CHALLENGING CHILD OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT For my observation assignment I chose Sam‚ a four-year-old boy who stays in my class for the aftercare program. I have worked with Sam previously in the camp last summer and became aware of his challenging behavior. For starters‚ he has a medical condition – he is prone to epilepsy (the cause is unknown). Sam is on medication and his doctors are constantly adjusting it and testing his condition. Sam’s parents asked teachers to be on the lookout for
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In the book Immigrant kids ‚ The author tells us that immigrants had a very difficult time making a living. When they came over to America‚ many were lacking the education and skills‚ so they had to acquire the lowest paying jobs. If you worked twelve‚ or even fourteen hours a day‚ you still wouldn’t have enough money to support your family‚ so everyone had to help. Even the children in these families had to work. These children were around eight to ten years old‚ and you would mostly find these
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When I say the word “immigrant” what comes to mind? A grown man trying to scam people of their hard earned money‚ a drug dealer who is on the run from the law‚ or a person trying to support their family and get a bright future? Do you think of a certain gender? Why do you think of these things when most of them are inaccurate? The answer is not clear at first‚ but once you dig deeper you can see the bias rooted in society. Most people who try to cross the border into this country are mistreated‚
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will continue to be in your small hometown of Ghana‚ or across the ocean to somewhere big like America. Just know that no matter where you end up‚ you’ll always be a genius. Recently here in America‚ many citizens are still in loathe of us immigrants‚ especially the president‚ Trump. He dislikes the fact that different backgrounds are flourishing in this country and will stop at nothing until we’re all gone. He criticizes all of us together with one’s mistake and label us‚ “rapists and criminals”
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In conclusion‚ I strongly feel that Americans could greatly benefit from adopting some of the immigrant customs discussed in The Immigrant Advantage. Kolker herself could be used as a role model or example for how a family could benefit from some of these traditions‚ from the money saving habits of the Money Club to the ease of dinner preparation using the Com Thang. I wholeheartedly plan on attempting to make use of available family members whenever it comes time to introducing my child to the world
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Vietnam Immigrants and Refugees Immigration has been around for years. It is when someone or even a culture comes to live permanently in a foreign country that is of their own. It is important for us now to realize how this was more relevant in earlier years than it is now. Most of it was related to leaving a country due to war whereas now it may be just to live in America or a better place. Vietnamese people settlement in the United States was a direct result from World War II and the failure
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The Great Depression was an era of hardship‚ yet filled with overcoming obstacles. The times were tough‚ with high unemployment‚ scarce food‚ and no money. At the time‚ the economy seemed to be in a never ending downfall. However‚ the Great Depression was not all bad and negative. One positive outcome of the overall era was the strengthening of the American people and government in the long run. The Great Depression brought about a whole abundance of misfortunes for the American people‚ but together
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Jerad Williams Humans are very intelligent and understanding beings they are able to cope with many different obstacles and tasks. Each obstacle that has to be overcome requires a different quality. Three qualities to overcome major obstacles include humor‚ perseverance‚ and strength. Each quality is used every day by average people and there are many stories to back these qualities up. A few stories include “Darkness at Noon” by Harold Krents‚ “The Loophole of Retreat” by Harriet A. Jacobs‚ and
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The Obstacles of Education in Poverty The greatest obstacle regarding the attainment of education in a high-poverty school―resources. According to HuffPost Education‚ 51 percent of children across the country now live in poverty‚ and the numbers appear to be growing at a hypersonic speed (Slade‚ 2015). Whether it be the inability to access quality education (a problem for many developing and rural nations) or the inability to fund lunch and school supplies (such as up to date textbooks or computers)
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Noor Abdullah ESL 119 Victoria Freedman Oct 6‚ 2015 Immigrants What is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of immigrations? Immigrating technically means the act of non- native people moving to a new place to settle there‚ so they begin to flee their own country which is their homeland and search for a country which is easier for them to live in. Nowadays‚ many people decide to immigrate to have a better life for themselves and their families because they want to have a job‚ to run
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