way to overcome that anxiety is through exposure. A classroom is a controlled, safe place to tackle those fears. Not to mention that oral communication is one of the most important skills in life; there are very few jobs that will not, at some point, require giving a presentation, speaking to strangers whether in person or on the phone, etc. 

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this article!

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People Visited Public Libraries More Than a Billion Times in 2015

Nearly 311 million Americans lived within a public library service area in 2015, an increase from 306 million in 2014.

In 2015, there were 1.39 billion visits to public libraries, or 4.48 visits per person.

Public libraries offered 4.7 million programs in 2015, attended by nearly 107 million people, 5 million more attendees than the previous year.

Public libraries made 1.31 billion collection items available to patrons and provided access to over a quarter million internet computers.

The number of electronic materials available through public libraries, including audio, video and e-books, continued to grow. E-books, especially, have seen significant growth, increasing from 0.04 e-book per person in 2006 to just over one e-book per person in 2015.

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Source: The Institute of Museum and Library Services

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“Skype a Scientist matches scientists with classrooms around the world! Scientists will skype into the classroom for 30-60 minute Q and A sessions that can cover the scientist’s expertise or what it’s like to be a scientist.”

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Every month, kids in the DC Public Library’s Books from Birth program receive a book in the mail — starting from birth. That means a child could end up with a library of 60 books by the time they turn 5.

The program in D.C. operates as a partnership with the Imagination Library, a national nonprofit run by country music singer and actress Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation. Local partners like the D.C. Public Library pay $25 per child per year, an amount that covers the cost of the book and shipping.

In return, the Imagination Library chooses, sources and ships the books. A panel of early childhood literacy experts selects the age-appropriate books, which are organized around themes and concepts and include two bilingual Spanish-English books per year. The choices range from time-tested titles like The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter to contemporary classics such as Newbery Medal winner Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña.

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“But while critics see the lottery approach as an abdication of responsibility, Moskowitz and Osborne champion it as a tool for social justice. Neighborhood schools, they argue, institutionalize housing segregation, making a child’s zip code his educational destiny. Charter schools, by contrast, hand the power of choice to parents who can’t afford to exercise it through real estate.”

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Printed photograph of the Main Reading Room in the Great Library of Osgoode Hall, Toronto, ca. 1890.

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English is a hard language to learn..

It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though!

via reddit