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Mardi Gras and Effects on the New Orleans Economy

quickly become important ("The History of Mardi Gras," 2007). Some call it Fat Tuesday, which is what the term Mardi Gras actually...

Teaching Jr. and Sr. High School History Problems and Perspectives

do not care-they just want high test scores in math and English" (Weber, 2001; a2weber.htm). But, as we all know, history is much ...

Scholastic Achievement and School Vouchers

tuition at local parochial schools but less than half the costs of private nonsectarian schools (Thigpen, 2000). For more than tw...

Gang Prevention Programs in Schools and an Article Review of 'How Great is G.R.E.A.T. (Gang resistance education and training)?'

that empower adolescents with the ability to resist peer pressure to join gangs". It does so in an approach that encourages behav...

Reading Instruction and Standardized Test Scores

standardized test to determine which teaching method was most viable would be helpful in assessing the reading skills of the third...

Dabhol, India Enron Project

the development of the local economy and create jobs (Vachani, 1995). If we look at the situation in India, there is a need for m...

Urban Schools and Lack of Quality Educators

have emergency teaching certificates (NASBE, 2002). Consider these data: * Urban schools are twice as likely to hire unlicensed or...

History and Trade School Problems

is such a need for utility engineers: "The energy-delivery industry must realize that the work force needed to maintain the reliab...

Future System of Elementary Schools

benefits in the way of museums, industries, and artistic venues that make downtown locations vital areas for learning to take plac...

Safety in Schools

remains a mystery. Professor Ewing has studied juvenile murders for years and has written several books about this topic (Perrita...

Young Teens, Education in Schools, and AIDS

ignorant, uneducated attitudes. The social, political, economical, cultural and religious activities experienced in everyda...

Justo L. Gonzalez and Soren Kierkegaard Compared

his or her own singular importance. "The ethical is the universal, and as such it is again the divine. One has therefore a right ...

Theory, Skills, and Standards of Physical Education

levels of health awareness and personal wellness goals. Students must understand how to best deal with stress, disease prevention ...

Math Education for Children with Special Needs Article Critiqued

observations in several different locations throughout the school over a period of three semesters. Each participant was also int...

School Deviancy and Crime

a perspective, and as such will act accordingly. As two authors note, "Until we make schools engaging learning communities whose m...

Theories of Max Wertheimer in Productive Thinking

student may have to word it differently. THE PHI PHENOMENON Wertheimer had one theory that is called the phi phenomenon which ma...

Depression, its Causes and Effects

can be Both Internal and External. b. External Biological Factors are Often the Result of Invasive Biotic Organisms...

Information for Those New to Teaching

geographic disciplinary perspectives in their academic training" (Towson University, nd). As an illustration of how this works, he...

Preschool and Kindergarten Best Practice Curriculum

to Schweinhart and Weikart (1990), effective and developmentally appropriate programs for children (they are discussing Head Start...

Reforming Education and Its Barriers

from families, teachers and others before it can implement much of anything, the good ideas end up becoming watered down. Unfortun...

The American Infatuation with Violence

of violence against women due to popular culture and escalating violence throughout Americas school system. "Televisions role in ...

Elementary Classrooms, Technology, and Reading

thinking proficiency, encourage the use of writing skills to communicate with others, and improve research capabilities," says Wal...

Religion Curriculum in Schools

Perhaps the greatest similarities lie between the Christianity and Islam faiths; indeed, there are considerable concurrent issues ...

Music and Its Role in the Classroom

already been addressed in the UK through "The Project Music in the Secondary School Curriculum." Which was established in 1973 at ...

Public School System and the Issue of Religion

be learning about other religions and religious tolerance. In August of 1995, the Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley ...

Marketing Expenditure Increases - A Proctor and Gamble Case Study

the companys products and their dollar-value, marketing has always been one of P&Gs great strengths. In the section of the case ...

Nike Strategic Planning Theory Application

if it achieves the proper fit between the companys internal strengths and weaknesses and the external opportunities and threats (M...

Harvard Business School Case Study of Heineken N.V.

occasional use rather than everyday use. This association may be seen as a strength as it is well established. However, it may als...

Teaching Shortages and the Growing Demands on Teachers in Public Schools

a less than desirable life choice as fewer and fewer college students are making the commitment to becoming teachers. The result h...

Dental School Cheating and its Ethical Implications

that many students choose to cheat (Kleiner & Lord, 1999). In a recent survey, 80 % (1999, p.55) of students in high school, who ...