In an article written by a high school student named Rachel D.‚ “High School Pressure: Why Students Need Shorter Days‚” which was published by the Huffington Post‚ she argues that the length of school days has damning effects on students. Essentially her argument is that long school days leave students with two choices: to engage in social activities‚ or to complete coursework‚ and this leaves them feeling like they have little control over their lives (Rachel D). The article seems to rely solely
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have a complex but flexible framework within which teaching and learning are seen as interactive processes” (ProjectApproach.org‚ n.d.). The project approach is designed for 3-year-olds and beyond. However‚ it can be used for toddlers‚ as well. While reading the book Young Investigators: The Project Approach in The Early Years‚ by Judy Harris Helm and Lilian G. Katz‚ I got the impression that this would be great teaching strategy do try with the preschoolers and how much fun it would be if I worked
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Fremont the School of Nightmares Jonathan Kozol’s “Fremont High School” describes the tragedies of Fremont High and how the staff and students are affected. Kozol shows Fremont High School a school in LA. He explains the squalor conditions both staff and students have to put up with. He discusses everything from the student count to bathrooms all with supporting details and first-hand accounts. He presents Fremont as a failure of the highest degree for a place of education. He shows the inequality
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In her article “Two Years Are Better Than Four Years‚” Liz Addision‚ a product of the community college system‚ defends the merits of these open systems of learning. Community colleges admit anyone. While some see this as a detriment to education‚ Addison sees it as a benefit because it
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inevitably exists in our education system and our minds. Many articles‚ news on social media and magazines are bringing attention to male students who have begun falling behind their female peers in an academic perspective. In the article “Too Cool For School‚” Edward W. Morris studies two different educational institutions. The educational institutions that were studied were made typically of white students and the other was primarily made up of African American students. Based on his observations‚ Morris
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about becoming gendered in the early years. It mainly discusses to themes that are growing up masculine and growing up feminine. I believe these themes were well chosen and I don’t think there is an addition to it considering that although today‚ we have more than masculine and feminine characteristics‚ they remain the most general ones‚ the standards to society‚ and the categories where most people are raised to classify themselves in during their early years. This part of the book discusses these
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YoW – Prac Essay #2 Geraldine Brooks’ Year of Wonders is a bleak exploration of human suffering and cruelty. Discuss. Geraldine Brooks’ compelling novel‚ “Year of Wonders”‚ explores the various facets of human behaviour invoked when experiencing a traumatic and deathly event; the bubonic plague. The negative side of human nature is revealed when the villagers collapse under the pressure of the plague and begin to lose themselves within their scapegoating‚ greed and witchcraft. Untimely deaths rack
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thus develop and/or enhance skills in creative writing and critical reading through deep analysis and evaluation of these texts. It also provides varied and meaningful learning experiences that are value-oriented. REQUIREMENTS: A. ENTRY The third year students are assumed to have learned some lessons and rules in grammar and all the other things covered in the English 1 and 2 including the literatures of the Philippines and that of other Asian countries and Africa‚ their genres‚ elements and features
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My Best Friend My best friend is very special to me because she is one of a kind. Its hard to find a friend like her because she is helpful and kind. I think I am very lucky that I met her because I would have been another person without her. She is the friend that I will never forget because I have many special memories with her. I hope I never loose her because if I do I probably look for her all over the world just to find her. I have many things in common like‚ we like soccer and the color
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without anything in return. Any gift I have received has been very special to me‚ but one gift in particular stands out. The gift took me by complete surprise. The best gift I have received was my Kindle Fire. I received it on a Sunday morning church service as a graduation present. It was also my first ever tablet. My Kindle Fire is my best gift‚ by far. The four graduation seniors at my church all received one. I happened to be one of them. The excitement I felt as I got my white gift bag covered
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