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Tag: Big Data

  • Tourism is Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels, but Challenges Remain

    Tourism is Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels, but Challenges Remain

    Developing countries (in terms of their income economies) such as Africa are also seeing gains. High-income economies in Europe and Asia-Pacific continue to lead the World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism Index, with the United States, Spain and Japan topping the rankings again. Despite post-pandemic growth, the global tourism sector still faces complex challenges, with…

  • Case Against Students Being Forced To Memorize

    Case Against Students Being Forced To Memorize

    “Pay attention students, write this down for memorization.”  The Trivium and Quadrivium, medieval revival of classical Greek education theories, defined the seven liberal arts necessary as preparation for entering higher education: grammar, logic, rhetoric, astronomy, geometry, arithmetic, and music. Even today, the education disciplines identified since Greek times are still reflected in many education systems.…