"Nine Ways To Catch Kids Up" Article Summary Marilyn Burns‚ the author of the article "Nine Ways to Catch Kids Up" realizes that a handful of students are at risk in each classroom. Burns came into this realization after talking with a student named Paul about multiplication. She discusses three issues that are essential to teaching mathematics. This includes helping students make the connections among mathematical ideas‚ to build the new information on the student’s previous learning foundation
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Teaching and Mentoring Experience Teaching has been a fundamental component of my academic training. I have been actively involved in teaching‚ tutoring‚ and mentoring high school and undergraduate research students throughout my doctoral and postdoctoral work at the City University of New York (CUNY). I taught General Chemistry (I & II) laboratory courses and recitation sections at CUNY for four years. I volunteered as a physical chemistry tutor for undergraduate students from CUNY. At St. John’s
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My Memorable Experience "I have something to tell you..." There was a pause‚ her tone was worrying. "It’s your grandfather‚ he’s passed away." I was stunned: the grandfather who had always been there for me was no longer there. I could feel someone grinding their fist through my stomach; the pain was unbearable. For the first time ever I was lost for words. Tears started to form in my eyes. I could not contain my emotion. All my memories of my grandfather seemed to rush through my head as I sat
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Phillip Wooley Dr. Ruth Kennedy ENG 1210-18 2 September 2011 At the end of my senior year of high school‚ I was very excited about going to college. To me‚ it meant new experiences‚ new people‚ and a new look on life. When I arrived at North Carolina Central University‚ I observed how things operated there. I planned how I wanted things to go as far as academically. It didn’t go as planned but the course taken has shaped me into the person I am now. My first year‚ I took a lot of basic classes
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A Memorable Experience Growing up I’ve had many memorable and important experiences. A lot of these situations have led me to become a better person. I can say that I have had my share of bad experiences as well‚ but all have led up to one major event in my life‚ that I am most proud of. It was the day that I made my mother the proudest woman alive‚ the day I graduated from high school. You may think graduating is just a part of life‚ and yes it’s something to be proud of‚ but isn’t there
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The reading experience: keeping it traditional or going beyond? The experience of reading a book can vary depending the reader. Many people find it a learning activity‚ others find it a way to escape from their real world. There is a lot of debate surrounding electronic books or e-books‚ in regard to if they will ever replace real books as the conventional way to digest writer’s works. Although humans are creatures of habit‚ recently electronic books have become more reachable and popular than
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My Writing Experiences My experiences in writing have been minimal. I have only learned the basics of writing‚ like putting together sentences‚ forming paragraphs with sentences‚ and things like that. Since I have been taking college English‚ I can tell my writing has improved a lot. In the future‚ I hope to be able to improve tremendously at writing essays‚ paragraphs‚ research papers‚ documents‚ and stories so that I have very little to no errors with drafting and final products. I predict I
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foreigners understand you? How can you master your own English? Have you given it much thought? The key is partly in your SPEAKING SKILL‚ right? Today‚ I’m gonna share with you guys some of my experience as suggestions of a language learner. First of all‚ I would like you to try a very relaxing way. That’s LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH SONGS. It’s not just about the feelings and comfort! Actually‚ it’s an effective way to listen and open you mouth to chew the lyrics EXACTLY. The rhythm is certainly what
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Working Experience PwC is one of the leading global professional service firms with good reputation. Assurance is the longest established business in PwC and also dynamic and fast growing. I wish I could implement my acquired knowledge to the firm and continue expansion and growth with PwC. Moreover‚ the chances to access to different industries is also attracts me too. It could bring me a brand new sight and make me grow and succeed in the career path. The audit and assurance services aims
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This third week of pledging was a completely different experience for all of us. It started off with us in a low state‚ but everything that we went through and learned this week has made me stronger and more ready to get through this process and become a brother. I first learned about the pains of losing a brother. Our anchor‚ Shivum‚ was forced to drop because his parents were concerned with his academics. Although I respect his decision to leave‚ I was still very upset because he was one of us
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