Whois & Analysis for exeter.edu

Phillips Exeter Academy is a coeducational independent school for boarding and day students between the 9th and 12th grade.

It is located in Exeter, New Hampshire, and is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States.

It is particularly noted for its innovation and application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of student interaction with minimal teacher involvement.

It bears similarities to the Socratic method of learning through asking questions and creating discussions.

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The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals, plants and some machines.

Progress over time tends to follow a learning curve.

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Typically, it occurs in spoken communication, as written exchanges are usually not referred to as conversations.

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