Margaret Mead is an inspiration because she was tenacious in her work‚ and wise beyond belief about life. For this‚ I respect her highly and enjoyed learning about her and hearing what she had done and what she had believed. She was also independent‚ wanted to discover and write about tribes and ideas that no current adventurer had studied at that time.
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What do you think a hero is? Well in my eyes Margaret Mead is a true hero because even when it was hard for woman back then to get a college degree she still managed to get her bachelor’s degree‚ M.A.‚ and Ph.d degrees. She went to polynesia to study how cultural differences influenced child rearing. She was a very independent and determined person. One of her quotes is “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful‚ committed citizens can change the world. Jimmy Carter announced that he was awarding
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together and unwound. Every holiday or celebration of birth they all gathered in one place‚ and that was called the mead hall. The mead hall is a big circular area‚ that was used for social gatherings and drinking. This building was considered to be the center of the tribe. The best place used to describe it is a town hall building but less formal. In the epic Beowulf the warriors used the mead hall to show their power‚ and show off their treasures. They kept all their treasures in this building‚ because
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Standardized Testing = Standardized Students SAT‚ SAT II‚ ACT‚ PSAT‚ AP‚ STAR‚ CASHEE‚ LSAT‚ MCAT‚ GMAT…when will this list ever end? Standardized testing has taken an eminent role in deciphering today’s education and unfortunately‚ there is a test for every occasion whether it is for kindergarten‚ high school‚ college‚ or graduate school admission‚ or for the state to base a school’s progression. The bottom line is that there is no escaping such demoralizing and discriminatory tests. Standardized
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Do you remember sitting at your computer screen‚ taking your fifty to fifty-two question NWEA? Standardized testing is any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions. Some of the common standardized tests are the SAT’s and the SBAC tests. You take the SAT’s in high school and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium or the SBAC tests in middle school. Standardized testing negatively affects the school district’s financial state‚ the mental health of the student‚ curriculum
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Standardized testing has been a heavily debated topic for many years because it is not evident if testing is more beneficial or detrimental for children or schools. There are many pros and cons associated with the use of standardized testing. Most educators agree that there needs to be a method of accountability for schools and school districts. However‚ the question remains‚ are students tested too much? Additionally‚ to what extent can a standardize test assess students achievement? Some states
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people know all about “standardized tests”. This was an issue for me‚ at first I was not very alluring to the idea of standardized tests‚ I felt that standardized test were a tedious subject‚ something that no one really wanted to listen or learn about; since many already know about standardized test. But I was wrong. Throughout the weeks‚ I learned that not many people actually know about the issues dealing with standardized tests and how it affects a myriad of people. Standardized tests are generalized
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Rebecca Mead an author‚ who has written articles on a wide range of articles on a wide range of topics. Rebecca works include articles on infertility and cultural phenomena. Recently‚ Rebecca published an article titled “Learning by Degrees‚” the article is an argument on college and if it is worth the money. In the article Mead explains both sides of the argument. Mead also uses statistics to support her argument. One side of the argument Mead talks about how todays jobs are not worth going to
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Since the 1870’s‚ standardized testing has been around in the United States‚ and almost one hundred years later‚ the American College Testing Program (commonly referred to as the ACT) was created in 1959. The Bush administration of 2001 established today’s standardized testing methods with No Child Left Behind. Now in today’s society and learning environment this form of testing is hurting our students more than ever. Teachers and students alike are carrying the burden of these tests‚ ruining the
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Books impacted Charles Blow by opening his eyes to show how books can educate people. Standardized tests have restricted people from experiencing real learning. Standardized tests are inaccurate‚ demanding‚ and unnecessary to put students along with teachers through‚ and in the end the only thing standardized tests do is draw away from meaningful and lasting education. There are many problems with standardized testing‚ most of which
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