...The United State leads the industrialized world in murder rape and violent crime. The average SAT scores in high school have dropped 75 points since 1960. Teachers listed drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, suicide, rape and assault are the top problems in America´s school (Bennett). I believe the idea of corruption of the young and these are not good things to get used to in human society. The young American are beginning to understand the broken civilization, and how the society is in decline. They are the main element to stability of society, which needs to be nurtured to a loving state in using their intellectuality but their actions is contrary to their sense. The United State leads the industrialized world in murder rape and violent crime. The average SAT scores in high school have dropped 75 points since 1960. Teachers listed drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, suicide, rape and assault are the top problems in America´s school (Bennett). I believe the idea of corruption of the young and these are not good things to get used to in human...
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...steady increase in educational levels throughout the years, yet results show a different story. As a matter of fact standardized tests have not shown a beneficial increase in test scores but rather a slow but steady decrease in scores for some students. With these results in mind,...
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...PUBLIC EDUCATION Who is to say which is better when it comes to the most effective and safest education for a child, private or public school system? Many parents find themselves caught in a dilemma when trying to decide on which choice of education for their children. They ask themselves whether to take their children to private schools or public schools. For a parent to choose the ideal school for their children they always have to take into consideration all the available options. They consider things like the cost of the school, how much time they will invest as a parent, the social impact that the school have on their children based on the specific need of their children as well as the family. Private schools offer the best option for the parent who is in need of better and quality education for their children. Private schools have a nearly perfect graduation rates which market them a great deal. Their performance is better as compared to the public schools. This is evident in SAT scores used by CAPE in 2003 in demonstrating the positive impact that the private schools have. The average for private schools SAT verbal nationally was 507, and math was 519, while for public schools the average verbal was 504 and math 516. When it was broken down further, private schools which are religious affiliated have average SAT verbal of 535 and math 530. Among these, independent private schools were the ones who boasted the highest averages with verbal at 550 and math 573...
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...individual has different ways of learning styles, capabilities, abilities, skills and gifts that should not be ignored. “So in return for federal dollars, we are asking states to design accountability systems to show parents and teachers whether or not children can read and write and add and subtract in grades three through eight.” “The first step to making sure that a child is not shuffled through is to test that child as to whether or not he or she can read and write, or add and subtract. “(George bush 2002) In this landmark speech, President Bush signed the education bill. The NCLB Act students were required to be assessed every year in math and reading in order to demonstrate student performance and progress. It affected the way of learning in many ways; I will specifically cover how children and teachers were affected by the tests. We ended up with states lowering standards for our students, as if they weren’t low already, forcing special needs students to take the same test as an average student, and taking away the teachers authority in the classroom. Standardized testing is killing our public schools system, pair that with the lack of parenting skills that is running rampant in our society and it is a lethal combination. So many children just don’t have the support system to be successful in school; Children who have absent parents, the parents are physically available but are not active (not setting boundaries and rules, teaching the kids right from wrong, or basic skills)...
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...high elected office) as evidence of underrepresentation of minorities and a need for diversity both in the workplace and in higher education. There are a number of different levels of affirmative action, including quotas, preferences, and outreach, in lessening order of severity. Quotas, also called “set asides”, deal with having a definite amount of jobs or college spots reserved for a particular group. For example, if a university admits 1000 students every year and sets aside 150 seats that are open to blacks only, this is considered a quota. A perfect illustration of a quota would be the 1977 Supreme Court case Bakke v Regents of the University of California, in which the court ruled that these quotas could not be used by the system but that race could be considered a plus in admissions to the medical school. This brings us to preferences. Preferences are when persons from certain groups (usually groups that have been underrepresented or disadvantaged) are given a ‘boost' in admissions. An example of...
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...widely used is the mini mental state examination (MMSE). This involves being asked to carry out activities such as memorising a short list of objects correctly and identifying the current day of the week, month and year. However the MMSE is not used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, but it is useful for assessing the level of mental impairment that a person with the condition may have. This helps specialists make decisions about treatment and whether further tests are necessary. The MMSE assesses a number of different mental abilities, including short and long term memory, attention span, concentration, language and communication skills, ability to plan and ability to understand instructions. The MMSE is a series of exercises, each carrying a score with a maximum of 30...
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...Critique on an Article “THE NAKED FACE” -by MALCOLM GLADWELL INTRODUCTION In “The Naked Face”, Malcolm Gladwell explains the relationships between our facial expressions and our ability to communicate and how it plays a part in how we interact with one another. Facial expressions are as important as verbal expressions, through them mothers would know if something is wrong with their babies, a universal language that we all share and understand, no matter if expresses happiness, sadness, or fear. As humans we all are linked to this massive network of communication, equipped with sensors that would engage, read, and understand a message behind a facial expression. The creator acquaints us with John Yarbrough a resigned policeman from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who while working one night, got an experience with seventeen years of age adolescent man that pointed a weapon at him. Normally, in this sort of circumstance policemen might shoot a suspect, however Yarbrough didn't, he expressed that "something didn't feel right", he kept his position taking a gander at the youthful man's face until he put the weapon down. The policeman demonstration is that he saw on the suspect confront that he is not set to shoot; he said "a hunch that at that correct minute he was not an inevitable risk to me.” Officer Yarbrough read a message on the junior man's face that put on hold the programmed response of shooting a suspect that focus a weapon at a policeman, he didn't verbally...
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...Evan Mandery Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice • Why I'm Skipping My Harvard Reunion (A Call to Action) Posted: 05/06/2014 8:51 am EDT Updated: 07/06/2014 5:12 am EDT In a few weeks, the Harvard class of 1989 will be reuniting in Cambridge. There'll be mini-TED talks, a "Taste of New England Dinner," and a chance to sing with the Boston Pops, but I'll be spending the weekend coaching my son's Little League team and hanging out with my family. Reunions seem unnatural to me. I refuse to participate in the charade of pretending to be surprised to see a classmate, and when I'm asked, "What have you been doing?" as one inevitably is, I never know where to draw the line between "stuff" and the full, self-reflective version one might share with a close friend. I think too much detail implies an exaggerated sense of self-worth and is hence a greater faux pas than too little detail, so I've always hewed closer to the "stuff" version, but this runs its own risk of suggesting you don't think the other person is important enough to merit the full telling of your own story. It's a minefield and, in the social media era, one that's entirely avoidable. I've never been unable to locate an old friend or classmate online. It's particularly easy for graduates of Harvard, which maintains a great alumni website--it's where Facebook started, after all. Anyone interested in me can find my professional record on LinkedIn, family photos on Facebook, and many hilarious tweets. If one wanted...
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...examination results were used as a measure of academic performance. Three hypotheses were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Analysis of Variance and t-test Analysis were used to analyse the data. The results showed that family type significantly influenced academic performance of secondary school students. On the bases of the findings, it is suggested that parents should be given adequate training on how best they can assist their children to attain maximum success irrespective of their family type. Key Words: Academic Achievement, Family Type, Students, Parents, Home influence. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION All stakeholders in Nigerian education system (parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, etc) are so much concerned about students’ achievements and academic standard. This is probably because success in...
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...Thy Shall Not Steal is the eighth principle of moral behavior for the human race. It is also embedded into the foundation of the moral code and legal system of western civilization yet, it is probably the most desecrated. I believe that no one should steal. It was an ordinary summer weekend where I like many children were outside playing in the neighborhood. My family and I had recently relocated into a lovely home in a very prominent area of town. This home was not too far from a large university campus which I admired and dreamed of attending. I would sometimes redirected my route as I walked home from school carrying my book bag in hopes of being mistaken for a young college student. I would often ride my bicycle through the university campus and around the sporting fields to watch the baseball and fast pitch softball games. I recall that every Sunday evening I would ride my bicycle to the neighborhood volleyball court where I would play volleyball for hours and hours with the university students and staff. My bicycle was a brand new burgundy ten speed racing series with curled handlebars. I was very proud of my bicycle, I probably like every little boy thought that my bicycle was the fastest one that was ever made. Well, on this day I vividly recall that I was simply riding my bicycle back and forth up and down the street on which I lived. I could seemingly do that for hours without even breaking a sweat. On one of my trips as I passed by ...
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... May 9, 2016 My career was an important factor to me but to see if I had a compatible match with others careers I to a test to see. I took a test on O*NET and I turned out to I scored (27 in Artistic) ( 22 in Enterprising) (20 in Investigative). thus showing with Artistic that i'm more likely to work in a place where I’d be using my hands and imagination. For the enterprising showing that I’m capable Persuading and leading people. Making important life changing decisions and Taking risks for profits. My investigative skills were a few points less than my enterprising score, my ability to search for the truth solve some complex problems career field. The second test that was administered similar but different Enterprising was my highest score which was (12) which is in Enterprising my score in Realistic was (5), Investigative I scored an (4) my score for Artistic was a (6) but in Social I received a (9), for Conventional I received the lowest of many scored (4). The jobs that had came with theses positions were: Lawyer This job was my life choice and no matter what on both test it's always what i get recommended that im good for or i should do. Sheriff and deputy sheriff, I can see myself with this job but then again I can’t it’s not what i need this job does provide a protective service to the public but in the streets and that’s not for me i’d rather be inside a courtroom or office. Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers This is...
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...Position Against Standardized Testing I am a mother of two elementary school age kids, Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) board member, and actively involved in my children’s education. I have often asked why there is so much emphasis on standardized tests. Growing up, we took standardized tests but there was no real preparation work or stress over the test. We didn’t even know until the week prior that we had testing coming up. Back then teachers taught and engaged their students in learning all subjects because they loved teaching. We learned not only what was minimally acceptable to pass a standardized test, but much more beyond the testing requirements. I am very interested about high stake standardized testing in our public school system because it seems my children’s curriculum is solely based on concepts they need to learn to pass their standardized test. Rather than teaching to our children who are eager to learn how to be higher-level thinkers, we seem to be teaching them to accept a minimal standard and simply learn how to pass a test. Today, I see our children being given pretests and benchmark tests to see how well they will do on the standardized test. I witness teachers under pressure to make sure they get the curriculum in prior to the test and students being drilled repeatedly for the standardized tests. Our children come home stressed and concerned because in some states, these tests can determine if you are from moving to the next grade level, even if you...
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...1 Homeschool Spells Success: the Connection between Homeschool and Superior Achievement Dana Hilton Western Governors University Abstract: This paper explores the correlation between homeschooling and student outcomes by drawing upon research that indicates that the homeschool movement has created a generation of students who are uniquely prepared to excel in academic competition, higher education, and in the wider world and who, by extension, are poised to surpass their traditionally schooled peers Keywords: homeschool, John Holt, Raymond Moore, unschooling, educational testing, outcomes Homeschool Spells Success: the Connection between Homeschool and Superior Achievement Homeschooling, by its very nature, is a personal business: students receive personalized instruction in their own homes. But in recent years, homeschooling has moved into the public consciousness through the achievements of exceptionally gifted students of home schools. In her article “Homeschooling: Back to the Future,” educator Isabel Lyman cites one of the earliest examples of the success potential of contemporary homeschool students when she describes the 1997 victory of homeschool student Rebecca Sealfon at the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee (1998). According to Lyman, Sealfon’s success helped author homeschool’s move from the educational fringe to the mainstream (1998). Fourteen years later, Jeffery Blitz’s documentary film Spellbound brought homeschooled students’...
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...of students, such as Brittany, every year do not make it across the stage at graduation due to failing these state tests. And many of them, such as Brittany, were honors students who had fulfilled all the other requirements of graduation except this one (Torres, 2010). Stories such as this one are far too common and should not happen. We have the power to change the status quo, so that no student should have to follow the same path as Brittany. This problem can be solved, though like Brittany’s case, it will be neither quick nor easy. The purpose of this proposal on replacing standardized tests with end-of-year subject tests is to convince readers that changing assessments in education will improve education, and a strong educational system will result in several positive...
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...have been asked to think of a specific situation in which I was required to negotiate, sale, or purchase a house, car, or salary. I will analyze the roles of communication and personality in negotiation and how they contributed to or detracted from the negotiation process. I will cover how I approached the situation, what was the outcome or the result of the negotiation, and I will also discuss how I could have handled the situation to achieve a more desirable outcome. Growing up as a child I would always look at the auto trader or the penny saver and dreamed of having enough money to buy a nice car someday. Eventually I grew up and established a very good credit score that helped me buy my first car. Once I got station in Hawaii, I started buying cars and motorcycles at cheap prices because they were either broken and needed to be fixed or I would find good deals on Craigslist. I started noticing that personality can have a lot to do with whether or not the deals ends up in your favor or not. People who wanted to get rid of their vehicles and didn’t care if the car was a rip off or not were very quick with a response and short with their answer. These kinds of people will tell you anything you want to hear so that you will buy their car. I can see these people from a mile away and choose to not get involved with their drama. I also ran into people who weren’t in a rush to sell their...
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