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House of Cards “Welcome to the Death of the Age of Reason”

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By Pancheva Niruttikul “Welcome to the Death of the Age of Reason” monologue performed by Pancheva. House of Cards – Kevin Spacey (FRANCIS UNDERWOOD) CHAIRMAN: Do you solemnly swear and affirm that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? FRANCIS: I do.   CHAIRMAN: Let the record reflect that the witness has answered in the affirmative.  Mr. President I want to thank you for appearing and I hope we get to clear some things up for the American people. Mr. President, the floor is yours. You can take as long or as short as you like. If you have any written statement, we will include it after and it will be part of the record. Mr. President, you are recognized. FRANCIS: Thank you, Mr. Chairman… and to the other members of this committee. I have agreed to appear before this committee today… because… I’m guilty.   Guilty of having spent the last 30 years of my life here… in this Congress. In this house. Then as vice pres...
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Why Zone of Proximal Development is Important in Education

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  By Pancheva Niruttikul     The Zone of Proximal Development is the sweet spot of education; this is where meaningful learning happens. If you are an educator, you are bound to come across Vygotsky’s ZPD and Social Development Theory. A theory that is based on performance-based learning, individualised learning, and customised learning.     What Is the Zone of Proximal Development? The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), or zone of potential development is a learning or cognitive development theory developed by psychologist Lev Vygotsky. The ZPD is the range of abilities a student can perform with the guidance of an expert or teacher, but still not have the proficiency to perform it by themselves. Vygotsky (1978) believed that “what the child [or learner] is able to do in collaboration today, he will be able to do independently tomorrow.” There are three separate stages a student may fall in terms of their skill set and for learning to take place, the teac...
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