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- 1241: IQ Testing
- "The score on an intelligence test does predict one’s ability to handle school subjects, though it foretells little of success later in life."(Gardner) Intelligence by definition is the capacity to understand and apply knowledge. Honestly, how can that be tested? What happens if the test taker is ... very sick or too confident it will affect their IQ. From personal experience I have learned that the most intelligent people are not the smartest. Two friends of mine Larry and Tony went to high school with me. Larry did his homework the majority of the time and showed up for school; he was considered a good student. Tony, on the other hand, skipped school all the time and never did homework; However, the faculty was amazed at the bare wit Tony possessed. June 9th, 1998, ...
- 1242: Gifted People
- ... teacher with a special degree in gifted education. I feel that it is important that the teacher was a gifted student who would know what the students must face as "above average" members of their school. The job market for gifted education offers a wide range of opportunity and gifted teachers are needed all over the country. One of the earliest programs for gifted and talented students was set up in ... to create the parameters of his/her work and allowing them to be creative in their learning experience. Each class is presided-over by a teacher that has specialized degrees in gifted education. Almost every school in the United States has a need for a gifted class, making job opportunities endless; there are never enough. Gifted teachers must have both a degree in education (secondary or elementary) and a degree in ... She feels that the students are not bothered by what their peers think, but actually tend to understand that other's opinions mean little compared to their own. Mrs. Mansueto taught at Elm Grove Middle School for 5 years. She commented on her role as a gifted teacher to consist of "one part mentorship, one part hardship, and one part friendship". When asked what kind of hours she keeps, she ...
- 1243: CRIMINAL MOTIVATION
- ... that regular social life needs conflict. I am sure that there are many more theories but these are the most important. The first and earliest theory on what makes a criminal came from the classical school. They said that crime is caused by the individual's exercise of his or her own free will. The best possible deterrents to crime with this theory were swift punishments that counter any gain that the criminal obtained. This school of though has remained around and has even re-emerged into the “neoclassical criminology.” The next theories were all biological, as is the name of the school. In this theory all crime is genetically based. If you are a criminal, it is said in your genes. Phrenology came from this theory, which is the study of the head to determine a ...
- 1244: How Weather Affects The Qualit
- The weather in Southern Ontario affects everybody in a lot of different ways, the winter has many storms because of which there is no school and during the summer there are long humid days during which everybody feels extremely tired. But the spring and fall seasons are the greatest and most blissful of all. Whichever your preference Southern Ontario is ... into car accidents. Sometimes, but rarely, there is freezing rain, this causes ice to from on the roads making driving almost impossible. During these snowstorms or freezing rain storms the roads are so poor that school buses cannot travel or sometimes even start in the morning, because of the cold. Because of this school children cannot attend classes and miss school, much to their delight and not their parents, who all to often have to drive in these conditions and have problems getting baby-sitters for their kids. ...
- 1245: History Of Coca-Cola
- ... Atlanta, Georgia he finally settled on the syrup later to be known as Coca-Cola.1. John Pemberton was born in Knoxville, Georgia in 1831. At the age of 17, he attended the Botanical Medicine School of the State of Georgia.2. After school he owned a drug store in Columbus, Georgia and fought for the confederacy in the Civil War. During the war he became addicted to morphine from an injury.3. After the war ended, he moved ... Asa Candler, to buy the business. He then went to work for Candler in 1888.11. Asa Candler was born on December 10th, 1851. Growing up Asa decided that he didn’t want to attend school, so instead he became a apprentice to Dr. Best & Dr. Kirkpatrick in Carterville, to become a pharmacist. Three years later, he left the doctors and went to Atlanta with $1.75 to his name, ...
- 1246: A Family-friendly WorkPlace
- ... sharing opportunities Work and life benefit polices include: · On-site childcare and/or eldercare · Information services and resources on childcare and/or eldercare · Paid family and medical leave · Release time from work to participate in school and community events3 · Benefits for part-time workers Work reorganization initiatives One of the easiest ways to commence your family-friendly effort is with work reorganization. There are many options, such as job restructuring, telework ... period, to a maximum of 15 additional weeks. Every woman who works for the Laurentian Bank is qualified for this benefit, from bank teller to vice-president.1 Release time from work to participate in school and community events Western New York companies, Fisher-Price, are zeroing in on making life better for the work force through family-friendly policies that help people balance work and home responsibilities. In addition to the job sharing, a child-care center and wellness center, other benefits include school days, whereby workers with children are granted time off for such things as teacher meetings or school plays. Sarah Craig, vice president of administration, said that the shortened work hours on Fridays enable people ...
- 1247: AIDS REPORT
- AIDS...Are You Afraid? This week when school starts, September 5th, a new child is enrolling. The school will not give out her name but they will give out more personal things for example, she is HIV infected. I was sad for the girl but i was also happy to hear this, because ... toilet seats or even hugging. This is why we need to educate the people, tell them the truth, you can only get aids through blood, vomit, seman, needles, or vaginal secreations. She will educate the school and the community. It would also be very helpful to this girl who is infected to be “let in” for once. Not only the girl has fear but her family has fear too. Fear ...
- 1248: Adolescence And Coping
- ... father did it to me, I’ll do it to my kids…), there is also a vicious cycle of poor discipline, which also contributes to the cycle of poverty. Knowledge is power, and a basic school education provides the foundation for every person to gain knowledge. I have also come to firmly believe that parents must take greater responsibility for the education of their child/children. My parents have been a ... styles and methods. During my research in DLT, I was informed of an incident at a parent/teacher night. A parent of a mainstream student demanded an explanation as to why, after three years at school, the student was still exhibiting poor behaviour at school. It was explained to this parent, (who has a reputation as a ‘stirrer’) that her child had spent five years at home before the three years at the school, and perhaps the parent could ...
- 1249: College, A Waste Of Time
- ... if an eighteen year old invested his/hers college tuition money in a bank, and kept it there till he/she was sixty-four, they would be twice as rich as those who go to school, graduate and work in their field of study. What she fails to mention is that while their money is gathering interest, it can not be touched till their sixty-four, and in the mean time ... job that will be pleasant for them. This sort of phenomenon is called “psychic income.” Most jobs, which these graduates will want to be employed in, are scares though. The amount of students in law school studying to be layers is twice as much as is needed. On top of that, graduates might not even work in the same field as they were studying for. Teachers, Engineers, and others were interviewed ... said that they rarely use the stuff that they learned in college. Some also reported that they perform jobs that bear very little to none resemblance of a job which they were preparing for in school. The key that opens a door full of jobs is what a college diploma used to be. Now that attendance in colleges has doubled, a diploma can not even guarantee a job. The author ...
- 1250: Gifted People
- ... teacher with a special degree in gifted education. I feel that it is important that the teacher was a gifted student who would know what the students must face as "above average" members of their school. The job market for gifted education offers a wide range of opportunity and gifted teachers are needed all over the country. One of the earliest programs for gifted and talented students was set up in ... to create the parameters of his/her work and allowing them to be creative in their learning experience. Each class is presided-over by a teacher that has specialized degrees in gifted education. Almost every school in the United States has a need for a gifted class, making job opportunities endless; there are never enough. Gifted teachers must have both a degree in education (secondary or elementary) and a degree in ... She feels that the students are not bothered by what their peers think, but actually tend to understand that other's opinions mean little compared to their own. Mrs. Mansueto taught at Elm Grove Middle School for 5 years. She commented on her role as a gifted teacher to consist of "one part mentorship, one part hardship, and one part friendship". When asked what kind of hours she keeps, she ...
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