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Elementary School and DISTAR Reading Program

DISTAR reading program is being used more widely all the time" (Hone, 1994, p. PG). First introduced in the 1960s, DISTAR -- whic...

Elementary Education, Computers, and Test Scores

In eight pages this paper considers how using computers in elementary school classrooms produce benefits including assisting stude...

Urban Setting and Funding of Public Schools

In ten pages this paper examines educational program types used in urban areas and discusses the effects of public school funding ...

Public Education and the Impact of Social Problems

In six pages this paper discusses public education and the hefty price tag that is attached to societal problems in a consideratio...

Schools and Mandatory Uniform Policies

Mandatory uniform policies for schools are assessed in a paper consisting of four pages. Ten sources are cited in the bibliograph...

President Bill Clinton on Public School Uniforms

of the best ways to reduce violence and improve discipline within our public schools. This declaration came after the President s...

Attrition of College Freshmen

levels of academic discourse both during lessons and in post-lesson narrative construction. Also, there was greater student parti...

Ways of Reducing Natural Unemployment

In five pages this paper discusses natural unemployment and considers various economic schools of thought including Keynesian. Si...

Elementary School Tutoring

that may be present. Major Issues Efforts to classify children so that they can be...

Elementary Mathematics Writing

use the rules and processes of elementary math. There has been a shift in teaching strategies from the "teaching by telling," m...

Harpsichord History

keyboards, which are usually referred to as "manuals." The sound of the harpsichord is generally considered to be clearer and liv...

Lack of Planning Time for Middle School Teachers

between and among teachers (The National Forum to Accelerate Middle School Reform, nd). It is a given that teachers will offer a s...

Finances and the 1980s' Team Kansas City Zephyrs

of not only the facilities but any concession stands and concessions that might be used. Therefore, transferring any stadium cost...

Arguing Against the Practice of Public School Book Banning

to limit access to so-called sensitive issues and concepts, radical right wing supporters have pushed their weight around to remov...

Safety Concerns in Educational Facilities

concern in elementary schools (Thompson and Hudson, 1998). Proper supervision is crucial, as it is believed that more than 40 per...

International Conflict, Realism v. Constructivism

when the threat that caused their creation no longer exists. The Constructivists, in contrast, contend that alliances exist becau...

Work or Graduate School?

scholarship may be gained for some or all of the education costs. On top of this there are also the lost wages whilst at graduate ...

Comparison of Gestalt and Behaviorism

(1969 as Overskeid, 1995) states: "Behavior which is exclusively shaped by ... contingencies is perhaps the closest one can come t...

Dropout Rates in High Schools

go to college in the first place. As is noted above, these choices, and the factors influencing them, can vary radically between ...

Schools and the Value of Knowledge

school the least stressful (Mangione and Speth, 1998). Children do much better in their studies when they have achieved a smooth t...

Benefits of Learning Spanish as a Second Language

being able to communicate with these classmates. Of course when we travel we come across Spanish speaking people everywhere, and ...

Homosexuality and Educators

In five pages this paper examines state schools and the controversy of gay teachers from both sides before a conclusion is reached...

Preschoolers' Prosocial Behavior

In twelve pages this tutorial outline contrasts and compares preschool age children's prosocial behavior at home and in the school...

1995's United States v. Lopez Case

and is one that should be evaluated in todays frightening climate of violence. The Supreme Court case United States v. Lop...

High School and Career Counseling

a Christian perspective, biblical references can be shown which indicate that each individual has a purpose and a destiny to fulfi...

Funding for Inner City and Suburban Schools

is the tendency to place the high achieving students in private schools where they will get a more individualized and intensely fo...

John Dunworth's The Dollar a Year Principal

staff were neither able to look to genuine leadership or to formulate and enact policies of their own....

17th and 18th Century European Military Education

In twelve pages European military officer training during this time period is examined in a discussion of informal British approac...

Discrimination and Justice in Public Education

that the number of children from diverse backgrounds, including religion, ethnicity, and race, is increasing and many of them do n...

Possible Barriers for MSN Pursuit by Registered Nurses

nurses considering returning to school for a Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN), the perceived barriers include issues directly r...