There was a lot of uncomfortable/ unfamiliar places I have been like the time I had to go on a greyhound bus full of strangers or my first day of school in a whole different state and city. But instead of writing about those I decided to write about the time my mom left me at her boyfriend’s house to play with the little girl who lived there so they can run some errands. The most uncomfortable situation I been in was the time my mom left me with her boyfriend’s family to play with there daughter
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warm bed‚ usually to the smell of breakfast being made in the kitchen. Once I get up I normally take a shower and then begin to put my makeup on‚ do my hair‚ and get dressed. After I get ready and eat breakfast I get in my car and drive to school. After school I grab a quick snack and go to cheer practice until about nine o’clock. When I get home I do my homework and go to bed. I am allowed to do many of these activities because I am an American. Being American gives people the freedom to make their
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Bilingual Education By: Amy EDBL 4316-850 Dr. Luna Fall 2009 Bilingual Education The objective of bilingual education is to insure students will not fall behind academically because of a poor ability to speak English‚ and to gradually teach them English as a second language. If minority students were taught some subjects in their native tongue‚ proponents insist they could possibly learn English‚ without sacrificing content knowledge (Education). With
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I. Meaning “Bilingual Education Policy (BEP) in the Philippines is defined operationally as the separate use of Filipino and English as the media of instruction in specific subject areas”. As embodied in the DECS Order‚ Filipino shall be used as a medium of instruction in social studies/ social sciences‚ music‚ arts‚ physical education‚ home economics‚ practical arts and character education. English‚ on the other hand is allocated to science‚ mathematics‚ and technology subjects. BEP clearly states
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In the world today we live in a highly consumeristic society. Sometimes we forget that being in a group setting provides the most beneficial effects on its members. For example‚ I typically push myself harder knowing that other in my same group are doing exactly the same thing. It gives way to a sense of being held to a higher standard‚ as well as getting to make new friends near and far. Getting involved is one of the most important aspects of NSCS. There has been studies that student that are involved
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Being american has many pros and cons. the difficulties and issues that i personally have with being american is not easy‚ not for people with different color‚ religion & cultures either. In many ways i feel unwanted‚ unsafe‚ and voiceless. Being a Muslim girl‚ it was not easy but what helped me is the diversity‚ i felt like i was not the only one facing these issues but many people are too‚ and it helped me feel like i was not the only one. I was born in new York and raised in Detroit‚ where
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Article II‚ section 1‚ clause 5‚ of the U.S. Constitution declares that “No person except a natural-born citizen‚ or a citizen of the United States at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution‚ shall be eligible to the Office of the President.” However‚ this prevents non-native Americans from becoming President. The term natural-born has never been defined‚ leading to much argument over what it means. Currently‚ naturalized citizens are not allowed to become president. A naturalized citizen is
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Decades ago‚ being bilingual was an aspect of an individual that made them stand out from the others and be different. What if I tell you that in this modern society‚ being bilingual is just being one of the many thousands? A bilingual person is one who has the knowledge or intelligence of knowing two or more languages. However‚ there are different levels and stages of bilingualism. There is individual bilingualism which is when a person knows his/her mother tongue and another language that is used
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Foundations‚ Theory & Practice of Bilingual General & Special Education Chapter 3 Bilingual Education The following communication extensively elaborates on Bilingual Education‚ the goals of Bilingual education and English Language Development‚ and how Bilingual education interconnects with the major areas of development such as Social-emotional‚ Cognitive‚ Physical and Language. Bilingual Education is an educational system used to teach students of little or no English fluency the opportunity
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The Debate Between Bilingual Education and English Immersion Programs Bilingual Education is defined as any school program that uses two languages. In a more theoretical sense it is any educational program whose ultimate goal is for the participants to be fully versed in all facets of both languages (i.e.‚ able to listen‚ speak ‚ read‚ and write in both languages). The definition of a coordinated‚ developmental bilingual approach has emphasized the goal of being equally fluid in both languages. Realistically
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