...From the time I was in preschool until I was a freshman in high school, I attended a private elementary and middle school names St. Lukes Lutheran School where the maximum number of kids in the school was between 100 and 200 students. Everything at the school was very hands on and all the teachers were very helpful because of the low amount of students. For all of the sports, everybody made the team and everyone was given playing time. The amount of attention that was given to all of the students made the material in the classes easy to understand. When I graduated from the school after my freshman year, the class I was in only had 13 students and most of us would be moving on to much larger high schools. The next school year I would be attending Eastern View High School, a newly built public high school in the Culpeper school district. The biggest difference between St. Lukes and Eastern View was the amount of students. I went from a school with 80 students to a class with 400 students. I was extremely worried about having to self motivate myself and not be pushed by my teachers to do better. But instead of falling under the pressure, I thrived from it and pushed myself. I was given so much freedom as a student which I had never had before. That gave me the opportunity to try different classes that I was interested in. During my sophomore year I was told about the Sports Medicine class to study Athletic Training. Since I didn’t know what I wanted to study when I got...
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...The recent changes in school lunches are beneficial to everyone that is involved. Children are becoming obese sooner in life do to not eating the right things at school. If we supply breakfast and a healthier lunch for children, they would be a lot healthier. This brochure should inform you of the benefits for your children to eat healthier. Congress passed the National School Lunch Act in 1946 to support commodity prices after World War II by reducing farm surpluses while providing food to schoolchildren. By 1970, the program was providing 22 million lunches on an average day, about a fifth of them subsidized. Since then, the subsidized portion has grown while paid lunches have declined, but not since 1972 have so many additional children become eligible for free lunches as in fiscal year 2010, 1.3 million. Today it is a $10.8 billion program providing 32 million lunches, 21 million of which are free or at reduced price. The number of students receiving subsidized lunches rose to 21 million last school year from 18 million in 2006-7, a 17 percent increase, according to an analysis by The New York Times of data from the Department of Agriculture (Sam Dillion, New York Times, Nov. 30, 2011). Some children only get to eat food at school. In Dallas, Newark and Chicago, for instance, about 85 percent of students are eligible, and most schools also offer free breakfasts. Now, some places have added free supper programs, fearing that needy students otherwise will go to bed hungry...
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...In school, we use old, torn textbooks that have not been up to date information nothing like when you use technology like computers. If we use a computer with tabs or websites for textbooks it would solve some problems but not all of them. First it would be up to date events or facts at learners fingertips. Next it would excite learners instead of those boring, old textbooks. What’s more important is that it can save less time and maybe money. That’s why technology should be used in schools instead of textbooks. With the technology now a days, schools should in corporate this into learning experiences. It can give the teachers most recent information. For example, if needed what is the most currents events for a class, you could just use small computers for the students to find this out and write about it. Also, doing the work on technology can motivate students to do it rather than writing which takes half the time or maybe even blow it off. Above all, the technology schools can use change students attitude towards school work. In textbooks you just see paragraphs and paragraphs of facts and very cheesy pictures on the side that explain what was said. Through computers, they can show a video that students listen to so that they don’t have to read. Also these videos can demonstrate how something works or functions. As well, these videos are can help the students become visual learners. Above all else, computers can contribute in many different ways of learning. Computers...
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...School lunches have changed in cost and content. In the united states we all have choices, go right to work out of high school or pursue a higher education, to participate in the political process by voting or choosing not to vote, to eat and drink without thought or live a healthy lifestyle. One choice has been made for the children of America in recent years, the choice of eating a healthy diet, trading in French fries and chicken nuggets for salad bars and organic beef. With the new menu come health benefits but come with additional costs to tax payers. With childhood obesity reaching all time highs president Barack Obama has implemented changes to what is required in the nations cafeterias. “The Healthy, hunger-free kids act, signed by President Barack Obama in 2010, requires all government-subsidized lunch programs to double the amount of fruits and vegetables they serve to children, and serve only whole grains for all grain products” (Allen, 2012) With these new requirements schools are mandated to meet comes additional cost that is not covered by the budget allocated for the school food programs. Allen (2012) found that the changes will take place in 2013-14, will increase the budget for the school program by $3.2 billion, per meal 14 cents, to the already established $11 billion school lunch program. With increased costs and no new funding the additional cost is passed on to the schools, Allen (2012) one school district Shenedehowa’s, lost $23,000 in a...
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...First off, People change. The person you knew in middle school many become a completely different person, and you yourself will change because in the first year of high school, many people mature. This may mean, you and your best friend of five or more years may suddenly stop making contact. This is not something to be afraid of. Change is simply the sign that you are growing up and becoming who you truly are. Many people remain friends throughout the four years here, but be aware and prepared. On your journey of changing, you will also meet new people. This is normal; Do not close yourself off from the rest of the high school population because you’re afraid of losing friends; You may meet a stellar person. For example, when I was a freshman, my best friend of six years decided to make new friends. The two of us were peas in a pod, but she essentially forgot about me that year. We are still friends to this day, but we are not as close. Meeting new people and expanding your friend group is okay, and if your old friends are okay with it, drag them along on your new escapades as a high school student....
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...education industry. It is the former school of one of the members, Anna Virginia P. Santos, San Lorenzo School which is located in San Pedro, Laguna. MISSION SAN LORENZO SCHOOL, although a non-sectarian school, fosters a Christian Community whose members are strongly committed in their covenant with GOD by emulating SAN LORENZO RUIZ' steadfast faith and unwavering devotion to God, and by advocating Christian Values. The school enhances academic excellence in every San Lorenzonian by establishing relevant, responsive, and technologically-oriented academic and non-academic programs; and by continuously upgrading competent and committed teachers whose dedication in their academic profession is beyond compare. VISION SAN LORENZO SCHOOL envisions itself as an agent of change and as a producer of productive citizens of this country who in the near future will actively participate in the economic prosperity, national development, and social transformation through excellence in teaching and community involvement. SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY AND GOAL: San Lorenzo School, a reputable center for youth education, strongly believes that quality education is extremely essential to the growth of the nation and its people. Although co-educational and non-sectarian, it provides teaching about Christian Living to students regardless of their religious affiliation. With a balanced and well-planned academic program in pre-elementary, elementary, and high school levels, its academic strength is...
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...Life in high school was very different from that of what I have experienced up to now in college. Transition from high school to college was not easy. There were many points influencing the fact that I wasn’t prepared enough initially to go through this experience so suddenly. On 10th september,2015 I was a boy who had flown 18000 miles from Kolkata, India and come to experience a completely different culture and phase of my life. I never expected it to be really easy to get through this change, because I knew they were both going to be very different lives, and life in college would be different because of all the freedom, and responsibility. When I was in high school, I had all the luxuries I needed. I had every single resource. I never had to lift a finger; it was like everything was there for me on a platter. I always had a car for me to go wherever I wanted whenever I wanted, when I did not want to drive, there was a driver t take me. I had people to do all the chores, id never washed a dish, or my clothes before I came to college .I had staff who did the cleaning, ironing and all the other things. I had tutors to help me with the subjects I had a problem with. I know this would seem like too the people in clleg as if I am a brat, and I had to deal with that while learning all this going through such a major life change. Even school was very different, the teaching style, the teachers the friends, everything was something I was comfortable in. Its that way for almost all...
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...Numerous people attended school, but there are billions of people that had different aspect about the school. Also, the majority of the individual had many ambivalent feelings about how the school is formulated. School had changed during many years ago with new technology and technique. However, the school needed some things to change like grading system, classes, and homework. First of all, the school needs to change the grading system, because many people learn differently. For better or worse, in the end, it seems that everything comes down to the final grade, which generally generates a source of anxiety for students. Because the board of education thinks that grades define who you are. For example, my best friend was being defined as special,...
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...What is so important to change the breakfast and lunch school from what we have? It is important as parents are very concern about what their children have at school for breakfast and lunch. This topic is become sensitive and brought it up to majority by the First Lady, Michelle Obama at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia as she claimed that she was worried about the food at school as she tried to prepare healthy food for her children (Nixon, 2012.) Moreover changing the breakfast and lunch program can come from many reasons: economic, population, and benefits. In this economy hard time, parents who never have any problem about putting money in pocket might find themselves struggling with financial problem. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, unemployment has steadily risen and reaching 6.7% in November 2008 and also food and energy prices have increased dramatically throughout. As the bad economic continue the more unemployment will grow larger. Due to financial situation, parents are more apply for the breakfast and lunch program. As reported over the last five years the rates have increased annually by 2.5% to 4.1% (Siegel, 2010) and the higher the student participation rates, the higher the amounts of reimbursement the school receives. As shown in the following picture, there is an increase of free and reducing meals only paid meals are decreased. Saved by the Lunch Bell: As Economy Sinks, School Nutrition Program Participation Rises...
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...aligning systems and organizational structures in place that guarantee profit and company growth. Change, however, can be problematic and difficult within an organization, especially those catering to stockholders and investors. The Strategic Change Initiative Strategic change involves not only deciding what to change, but how and when to change specific elements of one’s strategic orientation. This change may be driven by dramatic changes within the environment, declining organizational performance, or perhaps even both. Within the realm of an early childhood education, strategic planning can be considered as steering the parent and community volunteering activities such that they are in alignment with organizational mission and vision. The purpose of the PACE Early Childhood Education Policy Committee will be to work in conjunction with the PACE ECE Director, Board of Directors, and staff to serve as a policy making body. In addition, the PACE ECE Policy Committee will also serve as a catalyst for relaying relevant information to all PACE ECE school sites and assist in the implementation of all PACE ECE’s organizational goals and objectives. To implement the strategic change process within the organization to improve parent involvement, the Policy Committee has agreed to and voted on adding two new positions, one within the Policy Committee and one at each of our school sites. Change Images The...
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...of Clara’s life. Only through a detailed interview with her and the parents could we begin to narrow possibilities of treatment. I would ask Clara to describe her day and home time. Is she happy at school or sad? What is it that happens just before her tantrums start? Did you like preschool at first? Did something change at school to make you not like to go there? How does she feel just before she misbehaves? Are you lonely? I would ask her parents when she started acting this way. How do you get her to stop? How has her sleeping patterns changed? What has changed as far as her eating before these problem arouse? How long before you noticed a change in her behavior? Did something change in her daily routine? Have they noticed any other changes in her? How does she act most of the time? Do her moods swing from high to low? Does she still enjoy the same things she did before? Is there a change in her energy level? Is there a change in mood if she doesn’t get her way? At what age was she adopted? Has there been a change in her house hold recently? What do you know about her birth parents back ground and mental health? Tools that might be helpful would be an intelligence test. I would have a meeting with her teacher to find out how she is doing in school. Clinical observation should always be used first, because it is the most used assessment tool. Before designing an effective intervention for this family I would want to do an extensive at home study...
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...how things rarely stay the same for long periods of time. The trees change in the fall and again in the spring, your friends come and go, your likes and dislikes change just as consistently as the seasons change. You may believe that you will have a person in your life forever, but then something happens and can take them away from you. Perspectives change, people, change, and time is forever moving so there are not very many things that you can say stay the same. In the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, many of the characters experience change. Gene’s life changes dramatically from the beginning to the end, Finny’s life and outlooks on things changes with the things he experiences, and the atmosphere of the school itself changes along with thte boys and what they deal with....
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...In my life there have many great changes in technology. Many of these changes have affected my life greatly. They have made it both easier and faster to do things. The one piece of technology that has affected my life is the computer and all its programs. The computer and all its programs have made my life so much easier. Before the computer was invented you either had to write out what you wanted to say or typewrite it on the typewriter. However this was not always easy because if you made a mistake there was no way to fix it but to write it over again or use white out. With the computer though, mistakes could be made and fixed before I print it out. These mistakes could be solved within seconds by doing a spelling and grammar check. Also the computer I can save my work so if something happens to the first copy another copy could easily be made. With the typewriter and plain old writing it if the original copy was damaged you had to write it over again. Another great thing about the computer is that it is fast. If I were to write this essay by hand it would take me about twice the time because I would have to write the letters instead of just pressing buttons to get the letters on the screen. Next the computer has many programs on it like all of the Microsoft office programs so that I could do all of my school work and it sometimes has games on it. Also the computer usually has an internet connection. The internet is the one thing that saves me a boat load of time. On the internet...
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...Life as Arletta Chambers “Change is a either a good or bad thing; use it for good,” Is what Ms. Arletta Chambers constantly says to me. I believe this how Ms. Chambers lives her life, and she does so very well. She is a Social Worker at Essential Care Services here in New Orleans. You never have to guess how she feels, She is more than happy to let you know. Being the youngest of five, she had some of the responsibilities of many children. She had to obey her older siblings and parents. She had to do her chores and stay on top of her schoolwork. Her childhood was pretty typical and very centered. There were summer camps, vacations, and free time, but only if she behaved. She told...
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...Clinical Assessment Short Answers PSY/270 1/26/14 Clinical Assessment Short Answers 1. What other information would you like to learn during the interview with the family? Why? Provide a list of the specific questions you would ask. I would ask the parents what dates did the change start, time of day and how often. I would like to know if the family have started any new activity in the home. I would have concerns about changes that may have taken place in school such as new teachers new classmates or any new changes in the school. I would like to know what Jake is watching on TV and, I like to know if Jake have a sitter. I would also like to know the natural parents history (if possible). Knowing the history to the questions that I have listed will help give me a better understanding of what could be going in Jake’s life. In addition to the clinical interview, what other clinical assessment tools should you consider? Why? Assessments is simply the collecting of relevant information in an effort to reach a conclusion (Comer 2011) The standardize is common steps that should be taken when an assessment is performed, a good assessment tool will always yields the same results (Comer, 2011) Reliability this assessment yields that same scores each time when the assessment is done on the same person. The validity is the most accurately measure (Comer, 2011) I think the key is to found out as much information from Jake’s parent before getting into the assessments...
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