article I chose to review for this assignment was an article relating practical assessment‚ research and evaluation. This peer-reviewed journal (ISSN 1531-714) was authored by Grant Wiggins and entailed “The case for Authentic Assessment.” Grant Wiggins is the President of Authentic Education in Hopewell‚ New Jersey. Grant earned his Ed.D. from Harvard University and consults with schools‚ districts‚ state and national education departments on a variety of educational matters and reforms‚ by organizing
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Chapter 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction Food plays a significant role in people’s lives. These may encompass food as a tool for comfort‚ reward‚ as a hobby and also for travel. It has become a defining obsession among the young and urbane‚ viewing it as a legitimate option for a hobby‚ a topic of continual discussion and a playground for competition. Food’s transformation from a fetid hobby to a youth-culture phenomenon happens remarkably fast. In these events‚ food becomes one of the
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women have made in incorporating traditional practices into their daily lives by personal choice—particularly choosing to veil‚ is astonishing. Through looking at the works of Leila Ahmed’s A Quiet Revolution and Sadek Hamid’s “The Attraction of Authentic Islam‚” this spread of traditional values proves to be true and surprising at the same time. Salafists are fundamentalists who strive to retreat back to the traditional ways of Islam. Hamid’s article discusses Salafism and its effect on Islams
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education. My present role is sixth grade literacy at South Tama Middle School‚ where I have been for four years. School Law and Mandates is my last class for my Ed Leadership adventure; there are also a few internships remaining. As of right now‚ I am not ready to leave the classroom. When I am ready to leave‚ curriculum or leadership at any level interests me; elementary or middle school would be my firsts thoughts. I am comfortable with all three levels‚ but each level has its positives. When
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If the parts of a work are not themselves authentic‚ but the whole is‚ what does that mean for one’s definition of authentic? Our Centos are essentially taking other peoples’ idea and smashing them together to create our own chimera. poem. This could also be said of Guernica because Picasso was not in Guernica when it was bombed. If the Centos are not themselves authentic how can Guernica be? The feelings are real in Guernica‚ but are not (arguably) in our centos. Does this distinction give more
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Making Enchiladas & Right Decisions Analysis In this editorial‚ the value of ethnic foods is reassessed. There is an issue made obvious in the first paragraph‚ where I state that the United States is made up of a wide variety of cultures and ethnicities. Restaurant owners see this diversity as a good thing because they have been able to “fuse[d] ethnic foods and flavors to newfangled American palates”. The real problem is paraphrased at the end of the first paragraph‚ where I explain that this
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Based on the quote “Authentic patriotism is not about you‚ what you believe or what you think is right. . . . Authentic patriotism is not an opinion. It is an action‚” by Stephen Kieran. He thinks actions mean more than opinions‚ and I completely agree‚ how are you going to expect people to believe or know your opinions if you aren’t showing them? For example if someone said reading books is good for you‚ yet they never read no one is going to believe they think that way. It’s funny how many people
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Executive Summary Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant noticed that tips that waiters were receving were on a drop off also wait times for meals were also taking 20 minutes instead of the normal 12 minutes during peak hours. Management conducted customer surveys during busy hours and received some unfavorable results. The problem with Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant is their service failures and a lack of a systematic approach to analyzing these services. Without a systematic approach to analyzing
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Tortillas This essay “Tortillas” was a very interesting read‚ and left me wanting more. The description of the tortillas being handmade provoked a hunger for authentic Mexican tortillas. I found myself envisioning what I’d put on my tortilla‚ if I had one. The author spoke of his memories of tortillas‚ and I felt a strong emotion of love‚ when reading about the tradition‚ and history of tortillas being hand made. Although it was entertaining to read how the author used tortillas as a form of art
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To: Jose From: Subject: Jose’s Mexican Restaurant Analysis Date: As you requested‚ this report provides an analysis of the problems within Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant along with recommendations on what can be done to resolve these problems. Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant Jose’s is a traditional Mexican style restaurant located on the edge of a large metropolitan area in New England. The restaurant is decorated with Mexican culture from adobe walls and Spanish-Mexican furniture
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