5 Issue 1 Fall 2011 Article 4 2-24-2012 Academic Achievement of Children in Single Parent Homes: A Critical Review Mark S. Barajas Western Michigan University‚ mark.s.barajas@wmich.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/hilltopreview Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Barajas‚ Mark S. (2011) "Academic Achievement of Children in Single Parent Homes: A Critical Review‚" The Hilltop Review: Vol. 5: Iss. 1‚ Article 4. Available at: http://scholarworks
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Children of alcoholic parents are not necessarily doomed to a dysfunctional existence. There are many factors that contribute to a positive or negative outcome of a child that was exposed to an alcoholic household. Some children of alcoholics may act more responsible within the family and among friends. They may cope with the alcoholism by becoming overachievers throughout school‚ and at the same time be emotionally isolated from other children and teachers. Their emotional problems may
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I want to get good grades in all of my classes in high school. I want to get more than enough credits to graduate high school. I want to graduate high school. I want to be a valedictorian when I graduate high school. I want to Get into a good college where I can be successful. I want to get good grades in every one of my college classes. I want to be successful in college. I want to graduate out of college. I want to get a good job after college. I want to be successful in my job. I want to be responsible
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9.3 HSC Core: Parenting and Caring Becoming parents and carers Parent: individual who cares for an infant from birth until independence. Carer: individual who takes on role of looking after someone who is ill or dependent. Being a parent or carer is one of them most demanding jobs there is. Children need to learn how to be strong‚ to develop the ability to make decisions‚ and be responsible and trustworthy. They should learn how to love and be loved‚ to care about people and show respect
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MY LIFE AS A PARENT My mother‚ Joyce‚ was a single parent which forced her to work a lot of hours at Veteran’s Administration Hospital as a ward clerk in Van Nuys‚ California. I‚ Kimberly at the age of 11‚ was put in a position to be a parent before I even was one myself. My childhood was ripped away from me due to me having to babysit and do household chores for my younger sister‚ Tiffany‚ while our mother provided a living for us both. I remember some of the good old times when Sunday would
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The article “The Parent Trap” by Judith Rich Harris addresses the debate over nature vs nurture. The nature vs nurture debate seeks to understand how someone develops things such as personality‚ behaviors‚ and intelligence. Nature is the belief that hereditary traits found in our genes makes us who we are and nurture being the way parents raise their kids. Nurture is the belief that the way our parents raise us is what determines who we become. Almost all the information that goes into making us
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should start school in mid August Do you Remember when the new school year always started at the end of August . I think that it will be better if we Start school in mid August so children will have more time to study for test so children get to get out early . Additionally if we start earlier then‚ we will not have to do homework in June. Lastly‚ our breaks can be longer. I believe starting school early will help students be better students. In My opinion‚ I think starting school early will
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Parents Are the Best Teachers Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Obviously‚ the first teachers we have in our lives in most cases are our parents. They teach us to speak‚ walk‚ ride a bike‚ behave ourselves etc. From my everyday experience and observation I can totally agree with the statement that parents are the best teachers. In the following paragraphs I will try to support my answer
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Half of all parents‚ yes 50%‚ will experience divorce and therefore be a single parent for some period of time before remarrying or forever which ever comes first. Families maintained by women with no husband present increased three times as fast as married-couple families in the past 10 years. Due to divorce or death‚ mothers and fathers who end up going it alone have gotten there through the end of a marriage. in typical cases‚ a parent may be left alone after divorce‚ after abandonment by
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In today’s society‚ being a parent is not something to lightly. Just as getting married should carry with it a lot of serious thought and questioning‚ so should having a child. Too often‚ people have children for all the wrong reasons; hence‚ I feel that prospective parents should be required to get licenses in order to have children. Firstly‚ requiring all prospective parents to get licenses before having children increases the chances for children to be raised in a proper way‚ in a safe environment
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