tests‚ like reading and math(Ravitch). Standardized testing is not a new topic when it comes to controversy‚ especially nowadays. In the last ten years Finland has repeatedly scored the highest on the Programme for International Student Assessment(PISA)‚ even though they have “no external standardized tests to gauge students‚” said Linda Darling-Hammond‚ a Stanford University researcher. These tests that are supposed to be helping measure our student’s and teacher’s performances are not only inaccurate
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Dear Governor Christie: Aristotle once said‚ “The roots to education are bitter‚ but the fruit is sweet.” Unfortunately‚ our fruit hasn’t become the sweetest. The recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has shown that although the US may spend the most on its students‚ we aren’t all high and mighty. U.S students ranked 36 in Maths‚ 28 in Science‚ and 24 in Language Arts. Shanghai‚ China ranked number one in every subject. You have proposed many times before on extending school
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Brahe‚ Kepler‚ and Einstein made many major contributions to society‚ changing the way we viewed our universe forever. Many of these men’s accomplishments are still used to this day. Tycho Brahe was conceived on December 16‚ 1546 in Knudstrup‚ which presently is in southern Sweden yet was a piece of Denmark at the time. While going to the colleges of Copenhagen and Leipzig to study law and reasoning‚ he got to be keen on Astronomy and spent most nighttimes mulling over the stars. One of Tycho Brahe’s
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’Litio’ and ’Cambio.’ She eventually falls in love with Lucentio and marries him. And although Kate is the shrew who must be tamed‚ it is Bianca who ultimately disobeys her husband at the end of the play. Lucentio: Lucentio is a young wealthy man of Pisa‚ who has come to Padua and fallen madly in love with Bianca. He changes clothes with his servant‚ Tranio‚ and assumes the false identity of Cambio‚ a schoolteacher‚ in order to live within the walls of Baptista’s house and secretly woo Bianca. He acts
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level. More than 1 in 2 of the students reported life-satisfaction levels 9 or 10 out of 10. Fewer than 20% of the students other high-achieving countries reported similar satisfaction level (Morrison‚2017). Singaporean children may possess the highest PISA scores but they also have the highest stress level (Jelita‚2017). So what makes two high ranked education systems to have such a stark difference in students’ happiness? The difference may lie in second component which is assessments. A report by Morgan
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20 Jan. 2011. Hughes‚ Mark. “School Years Around the World.” Information Please Database. Pearson Education‚ Inc‚ n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. “National Policies for Improvement.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Education‚ 2008. Web. 21 Jan. 2011. “PISA Test Results.” After the American Century . N.p.‚ 8 Dec. 2010. Web. 11 Feb. 2011. . Roman. “Top 10 Richest Countries of the World.” Financial Jesus. N.p.‚ 23 May 2008. Web. 7 Feb. 2011. . “Summer Vacation Is No Longer Necessary.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints
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My trip to the Museum of Fine arts brought me to John Singer Sargent’s “Daughters of Edward Darley Boit” (1882). The room devoted to Sargent caught my eye with its beautiful poised portraits of mostly sisters‚ wives‚ and daughters. He seemed to enjoy capturing family relationships. Coming across this particular painting‚ I noticed its differences from the rest of the gallery. This was intended to be a family portrait of Boit’s four young daughters‚ however it became an interpretation of what Sargent
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Chipotle Mexican Grill was founded on July 13‚ 1993 by Steve Ells. Ells was a line cook for Jeremiah Tower at Stars in San Francisco‚ CA. He took what he learned from there and opened up the first ever Chipotle restaurant. After just a month of the restaurants opening‚ 1‚000 burritos were starting to sell per day. One thing led to another and two more stores opened up. Chipotle’s mission grew into focusing on food with integrity and good customer service. Chipotle has a lot of strengths when talking
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Title: The Berlin Wall General purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: to inform about The Berlin Wall aka Berliner Mauer Central idea: There are three parts to this speech regarding the Berlin Wall Introduction Have ever heard about the Berlin wall‚ it has many histories to it which brought sorrow grief and happiness to many Berliners I. World War 2 ended in the year 1945 and Germany was separated into four parts A. The allies that that was in charge of the administration of the each quarters were
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columns on each end. 4 The distances between the columns of the Parthenon vary mathematically so that when viewed from a distance‚ the columns reflected optical distortions. For example‚ a column that was perfectly straight would look like it was leaning outward. In order to compensate for this distortion‚ the builders inclined the columns inward just slightly. There were four types of sculptures featured in the Parthenon. They were the statue of Athena‚ the Ionic frieze‚ the Doric metopes‚ and
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