competitive with other countries.” Speaking at a lecture on school leadership at the Department of Education (DepEd)‚ Shaeffer said a 12-year education cycle would be “more useful to the personal needs and employment opportunities” of its graduates. “I actually don’t see how people can disagree with it‚” said Shaeffer before an audience of top Philippine education officials and representatives from various schools. The flagship education program of the Aquino administration‚ the K+12 basic education
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In my opinion‚ Graff makes one very strong statement in his essay‚ and also a lot of personal background to support his point. This main point is on hidden intellectualism itself‚ and what exactly it means to be intellectual. He argues that intellectualism can be found almost anywhere‚ and I strongly support his argument. Graff’s argument is based around the ideas of two different types of smarts‚ book smarts and street smarts. Being a teacher himself‚ he sees the students as more of a street
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The most famous words the United States highly hold on to is “All men are created equal”. These profound words to any citizen and individuals ring a sentiment of patriotism. Similarly‚ these words hold the value and the struggle that this country lived through to obtain its freedom. These words symbolize the freedom and equality that the colors of our flag have. It reflects the history that this country has grown upon to. However‚ as magnificent‚ and patriotic these words sound it is not all true
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to say Nothing in 500 Words”[1] by Paul Roberts. It is an essay giving advice about writing. It tells us things that we should know about being a good writer. His essay centers on college composition but it can also be applied when writing an article for Info Barrel. I‘ve taken his advice.
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This week‚ I read about Jesus’s baptism in four different people’s perspectives- Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. Although lots of the facts are different in each Gospel Reading‚ there are a couple of similarities‚ too. Two things that all the Gospel accounts have in common is that it shows the actual Baptism of God’s only son‚ Jesus. In Matthew’s reading: ‘Jesus replied‚ “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized
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Should the Prime Minister and the government say sorry to the aboriginal people? The Indigenous people of Australia have had a controversial place throughout Australian history. They have been a racial minority in society and have been the victims of cultural conflict. Australian Aboriginal culture is unique and complex. It existed at least 50‚000 years ago and is one of the world ’s longest surviving cultures. Grambial tribes were the first Australian Aborigines to have met the white settlers
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“hidden intellectualism” by Gerald Graff: In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerald Graff offers a critique of the education system for overlooking the intellectual potential of those who possess unconventional “street smarts”. We as a society assume that only the inherently weighty academic subjects grant us “true” knowledge‚ and that knowledge in subjects such as fashion‚ sports or even dating holds no intellectual tenor. The problem with this assumption‚ Graff insists‚ is that the educational
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Media‚ Children Say” by KJ Dell’Antonia parents and children claim that posting pictures and videos of them without permission is wrong. I somewhat disagree with this article because I think that there are many ways that the account owner can make their account private and control who can view their photos. In the first place‚ when the parents click to confirm their accounts‚ they are letting the owners of that website to make them go public. As used in the article in paragraph 5 it says‚ “Sites like
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“You Don’t Say” Insert Name Interpersonal Communication In our American culture‚ we tend to say many things that do not make much sense to other cultures. We have numerous silly expressions known as idioms. If someone from a different culture came to America and heard our idioms‚ they could definitely become confused. There are so many idioms that could be completely misunderstood. For example‚ Johnny and Gina were arguing and Johnny always brings up old grudges while they fought. One could
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Perge 1 Andrew Pergek CP English 9 Mrs. Murgatroyd March 13‚ 2015 Power‚ Deception‚ and Equality Edward Abbey once said‚ “Power is always dangerous. Power acts the worst and corrupts the best”. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm to tell the truths about Stalin’s power and corruption. Animal Farm has many historical figures represented in it such as Stalin‚ Trotsky‚ Karl Marx‚ Rasputin‚ and many more. The books mimicked the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s reign of Russia
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