...Co-ed schools are likely to offer you more when it comes to teaching you about student diversity and how to cooperate with the opposite gender. Having females and males both in the same classes allows students to learn how to interact with a wider range of people and learn how to talk and work with the opposite sex. Parents are deciding to put their children in a single-sex schools at such a young age and making assumptions that this type of education will benefit them. What they aren’t realizing is that it’s not preparing them for a diverse society and as a result, setting them up for failure. Children need to be learning how to act around both sexs. The real world is dealing with both sexes and single-sex schools aren’t preparing children...
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...about school work and academic performance along with academic success? Can gender be a predominating factor in determining a child’s IQ level? Is there a legitimate difference in boys and girls when determining academic ability? And, does gender help determine any level of academic success? Some might say that these are some pretty absurd questions but others who have taught both boys and girls in any realm of subjects, on any level could tell you that there is probably some relevance to that question. Lets begin with the history of single sex schools. Schools in early 17th century America were first modeled after English learning institutions after Puritans immigrated over to the English colonies. Originally only rich white males were allowed to attend school to learn how to read and write. In many cases, most parents placed their boys into the nine month long curriculum to keep them out of mischief. For the other three months of the year, students would be released from school during the summer months to lend a hand on their family’s farms to help cultivate the land and raise animals. During the summer months, wealthy white girls attended these same schools often taught by a female instructor to learn to read and write. Of the girls who could attend the schools, many were kept at home to be taught the essentials for their future such as cooking, sewing, and the care-taking of babies and toddlers. Fast forward one hundred years and the first coeducational schools can be...
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...most students attend either single-sex schools or co-ed schools. Is there a difference? It is important to explore the advantages and disadvantages of both systems. The formative years of children are the best time to expose them to the company of the other gender, in order that they may learn each others’ behaviour and be better prepared for adult life. Co-ed school provides a superb environment and opportunity for both sexes to mix, for example, boys and girls get to learn together in key learning area from maths to food tech. As a result, male students (or vice versa), girls may become more confident and comfortable in dealing with the opposite sex without being shy or embarrassed. In fact boys and girls are a good influence on each other, engendering good behaviour and maturity – particularly as teenage girls usually exhibit greater responsibility than boys of the same age. Academic competition between the sexes is a spur to better performance at school. Co-ed school mimics or mirrors the 'real' world where both sexes mix, for example, whether you are working in a store or in an corporate office, you are in an assorted place of mixed sexes. If there is no segregation, then why have it at school?Co-ed schools promote the need to get along with each other which can avoid sexism and discrimination in the future. It teaches students that they are equal, have the same right and the opportunity to reach their potential. Also, co-ed schools allow great opportunities for boys and...
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...fraternities and sororities should be co-ed, most people are not sure which side of the argument to choose. Where the argument usually ends, is a question of equality. Although fraternities are troublesome, they should remain single sex because of the lifelong friendships it creates. Generally, many of the actions that take place in Greek life are frowned upon. The biggest problems with Greek life, practically fraternities, is the alcohol and sexual abuse. Fraternities host the parties, which means they are in control of the environment in which they party in and the alcohol. Which can it more dangerous because he men take advantage of the women easier. Many people are making the argument that making Greek Life co-ed would put an end to the problems with it. Some believe that “The presence of women in fraternities would prevent male students from having absolute control over social events and would reduce the risk of sexual assault”(Mott). By making fraternities co-ed, women will gain more power of the party environment and be able to better protect themselves. Some people claim that lifelong relationships are not enough to justify “The harm that segregation by sexes wreaks on young people’s development across both personal and career realms”(Eliot). Spending all of one time with one sex growing up is detrimental to their social behaver, that socializing with the opposite sex will become difficult. Although there are positives for fraternities going co-ed, there are more positives. For...
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...Would you, as a person be confident enough to interact with people of the opposite sex at your work place or other such important places if you had studied in a segregated school and university? When an individual studies in a university or school that is segregated, they do not know how to interact with the opposite sex, making it much more difficult for them to interact with people in the real world. In today’s generation, one cannot find a job or a workplace that is completely dependent of men or women. It is highly important for the success of a company to have employees of both genders. Coeducation does not only teach students to interact and communicate with people of the opposite gender, but they also learn how others think and hence cover broader aspects of a subject since every individual has a different way of interpreting a topic and subject of discussion. Coeducation has a large number of academic and social benefits, which encourage students to work in groups with members of both genders, learning the skills of team work, interaction and communication (O’Malley, E. 1995, Feb 21). It is not only women who are shy to interact with men, but in universities it has been noticed that men find it easy to deal with women faculty but find it difficult interacting with female students, and this is a skill that needs to be developed (Moussly, R. 2010, Sep 12). Not only does segregation make it difficult for individuals in the real world, but also eventually brings up an awkwardness...
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...The single sex schools shapes the society A few years ago, when I was looking at middle schools for my daughter, I heard about a school that sounded lovely except for one thing: it had a policy of separating math classes by gender. (Talbot).This quote was the opening for the article “The Case against Single-Sex Classrooms”. The author over looked the advantages and the disadvantages of considering placing her children either in co-ed schools or single sex schools. As a parent, she had made her decision based on the single sex policies that attracted many parents. For instance, she had believed that the schools policies of teaching boys and girls in separate classes encourages segregation, it made it very difficult for her to explain it to her children, and encourage gender stereotypes . For the past decades parents made their decisions of considering co-ed or single gender schools based on their own beliefs or personal preferences. The parent’s alternative perspective passed from generation to another. In many cases, Females or males who attended public school prefers the same for their children and so is the parent who had attended the separate gender schools. This represents a clash between these alternative perspectives in our society for decades. Although, single sex school had been existing for years, these schools offer more negativity in shaping the next generation of our society in the wrong direction because it encourages segregation, doesn’t prepare...
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...Single Sex Schools vs Mixed Sex Schools South Carolina has more than 100 schools that offer single sex education (Hollingsworth, Jul 08-2012). This leaves a question which is: are single sex schools better than mixed sex schools? This questions raises a conflict among parents when choosing the type of school their children will be studying in. single sex schools are considered to be a new way of education since it has always been mixed schools. Some people believe that this new way of education is better than mixed sex schools. It is believed that mixed sex schools improve the academic performance, social life, and psychological status of students. Antagonists believe that mixed sex schools bestow distraction amongst the students which further affects their scores and grades negatively. Some also say that girls feel more confident and less distracted in single sex schools which will make them able to score higher grades than if they were in mixed sex schools. After all, they were proven wrong. Studies show that boys predominate in science subjects whilst girls shine in culture-related subjects and language. This aspect grants both genders to be more aware of their weaknesses which further awards the opportunity of peer learning. This makes both genders assist each other and mask their weaknesses thus improve their grades. There is no evidence that a certain kind of girl – or a certain kind of boy – is more likely to excel in single-sex than co-educational schools (thesanfordschool...
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...learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. I tend to agree and I believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. There are several reasonS why I agree [about] WITH this statement. There are several reasonS why I SAY THIS. [FOR THIS]. First of all, [as a matter of fact,] IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT young children pick up languages much more easily than teenagerS. This is because all babies are born with the ability to learn their mother tongue. So this is why in Malaysia we start[ed] to learn 3 languages right from kindergarten. We have to learn the national language, Malay, the second language, English and my own mother tongue, Chinese. [Moreover,] The second reason is that the primary school TIME-table is more relaxed and flexible. There are more periods allocated to learning [more subjects] LANGUAGES. Conversely, in secondary school, studentS have a lot of co-curriculum activities to participate in and have a lot of examS to prepare for. Therefore, secondary students have more stress and find it difficult to learn a foreign language. However, there are some disadvantages. For instance, some primary school teachers [theirs languages is as] ARE NOT UP TO THE SAME standard as the secondary school teachers IN TEACHING ENGLISH. So, some primary school teachers speak in broken English and children may pick up the incorrect grammar. EVEN WorsE, some of the primary school teachers ARE unable to speak the foreign...
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...the sources and methods of wealth creation and capture by private enterprise firms operating in environments of rapid technological change. Other hand, Human capital ultimate objectives are linking HR practices and knowledge with goals of the firm to achieve and develop Competitive advantages. Accordingly, linking both statements would generate that HC is not only working to achieve the organizations objectives and but also to formalize, maintain and develop the firm dynamic capabilities. HC should also work on sharing and collecting success stories, lessons learnt and implicit individuals' knowledge into institutional explicit knowledge. The competitive advantage of firms is seen as resting on distinctive processes (ways of coordinating and combining which is more difficult among horizontal levels but easy in the vertical levels applying the chain of command), shaped by the firm's asset positions (such as the firm's portfolio of difficult-to-trade knowledge assets and complementary assets), and the evolution path(s) it has adopted or inherited. The importance of path dependencies is ampled where conditions of increasing returns exist. Whether and how a firm's competitive advantage is eroded depends on the stability of market demand, and the ease of replicability (expanding internally) and imitatability (replication by competitors). If correct, the framework suggests that private wealth creation in regimes of rapid technological change depends in large measure on...
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...|School/Portfolio: |The Business School | | | | |Course Code/ID: |BUMKT 5922 | | | | |Course Title: |Competitive Analysis | | | | |Teaching Location: |Insert teaching location | | | | |Program(s): |Master of Business Administration | | | | |Author: |Campbell Jeffery ...
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...Co-Teaching Rhona W. Williams Grand Canyon University: SPED 527 3/29/11 Abstract There are six models of co-teaching that are prevalent in today’s academic culture. These models include: One Teaching, One Observing, Station Teaching, Parallel Teaching, Alternative Teaching, Teaming, and One Teaching, One Assisting. Each model is a collaborative effort achieved by regular and special education teachers, who bring their own unique strengths and teaching styles to the classroom setting. Of particular interest is the model referred to as Station Teaching. An examination of Station Teaching will reveal several strengths of the model as well as some distinct possibilities for problems. Suggestions for how Station Teaching could be effective across the curriculum will also be discussed. Station Teaching In chapter five another facet of collaboration discussed was the implementation of teaching strategies known as co-teaching models or approaches. According to Friend (2008, chap.5,pg. 113) the primary aim of co-teaching is to provide an approach for meeting the educational needs of students identified with learning disabilities, as well as other diverse learners in the educational setting. Highlighted in this chapter are the six models of co-teaching. While they are not mutually exclusive they appear to be some of the most effective models thru which collaboration and collegial support is achieved. The models include: One...
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...Harvard Business School 9-598-061 Rev. November 1, 2000 D Note on Marketing Strategy O Long ago, Peter Drucker wrote that any business enterprise has only two basic functions: marketing and innovation.1 All else, he implied, was detail. The central role of marketing in the enterprise stems from the fact that marketing is the process via which a firm creates value for its chosen customers. Value is created by meeting customer needs. Thus, a firm needs to define itself not by the product it sells, but by the customer benefit provided. N Having created the value for its customers, the firm is then entitled to capture a portion of it through pricing. To remain a viable concern, the firm must sustain this process of creating and capturing value over time. Within this framework, the plan by which value is created on a sustained basis is the firm’s Marketing Strategy. Marketing Strategy involves two major activities: (i) selecting a target market and determining the desired positioning of product in target customers’ minds and (ii) specifying the plan for the marketing activities to achieve the desired positioning. Figure A presents a schematic describing a general process of marketing strategy development. As shown, five major areas of analysis underlie marketing decision making. We begin with analysis of the 5 C’s— customers, company, competitors, collaborators, and context. We ask: O What needs do we seek to satisfy? Company Skills What...
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...The Benefits of Inclusion for Exceptional Students George Santos Brandman University EDUU 511 Abstract Inclusion is a very controversial concept in education today. It is the idea of including special education students in a general education class. This class will provide the special education, or exceptional student, with the support and resources needed to succeed in that environment. This paper will analyze and discuss inclusion. Evidence and support will be provided to defend the position that inclusion provides benefits for both exceptional and non-disabled students. The Benefits of Inclusion for Exceptional Students One of the most controversial concepts in all of education is the concept of inclusion (Hallahan, Kauffman, & Pullen, 2012). Inclusion is the idea that a student with special needs, or an “exceptional student”, attend and is educated in the classroom that this student would normally attend if they were non-disabled. Erwin explains that "the true essence of inclusion is based on the premise that all individuals with disabilities have a right to be included in naturally occurring settings and activities with their neighborhood peers, siblings, and friends" (Erwin, 1993, p. 1). Inclusion includes the commitment to bring resources and services to the exceptional students as opposed to moving them to a segregated location that holds these services and resources (Lipsky & Gartner, 1994). Inclusion is the idea for exceptional students to begin...
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...BULLYING Tamaine Aries Leak Devry University Bullying is described as an aggressive behavior that inflicts harm on the physical and mental well-being of a victim that causes them to have feelings of fear and intimidation. As stated in Boulton et al (1992), “Researchers commonly define peer victimization or bullying as a negative act of aggression (or oppression) that is unprovoked and discriminately intended to cause harm, while carried out repeatedly over time and involves an actual and/or perceived imbalance of power and control in which the aggressor or group of aggressors are physically or psychologically more powerful than the victim” (Boulton & Underwood, 1992; Farrington, 1993; Olweus, 1999; Rigby, 1996; Smith &Thompson, 1991). Bullying has been known to occur from the minor range from one-on-one bullying to more aggressive methods of the bully incorporating random or volunteered partakers, who may or may not willing assist the primary bully with his or her bullying assaults. Bullying from my perspective, is a serious issue that needs to be handle in high consideration due to the increase reports of homicides and suicides that are have occurred based on the devious and abusive acts of bullying. As stated by Barbara, E.F. (2012), “Bullying or bullies from other observations of society can be overlooked as, “that’s just the way people are or “there’s nothing that can be done” (Barbara, 2012). But what truly bothers me about bullying the most, is that some...
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...Group conformity is highly regarded. Japanese society embraces cultural homogeneity and training for uniformity forms the heart of Japanese education. Children are trained through group life at school to master the competency to conform to the group norm which is strictly required as a member of Japanese society. Students are encouraged to develop strong loyalties to their social groups and their class. Children in preschool learn to maintain cooperative relationships with their peers and on their first year in elementary school, to value punctuality. Classroom management emphasizes student responsibility through emphasis on daily chores such as cleaning of desks and scrubbing of classroom floors. The teaching culture in Japan differs greatly from that of schools in the West. Teachers are particularly concerned about developing the holistic child and focus on matters such as personal hygiene, nutrition, sleep which are not ordinarily thought of as part of the teacher's duties in the west. Students are taught proper manners, how to speak politely and how to address adults as well as how to relate to their peers in the appropriate manner. They also learn public speaking skills through class meetings as well as many school events during the school year. Adults view children that have problems with group behavior and interpersonal relationships as the deviant ones. Adults value social cooperativeness in children because they hold this trait to be more important than individual...
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