If you have an accepting teacher and one that will make the situation a good thing instead of unconformable then sexual orientation can be accepted by the other students. " Because their legitimate fear of being harassed or hurt may reduce the willingness of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths to ask for help, it is important that their school environments be open and accepting so these young people will feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and concerns, including the option of disclosing their sexual orientation to others. ... Intervention/Strategy: A non bias non discriminatory classroom ...

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My father was overseas, and we had no one else to help us. ... We had no help from family or anyone else. ... During my sophomore year, math being my strongest subject, I was offered to take extra math classes. By senior year, I had taken all required math classes and was eligible to take extracurricular courses. ... As a scholar, I can be a college professor and help educate many others. ...

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Ever since I was a little girl I always wanted to become a teacher.Whenever someone asked me what I would like to be when I grew up I would say a teacher. After I graduate from high school I would like to attend a four year college. My major would be in education. My main focus will be o...

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Previous generations were required to learn the basics: reading, writing, math, science, and history. ... The report says the U.S. placed twenty-fifth out of thirty-four countries in math and science ("Best Education "1). ... Students fifteen years of age were ranked fourteenth in reading, seventeenth in science, and twenty-fifth in math (Koebler 1). ... Leading professionals are concerned that economic growth in America could be threatened by its' students low performance in math and by its slower progress as a whole academically ("Best Education 2). ... This approach to children encoura...

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Throughout these hundreds of colleges, students have to score within a certain range (preferably in the 500 range in both verbal and math) to even be considered for admission. ... All of these changes and requirements are helped made possible by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). ... SCHEV also helps policymakers, college administrators and other concerned leaders work cooperatively and constructively to advance educational excellence. ... On the average, African Americans scored 106 points less than European Americans on the math portion, (Jencks and Phillips, p.3)....

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This may include the basic knowledge of the sciences, the histories, the languages, math, etc. but also to learn essential "people skills" such as etiquette, group working skills, etc. ... It helps to boost nationalism, and aids the development of the society. 2. ... Children will go to school with a teacher (Julie), and they will learn the basic subjects: reading, writing, and math. ...

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Recent survey results in the universal subject of math show us that the U.S. eighth graders have fallen behind, while the twelfth grade level showed only slight improvement (appositive). ... While conformity creates better math students, it demises the aspect of creativity and individuality. ... Thus providing students with opportunities that help them learn about them selves, and develop original ideas. ... While many Americans yell and scream about their children's math abilities, they have overlooked the fact why most immigrants come here. ...

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They also aim at getting students college and career ready by making clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do in math and English language arts from kindergarten through 12th Grade. ... This allows her to identify the students weak points in their learning and help them better understand those subjects. ... Teachers and Parents alike are struggling to help their children understand the lesson when they themselves don't even understand the lesson. ... Common Core is said to make math unnecessarily complicated, in the curriculum you are taught one wa...

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By volunteering with Learning Leaders as a teacher's aid, I was able to help middle school kids, focus on their educational goals by helping them with projects and homework assignments. ... With math being my only other favorite subject and having several jobs in an office environment with number crunching, I came to the decision that accounting would be the career path that I would take. Working as a bookkeeper for three years has helped me lay the foundation for both my career and personal goals. It has helped me confirmed my passion for problem solving, number crunching and sometimes...

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The high school requirements for this field are at least a high school diploma with the following courses: Math 12, English 12, Physics, and Chemistry. ... Consulting opportunities for computer hardware engineers should grow as businesses need help managing, upgrading, and customizing increasingly complex systems. ... I believe that high school chemistry will help me decided if I choose to go into this profession by the scientific method of trial and error, if I learn how to work like a computer hardware engineer; I will be able to get a feel as to what they do. ...

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Applicants could have received 1st place in the country in a math competition, have an "outstanding essay", be a resident of the state where the college is located, and have two grandparents who attended that college, or they could get the same amount of points just by being a minority (what an achievement). (Mears) That is how much being a minority can help one get into college. ...

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First and foremost, Michelle Nunn is determined to help create jobs for unemployed American's. ... More so, she explains that there is the need to increase the number of young Americans (especially Georgians) taking the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) degrees. ...

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People always want to make changes and for everyone all the changes that they want to make are different, some want to be rich, some want to be strong, some want to change their life since when they born, even some want to make changes in their body and so more. Also, most people are not happy with ...

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All these programs like "No Child Left Behind" and "Head start were created to help students succeed academically. ... In Singapore math classes are taught with fewer subjects in the curriculum but are taught more in depth, giving the students more of a chance to retain the material then learning part of a subject one day and expecting to students to learn from that single lesson. ... Every years taxes are raised for helping schools, but why isn't this money being used to help children get a better education. ... Programs such as head start should be modified to help childr...

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The SAT was developed in the 1930s to help selective colleges identify talented students from mediocre high schools who performed poorly on traditional achievements tests because they had not studied the relevant subject matter (Asberry 1997). ... On the hand, Test scores continue to climb in urban school districts, some of which are making greater gains on math and reading assessments than their state averages, a report concludes. ... Gains were made in about 87 percent of all grades tested in math and 76 percent of all grades tested in reading in those districts, the analysis found. Roughl...

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An example of power in this article is that every child must get tested in math and reading yearly between the grades of three to eight. ... President Bush had the ultimate say when the government passed the No Child Left Behind Act, but in the mean time, these members of No Child Left Behind will have the chance to influence the President into allocating more money and more help to the project. ... In the long run, the power is being used to help improve children's education. ...

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There are many facilities available to help them, and there is at least one state-level association in every state. Home schooling parents form groups in their community to help each other out. ... For instance, where one parent might be good at teaching math, the other might be better at language (Farris). In addition to the help they get from each other, there are many tools and services available that enhance and enrich children's learning experience. ... More than three-quarters felt that being taught at home had actually helped them to interact with people from different levels of...

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If we know nothing else, we know that education is important because it determines the future one is going to have, and in other to have this future certain obstacles needs to be overcome by minorities student with the help of the government and their institution of choice. ... According to the article, African American/Latino/female students do not take the most challenging math and physics in high school due to lack of opportunity. ...

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I meet my students twice a week to explain the chemistry lessons and help them study. ... It also helps me expand my communication skills as well as my public speaking skills. I have to make a handout for my students every week, which helps me improve my preparation and organization skills. ... I also want to develop new medicines to help patients recover from their sickness quickly; therefore, pharmaceutical research is also a consideration. ... I am not only a chemistry Beacon but also a Math and ESL tutor of the Learning Skills and Tutoring Center of Sacramento City College. ...

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Creative experiences can help children express and deal with their feelings. A child's creative activity can also help teachers learn more about what the child may be thinking or feeling. ... Creative activities help acknowledge children's uniqueness and diversity as well as offer excellent opportunities to personalize teaching and focus on each child. ... Creative programs are just as essential in an education as math and history therefore; these programs need to continue on in schools. ...

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Chuck helped his father drill, and learned mechanics from him, at an early age. ... He said the only thing that he was good at was typing and math, everything else, he got a D in. ... Instead of getting mad, the Frenchman got help for Chuck. Within a couple of hours, Chuck had the help of the French Maquis, a French resistance group. ...

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It will help if you make a budget and stick to it. ... Using common sense when it comes to your bills and finances will help you stay out of the red and hence out of a home foreclosure.... I learned that the banks are now trying to give loan modifications by lowering rates, which will further help the customers. ... Fortunately, she had good friends who helped her out with a house to rent. ... I think this was a good event to have, but overall, I don't know if it really helped all that much. ...

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I believe this helped me in kindergarten because I had some structure and social skills. ... "Middle-class kids who attend Pre-K show higher cognitive skills including math and language abilities, as well as better social skills, says a 1999 study by a team of ten researchers from the University of North Carolina and three other Universities- (Starr 2). ... Finally, I tired to find information on how "universal preschool- helps children. I know it helped me, but I wanted to find articles with statistics on the good or bad effects on the child. ... Basically, I still believe that prescho...

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Al (2002) Data from some studies suggest that children who participate in the SBP have increased total dietary intake, improved test scores, math grades and attendance rates. ... If educators can help prevent bad eating habits when children are young, the numbers of obesity and diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes just might decrease, and future American might be smarter, healthier, and live longer. ...

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I am one hundred percent Brazilian. My parents were born and raised in Brazil. I had the privilege of being raised in Brazil and in the United Sates. How can that be possible you may ask, well it is very simple. My mother simply could not make up her mind where she wanted to live, so every other yea...

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