school system that must be addressed. However the use of Ebonics‚ African American Vernacular English‚ in the English curriculum is not one of the solutions. Using Ebonics as part of our kids’ curriculum is not only unfair to the forty percent of kids who are not African American‚ but it also does injustice to all the students by not focusing on teaching them Standard English‚ which is used in higher education and by most employers. In 1996 the Oakland Unified School district decided that Ebonics
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Absolutely True Diary of a Part time Indian is a great novel for the modern times. The themes that it also seeks to explore are very relevan in the modern context. They range from death‚ alcoholism‚ race‚ education among others. These themes in most cases work hand in hand. It is rare for instance to talk of poverty without a mention of alcoholism. This paper shall seek to explore how the author develops themes in the novel and why his chosen method is important. Among other things that shall be
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Julian Cobbing against ‘The mfecane’ Has the mfecane a future? In recent times historians known as “Africanists” revived the topic of the mfecane in the early 1960s and it was well exploited and was also used to justify certain aspects of Apatheid. The word ‘mfecane’ is a characterised product of the South African liberal history that is used by the Apartheid regime state to legitimate South Africa’s racially and unequal land division. In the 1970s the mfecane has become the most widely used terms
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homosexuality among college students in Dublin. The snowball method and questionnaires were used to examine college students’ cognition and attitudes‚ samples were from 116 college students who are currently studying in Dublin. Previous studies found that most of the students have ever heard or read relative report about homosexuality‚ and the attitudes toward homosexuality have both positive and negative sides. The findings confirm some of the previous findings from literature reviews that students show
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COMPONENTS OF A QUALITY DEBATE: Terminology and Crafting a Solid Debate Brief There is a lot of terminology surrounding any debate. In order to be properly informed and to construct a solid debate brief‚ you must familiarize yourself with the lingo (Come on‚ you know you wanna Geek out and be in the know)! A debate centers largely around writing from a deficit model. 1. The Deficit Model of Writing a. The Deficit Model of Writing focuses on identifying areas that need to be improved
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TRADITIONAL DEBATES Yelling‚ blaming‚ accusing‚ pointing fingers‚ not making eye contact‚ talking over one another. Is this the latest Real Housewives reunion‚ or a debate between the front runners to become our next president? It’s election season‚ meaning this year’s presidential candidates are some of the most talked about figures in the country. Americans are inundated with political commercials and countless headlines and news stories‚ all speculating about the candidates. Presidential debates allow
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“The high school dropout rate among persons 16-24 years old was highest in low-income families (16.7 percent) as compared to high-income families (3.2 percent)” (National Center for Education Statistics). The National Center for Education Statistics is one of many organizations that study high school dropout rates. The dropout rate among low-income families is 16.7 giving it a 13.5 margin between high and low-income. Greater income gaps between those at the bottom and middle of the income distribution
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tenure has been part of American public education. “The start of the tenure movement paralleled similar labor struggles during the late 19th century” (Stephey‚ 2008) and in 1910 New Jersey was the first state to pass legislation guaranteeing “fair dismissal rights to college professors” (ibid). The ensuing years have seen the spread and continuance of tenure to all public educators. Today‚ tenure is becoming more closely scrutinized than ever due to the importance placed on student test scores‚ academic
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What is debate?? Debate is a method of interactive and representational argument. The goal of a debate is basically to solve a certain issue or problem Structure Speaker Roles Prime Minister (First Affirmative) • Define the motion • Provide clarity and precision on exactly what the subject of the debate is Set-up your case – elaborate what your side wants (stance) and how you want to go about it Provide an outline of the team’s case Present and develop your arguments Summarize Speaker
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Homework Worth the Time? Evaluating the Association Between Homework and Achievement in High School Science and Math Adam V. Maltese Indiana University amaltese@indiana.edu Robert H. Tai University of Virginia rht6h@virginia.edu Xitao Fan University of Macau xtfan@umac.mo Even with the history of debate over the merits of homework‚ there are significant gaps in the research record regarding its benefit to students. The focus of this study is on the association between time spent on homework
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