Problems with standardized testing: it might cause children to fail! Standardized testing has been hailed as the solution to many school performance troubles‚ and condemned by others as the very cause of them. To measure the capability of the students via any assessment tool‚ most importantly‚ we need to know are we measuring the right thing the right way. People argue that the use of an objective instrument is necessary to measure performance. Because of this concept‚ standardized testing sounds
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Maya Angelou an activist‚ poet‚ mother‚ and role model created vivid poetry that reflected a time in her life that was dark but strengthening. This poem is called‚ “ Weekend Glory‚ ” by Maya De Angelou. In this poem Maya‚ was speaking about her life ‚ how she doesn’t have to be rich to live her life. She don’t have anybody to impress‚ she’s just living her life like everybody else. During the 1960’s-1970’s may marches‚ riots‚ and conflicts occurred. In 1960 four black college students sat in at
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Money‚ to spend or to save? Money. Who doesn’t need money? Almost everybody is in dire need of money. But some people‚ specifically the rich‚ spend it carelessly. People have certain attitudes towards money. It is either we spend it‚ or we save it. Some say we need to “save it for a rainy day”; some‚ which is more lavish in its nature‚ encourages us to spend our money by saying “live it up”. Now the big question is‚ should we spend it or save it? The major advantage of saving money is being
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-The President and I duel with our extreme calculator/hover-board/microwave/air mattress/compass/laser-beam/laptop Over summer vacation‚ I received a laptop. It wasn’t just any laptop. This laptop came from from an alien and could tell me anything I wanted to know. It’s great! The laptop can also run any computer program‚ game‚ or any other software that is known to man. It has a built in calculator‚ CD drive‚ hover-board‚ microwave‚ blow-up air mattress‚ compass‚ laser-beam‚ and most important
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had been planning how to spend the vacation this time. There were many proposals. My parents wished to go to our home town‚ and be with my grandparents for about six weeks or so. My friends had a trekking expedition up their sleeves‚ while my classmate wished to go to some hill station on an education-tour for which our class-teacher had also given consent. I wished to avail of all three proposals. First‚ I made my mother and elder sister agree to my going on the tour‚ with my class and the teacher
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Ever since I was a sixth grader‚ the first three things that I wake up to see are my alarm clock‚ planner and pen. Regardless of it being a weekend or a weekday‚ I always start my day with a schedule. One of the biggest lessons I have is to limit my time on TV‚ social media and my cell phone. I have learned to plan breaks and I can stick to them. After school‚ I usually have club meetings and come home late from school. I balance my school studying by going to taekwondo every afternoon.Weekends
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How do you spend your free time? There are many different things which you can do in your free time. Personally I don’t have much free time. I am preparing to my mature exams. However‚ there always happen some free moments on the weekends. I don’t do any especially exciting things then. Sometimes I simply lie on the sofa and watch TV. I like series movies‚ like "Friends". I must admit that I also watch soap operas to entertain. In my mind you cannot learn anything watching TV so I generally choose
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In the short story “weekend” by Ann Beattie‚ there is one main central conflict between the main characters of Lenore and George. This conflict arises from that fact that George and Lenore have a child together‚ live in the same house‚ yet they have no apparent relationship. George is always bringing back women to the house in front of Lenore and she hides how it hurts her deep down. George’s character is portrayed as an alcoholic older man who does not seem to care too much about anything that
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Everyone considers the weekends as being the best part of the week. It is normally made of Saturday and Sunday‚ but‚ if you are lucky‚ you can get the Friday evening as well. I think the weekend is great and I like to spend it with my family or friends. I usually start the weekend on Friday after school‚ when I have a chat with my friends and make plans for the next two days. Friday and Saturday evenings are the best part of the weekend‚ because we can spend them hanging out and sharing our experiences
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202-203 3 March 2014 Reflecting on "How I Met My Husband" After reading the short story "How I Met My Husband" by Alice Munro I realized I can relate to it in many different ways. It reminded me of how I met my boyfriend‚ and how things truly are ment to happen for a reason. Most people live their lives waiting for that special someone to come and sweep them off their feet‚ but in reality you can not look for love it will simply find you. Throughout the story I can relate to the way that Edie felt
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