I have learned much in my 11 years in California public school. I learned to write in cursive; I learned my times tables; I learned the equation for a line‚ and I learned a thing or two about Shakespeare. However‚ the most important thing I learned is that is that the Common Core doesn’t work. The Common Core Standards Initiative is an approach to keep all American students on the same page. The problem is that it keeps all of us on page 1. In my AP Calculus BC class‚ my 13 classmates and I are piloting
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This journal will be reflecting on my experiences from the past two years of high school English. There were quite a few parts of the curriculum that interested me and units of study that I enjoyed. Within those two years‚ I have learnt what learning strategies and what methods of planning have and haven’t worked for me. Based on what I learnt about my abilities in English in grade 9 and 10‚ I have made goals that I’d like to reach by the end of this semester. There were a few parts of the curriculum
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In my room‚ I have a pair of shoes that I have displayed for a special reason. One incident led me to stop wearing those shoes and to display them instead. Many Nepali refugee children come to the ESL class I organize. One day‚ a thin child looked at my shoes and said‚ “I made shoes like that.” I was shocked and even more surprised when I learned that many popular shoe brands are manufactured by child laborers. In fact‚ some of those children were in my class! I became aware of the hazards of child
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The world around me is huge and intricate‚ and with each experience I become more and more aware of just how complex it is. The more I see and learn‚ the more I begin to ask questions. One experience in particular led me to ask a multitude of questions about not only who I am‚ but who others are and how our beliefs and choices shape us into who we become. When I was sixteen‚ I attended to a pre-college summer program for three weeks. When I arrived‚ I had a dorm room‚ a roommate‚ and seventy-nine
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As a staff nurse in the emergency room I had to develop leadership skills in order to effectively deliver quality care and maintain safety in a fast paced environment. By identifying safety risks associated with the assignment of inexperienced nurses to triage and discussing the breakdown in communication between physicians and staff‚ caused by inaccurate triage acuity levels‚ I effectively facilitated the change in the process of assignments to triage. Once the need of education‚ mentoring and
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Moving Moving schools is definitely a challenge for kids since it means they are forced to leave their comfort zone and find a new one. When I was about 9 years old my parents and I moved from Boise to Meridian. It wasn’t necessarily a big move since we still lived in Idaho‚ but it meant I had to change schools. It was difficult for me to do that since the old school I had been attending since kindergarten. Moving meant that I would have to leave my 4th grade class in Boise‚ to join a new one
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According to the latest census‚ 9 million people identify as being mixed-race. With the cultural diversity of America growing rapidly each year‚ students who used to worry about fitting in are now trying to find ways to stand out. I’m very proud to represent the small‚ landlocked country of Tajikistan that most of my American friends know little to nothing about. But‚ I’m even prouder to embrace a future full of success and promise as I’m determined to make my own version of the American dream a
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My interest in Law was influenced by Harper Lee’s novel‚ ’To Kill a Mockingbird.’ I was able to draw parallels between Atticus Finch’s moral persona and myself; I too believe in justice and equality‚ and this literary work has allowed me to associate the Law with achieving a more just world. My enjoyment in debating has helped to extend this interest‚ an attribute that Law will help me to both refine and use on a daily basis. Through work experience at Wilberforce Chambers‚ I have been able to broaden
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In all honesty‚ I agreed to Goodwill because its recognizable. I’m sure a majority of my peers have been to one at least once. I also agreed because I wasn’t passionate about any of the nonprofits. I mean‚ in proportion to life‚ which I also find insignificant‚ it’s a rather bleak ratio‚ really. I didn’t fight tooth and nail for my “favorite” nonprofit‚ because as lovely as giving water to the needy is‚ I’m not incredibly concerned with it. That sounds awful‚ but I don’t lie unnecessarily. It’s tedious
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In this Psychology reflection paper‚ I am going to discuss the movie "The curious case of Benjamin button" released in 2007 and apply three psychology theories on the selected scenes. This movie is about the life of an unusual man called Benjamin. He has an opposite life than everybody else’s. He aged in reverse‚ born as an old man and get younger every day. His mother died after giving birth‚ and then his father abandoned Benjamin because of his appearance. He was raised in a nurse house by a woman
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