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    Older than America by Georgina Lightning focus on the lasting effects of the cultural genocide in the residentials schools. The movie based in the Fond Du Lac Reservation in Minnesota‚ showed First Nations in the community still scarred from the abuse and suffer in the residential schools. Pete Goodfeather a survivor in the residential school‚ explained the school was made to “try to beat the Indian out of them and half the Indians died in the school. The rest of them are broken‚ confused‚ with scars

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    within local trust. This recommendation derived from the Laming review. This displays the direct consequence of policies and their impact on practice. The Children act (2004) refers to a child as anybody under 18. This definition is polar to Aries (1962) belief that this is social construct and this belief is somewhat supported at the time of publication by laws making little consideration of a offenders age‚ often seen as mini adults until they were physically self-dependent. Neglect is largely

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    assignment will consider models of human development and critically analyse factors that impact upon the vulnerability of adults. It will further explore how adults with learning disabilities are oppressed and discriminated against at various levels. Using a practical example I demonstrate how I use theory to critically reflect on the consequences and dilemmas for practice with vulnerable adults and investigate issues that may affect safeguarding in the present day. Theorists have long sought to define

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    Going to school should be about learning and developing skills needed in life‚ but grade school kids today take going to school as a chance to show off the latest trends at the expense of the less fortunate that are not able to keep up with those trends. History has shown how far kids go with that‚ a young girl only ten years old took her own life because of constant torment about her clothes and shoes. Children naturally are honest about certain things and that honesty can sometimes become cruelty

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    ADULT ADHD- FACTS AND MYTHS Although there is a tendency to generalize ADHD as a childhood disorder‚ most studies indicate the disorder itself or its symptoms do persist into adulthood. According to the National Comorbidity Survey Replication for ADHD‚ in the United States alone 4.4 percent of adults between the age of 18-44 were affected by ADHD (Kessler et al.‚ 2006). Hyperactivity might diminish in adults; however‚ inattention‚ impulsivity‚ and restless behavior may continue to be problematic

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    Being an adult means that one person must go through stage of different kinds of relationships. It is not how or when that makes a person become an adult‚ but what they learn. Each relationship is going to be different for every person. In the book‚ Emerging Adulthood‚ Arnett talks about some of the main qualities the relationships are part of. The five main qualities are identity explorations‚ instability‚ self-focused age‚ feeling in-between‚ and possibilities. In the time when a person is considered

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    socio-economic status as well as catalyze the development of the country as a whole. iv.Governments and other stakeholders are increasingly interested in assessing the skills of their adult populations in order to monitor how well prepared they are for the challenges of the modern knowledge-based society. Adults are expected to use information in complex ways and to maintain and enhance their literacy skills to adopt to ever changing technologies. Literacy is important not only for personal development

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    A Reaction Paper to an article on Phonics Instruction for Older Students Article: Ivey‚ G.‚ & Baker‚ M. (2004). Phonics instruction for older students? Just say no. Educational Leadership‚ 61 (6)‚ 35-39. The article makes a clear case against relying solely on phonemic awareness and phonics instruction as a strategy for teaching older struggling students how to read. In an effort for a "quick-fix" solution‚ many schools in the past have elected to saturate students with phonemic awareness

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    ADULT EDUCATION Introduction 1. Adult education is the process to provide education to the adult and aged people who‚ somehow‚ had failed to receive the elementary education during their childhood. The effort of providing adult education has been in existence for the past several years‚ as it is one of the most important things in building an educated nation. Unless the adults realize the importance of education they would never understand the need to educate their progeny. Education is one of

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    SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE OLDER PERSON INTRODUCTION Most people with dementia undergo behavioural changes during the course of the disease. They may become anxious or repeat the same question or activity over and over. The unpredictability of these changes can be stressful for carers. As the disease progresses‚ your loved one’s behaviour may seem inappropriate‚ childlike or impulsive. Anticipating behavioural changes and understanding the causes can help you deal with them more effectively. Each person’s

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