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- 1601: Teachers
- Teachers There is only one aspect of school that no student can avoid: the teachers. Whether they act friendly, kind-hearted, and easy-going, or rude, homework-driven, and brutally mean, teachers are an integral part of every student's education. Most teachers ... task for anyone with a social life. This teacher may also think that a "long-term assignment" means a maximum of two to three days to complete; unfortunately, since this teacher has not been to school for at least 30 years, he cannot understand how difficult it is for a student to complete such a large task in such a small amount of time. Completely opposite from the "you wanted MORE ... other teachers ("indefinite-deadline") can change a bad day for a student into a rather pleasant one. One of the things that makes schooling interesting is the teachers, and the only way to thoroughly experience school is to have each type of teacher at least once.
- 1602: Computers in Schools
- Computers in Schools The use of computers in school classrooms has evolved throughout the years, and has become revolutionary in changing the way we teach and learn. Our classrooms should no longer be confined to four walls and a few teachers who are considered ... a changing society and a new world that is dependent on technology. As students graduate, they need the technological skills needed to thrive in a world in which technology sets the pace. Society expects the school system to produce functional citizens who have the skills to gain profitable employment, and not be a drain on the system. Computers have been in the schools since the 1960s, but they were not used ... Many People have discovered that they can make banners for every day events, while other more advanced users can program their own games. Students have been using their Word Processors to type up reports for school, working men and women have used theirs to make documents for work, and all sorts of people have used their computers for various tasks that are made easier by use of computers. Another use ...
- 1603: The Ice Storm
- ... struggles of life fuels their growing separation from each other and themselves. They are forever going to talk about it in the morning , but morning arrives with husbands on the train and children off to school. With alcohol and sedatives never in short supply, evenings are spent discussing all but what is truly important. Elena knows that her husband is having an affair with Jane Carver, but even at the point ... decide to participate. Many cocktails numb the uneasiness those in attendance feel as the moment approaches. Meanwhile, outside the house rages an ice storm, called the worst in a century . Paul Hood, home from boarding school, travels to New York City to woo his high school crush, Libbets Casey (Katie Holmes) his amorous intent thwarted by his dilettante roommate and the obligatory chemical overindulgence. Wendy goes to the Carvers house, ostensibly to see Mike; however she ends up drinking vodka ...
- 1604: On The Waterfront
- ... Characters The main character is Terry an ex semi-professional boxer who became friendly with the mob during his career. He is a common unintelligent man (typical of his town) that unlike his brother quit school. He was the man that helped the mob kill a good man in the opening scene by distracting him to come onto the roof and check out his pigeons (Symbolic). His brother keeps the mobs ... make money. They live like animals in a Social Darwinism. The other main actor is the sister of the murder victim named Iddie. She comes from a totally sheltered life, growing up in a catholic school raised by nuns. She refuses to return to school because she wants to face a real problem, not just read about them. She also wants to find out who killed her brother. The priest plays the role of the godly guiding force that ...
- 1605: The History of Ice Hockey
- ... the same time. Despite its overwhelming popularity as primarily a woman's sport in North America, field hockey didn't arrive in America until 1901, (when Miss Constance Applebee of England arrived at Harvard summer school and organized a game with the group of students and teachers. (Dolan page 29-31) The English played a game called Bandy, which is a hockey-like game, who have been playing it as far ... 37) Ice polo was played on outdoor ice by the early to mid-1880s in New England, Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It was most likely played at first at St. Paul's school in Concord, New Hampshire, in the early 1880's. In 1883, a four-team ice polo league was formed in St. Paul, Minnesota. The formation of this league lead to the organization of ice polo ... width was limited to 3 in. and pucks achieved their standard specs: 1 inches thick by 3 in. in diameter and made of vulcanized rubber. Charles E. Courtney, a master at the St. Pauls School, later brought these new standards for the tools of the game to the states. One of the first amateur leagues and Canada was the Ontario Hockey s of Association founded in Toronto in 1890. ...
- 1606: Bilnigual Education
- ... not succeed in all-English classrooms (Cummins, 1981). Time is needed for development, which is just not offered with English immersion. I was in a class with three Hispanic immigrants while I was in high school. They knew no English and were forced to adapt to the all-English environment through English immersion. The classes were difficult for English speaking students let alone students who didnt understand what was going ... the teacher felt it was the best thing for them. We need to realize that these non-English speaking students and other like them who go through the English immersion program will graduate from high school by the mercy of teachers and will not be prepared to be successful in the so-called real world. This leads me to statistics that further the notion that late exit bilingual education is more ... is clear to see that the English immersion program is not the way to go, but rather late exit bilingual education. If public schools want to prepare the minority student for the world after high school they need to use late exit bilingual education and give them the best chance to succeed while at the same time allowing them to keep there cultural and native language. It is clear that ...
- 1607: Man Is Evil The Lord Of The Fl
- ... he still believes that man is evil. Just read this passage. I don t care what they call me, he said confidently. So long they don t call me what they did at my other school. Ralph was interested. What was that? the fat boy glanced over his shoulder, then leaned toward Ralph and whispered they use to call me Piggy Ralph shrieked with laughter he jumped up Piggy!,Piggy! (Golding ... trust in Ralph and in seconds it is shattered. This could relate to society in that if some one tells another person something in private. Then the next day when the kid goes back to school it s all around school it would be nearly the same thing. There is another passage from this book that may help prove that man is naturally evil. It reads, I ve got the conch, Ralph thinks you re ...
- 1608: Aristotle (384 -322 BC)
- ... Aristotle, Greek philosopher and scientist, is one of the most famous of ancient philosophers. He was born in Stagira, Greece to a physician to the royal court. When he became eighteen, Aristotle entered Plato's School in Athens and remained at this academy for twenty years, as a student and then as a teacher. He was recognized as the Academy's brightest and was given the title of "The Intelligence of the School". When Plato died in 347 BC, Aristotle left Athens and joined a group of disciples of Plato, with his friend Hermias. Hermias became ruler of a city called Assos, a city in Asia Minor. Aristotle ... BC, when Alexander became the ruler of Macedonia. Alexander the Great later became the ruler of all Greece, and over threw the Persian Empire. In 334 BC, Aristotle returned to Athens and started his own school, the Lyceum. Because he taught while walking around, his students were called the Peripatetic students, meaning "walking" or "strolling". When Alexander died in 323 BC, Aristotle was charged with impiety (lack of reverence to ...
- 1609: Is Ritalin Over Prescribed?
- ... any kind of psychological work-up - all essential diagnostic elements. One teacher I spoke to about Ritalin said she could tell you the doctor a child goes to if he or she showed up to school unexpectedly with Ritalin. She said there are a couple doctors in town that hand it out like candy the same day the parent goes in (Morrison). There are also cases when the doctor never even ... inhales the small amount of white powder. Green, a Harvard sophomore who doesn't have a prescription for Ritalin, says that he hasn't written a paper without Ritalin since his junior year in high school. He even wrote his Harvard essay on it. He is aware of the risks involved, such as tremors, hypertension, psychosis, and even death, but he says that the result of being so energized is worth ... shouldn't. I just hope that children who have other problems, such as depression, aren't being treated with the wrong medication. References Cooter, Robert B. " Ritalin and Reading: A Reaction to Mick." Intervention In School and Clinic 26 (1991): 305-205. Fachin, Katharina. " Teaching Tommy." Phi Delta Kappan Feb. 1996: 437-441. Graham, Janis. (1999 March). Is It ADHD? [Online]. Available: http://www.parentline.com/adhd/ Runnhein, Veronica A., ...
- 1610: The Transcontinental Railroad and Westward Expansion
- ... silver spikes for the official ceremony. The chosen symbol for the ceremony was a golden spike which was to be driven in by the Governor of California, Leland Stanford. The band stopped playing and a prayer was said. The telegraph operator was connected with San Francisco and New York and was ready to send the first coast-to-coast commentary. It was a single sentence, "Stand by, we have done praying ... part, a rush of American farmers who wanted to take part in free and cheap land in areas that were well watered. A third factor was the sale of land by states at attractive prices. School lands, university lands, and other state lands were put on the market in competition with homesteads. The chief factor, however, in this swift Westward colonization was the railroad companies. All of them were eager to ...
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