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    Issues in Multicultural Education Several educational issues occur here in Los Angeles. Numerous students come from communities of immigrant families. These families generally have low-incomes and have limited resources. Additionally‚ the majority of these students derive from families that are unfamiliar with the American education structure. These neighborhoods commonly have high rates of illiteracy and crime. These are some of the major issues that surround students in these communities. There

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    2013 Emil Cicogna Issues in Multicultural Education The El Centro Elementary School District is made up of 8 elementary schools‚ one kinder-eighth‚ and two junior high schools (7-8). (Local Ed. Agency Plan 2012) This diverse school district is located in the city of El Centro‚ California in the Imperial County. Through my research I have discovered that at this time the El Centro Elementary School District does not have any type of citizenship character education as part of their curriculum

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    Amy DeSylvester Issues in Multicultural Education The state of city of Richmond‚ Virginia has one the highest levels of income inequality in the United States. RVA News (2014). The poorest fifth of the city’s households receives 2.4 percent of the city’s aggregate income; the richest fifth gets 57 percent. RVA News (2014). Because of inequalities students that attend school in Henrico‚ Chester field and surrounding counties are receiving a higher level of education than the students that attend

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    head: USING CHILDREN ’S BOOKS TO ENHANCE MULTICULTURAL Using Children ’s Books to Enhance Multicultural Education Using Children ’s Books to Enhance Multicultural Education Within elementary school classrooms‚ students learn traditional subject matter related to math‚ reading‚ science‚ social studies‚ and writing according to curriculum standards. What is not written in the standards of learning is what students should know about different cultures and ethnicities. The

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    Multicultural Education: Piecing Together the Puzzle When a child opens his (or her) first puzzle and the pieces fall to the ground‚ it may seem very confusing. What are they to do with this pile of shapes in front of them? It often takes a parent to explain to them that all the different pieces fit together into one whole picture. Although every piece is different and unique‚ when they are all put into their place they form one whole picture. In the same way‚ teachers can teach multiculturalism

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    Misconceptions about adults’ language learning When adults start taking English lessons in order to learn this language‚ it is common listen some comments like “you cannot teach an old dog new tricks”. Despite research results show the contrary‚ many people still believe that adults cannot learn a second language with good proficiency. All these myths related to adults’ language acquisition set a negative effect that in some cases produces that second language learning becomes a wish never reachable

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    Misconceptions about Learners with Learning Disabilities There are many misconceptions associated with learners who have a learning disability. One common myth is that we know very little about the causes of learning disabilities. This is very untrue. Even though we don’t know all of the causes of learning disabilities‚ we know a great deal as to why they happen. In our book it discusses how they may be caused by genetic factors‚ teratogenic factors‚ such as alcohol during pregnancy‚ and medical

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    before communication; what takes place during communication; and what takes place with the receiver following communication. The source focuses on the investigation process‚ which includes: * Conceiving of an idea * Determining the intent or goal * Selecting what is necessary to stimulate the mind of the receiver After the investigation process‚ the source undertakes the encoding process‚ which includes: * Creating the message * Adapting it to the receiver * Deciding on the

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    Goals of higher education‚ university of my choice Living in the modern world‚ one cannot but face with a neсessity of getting higher education. Thus‚ if you want to be a respected part of society‚ you are to have a degree. However there are a lot of people who tend to think that this kind of studies is not for them as school education is quite enough. Well‚ what are the goals of higher education? And do people really need it? To give some facts I’d like to mention that due to the statistics‚ our

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    Goals of American Public Education TJC National University Foundations of Education/TED 602 January 13‚ 2012 Professor KL Goals of American Public Education Public education in America began in the early to mid-19th century with the simple goal of “uniting the American population by instilling common moral and political values” (Spring‚ 2012‚ p. 5). Our country was founded by men who designed the constitution so that it could be amended to accommodate changing political and social climates

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