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Reducing Recidivism Rates

are supposed to teach him but that is not what happens. The offender often has no idea what the goal is of each activity and certa...

The Teaching of Math in California

ways in which to qualify students for the GATE program. Students who are advanced in mathematics would be exposed to higher grade ...

Can Unsuccessful Districts Change

Is there any way to help schools that are seldom successful? It seems that changes are always being made in our public schools yet...

Measuring Success of Project

There is an international epidemic of overweight, obese, and morbidly obese adults and children. Programs that would be successful...

Innovative Quit State Design

There are more than 40 million smokers in the United States. Of those who try quitting through groups, patches, or gum, very few s...

The First Day at Kindergarten

were screaming at the top of their lungs and the sounds the bus made as it came to a stop and then lurched forward were scary. Je...

Relationship between School Culture and Curriculum

with what they already understand on an academic subject (Brown, 2003). A constructivist approach to pedagogy emphasizes that the ...

One Transtion in Adolescent's Life

Children and adolescents make many transitions during their lifetimes, one of which is the transition from elementary to middle sc...

Motivations for Teaching Adolescents in High-Needs Schools

describe the other elements that were at play in the educational process. These invisible elements, the so-called "hidden curricu...

Inequities in School Funding

income calculations along with property values in formulating school finance values, and a number of states are "moving in the dir...

State Funding of Public Education

of its real market value. Therefore, this taxpayer pays $2,000 in taxes or 2 percent of the propertys real value (Brimley and Garf...

Taxation & School Revenue

policy survey conducted by this journal, the editorial then relates how various states are approaching this problem. This shows th...

Wireless Technology In The Classroom

he would ask if there were any questions at the end of each lesson but he knew there were students who did not understand but who ...

An Evaluation of School Culture

its website, from Deborah Meier herself and form observing how teachers currently operate at the school. Its stated mission for ex...

How Alaskan Boarding Schools Hurt the Natives

linguistics for these groups? The answer seems to be a resounding yes. Stories come from thee facilities and concern children bein...

Technology In Middle And High Schools

Panel members overwhelmingly believed it was very important to have technology right in the classroom (Clark, 2006). The research...

Opportunity Costs of College

those pursuing college degrees. Indirect costs include tradeoffs between less leisure time and greater education and knowle...

School Public Relations Questions

are equally important in vision development due to the fact that the product does not materialize without the process. Their inter...

The Role of a Primary School Teacher

intends" (Kyriacou, 1998). The curriculum for the main part of determined by the government, with targets such the literacy and a ...

Morality in The Scarlet Letter

sin and transgression. For example, this discussion could bring out the ways in which both Hester and her daughter Pearl are socia...

High School Diploma: Tennessee

3 units, states, "All students must complete one of the following: Biology, Biology for Technology, or the equivalent in an integr...

Perks of Being a Wallflower/Should It Be Banned?

this be decided by "Teachers? Librarians? Parents? The government?" (Seufert 14). If any of these agencies act in a blanket manner...

Various School Issues

a hierarchical system that pictures four levels of development (Craig 276). The first phase of consciousness describes people who ...

Organizational Conflict

conflict resolution in order to determine how principals can best adapt to the challenges and expectations of the twenty-first cen...

Proposed School Board Plan for Children Using Computers

In eight pages this paper discusses a school board proposal for the use of computers for all children in a school district regardl...

School Prayer & The Lemon Test

505 U.S. 577 (1992), the United States Supreme Court addressed the question of whether or not the inclusion of a member of the cle...

History of Public Schools

In six pages this paper discusses U.S. public schools in a historical overview that dates back to the 1642 School Ordinance of Mas...

Traditional Schooling v. Home Schooling

In fact, Florida officials reported that the primary reason parents gave for wanting to school their child at home was safety.v ...

Jr. High School Techers, Vital Skills and Understanding

In five pages this paper considers teaching at a middle school or junior high school level in a presentation of a literature revie...

Overview of Curriculum Planning in Saudi Arabia

In ten pages an overview of a Saudi Arabia school's process of curriculum planning is evaluated. Eleven sources are cited in the ...