So unfortunately, in an attempt to not discriminate against a small group of people that wear bandanas, they decided to ban ALL headgear, with religious headgear as an exception, from being displayed' on one's person, meaning we are not even supposed to attach it to our belts. ... This shows that a large percentage of schools' populations are at a place where they feel safe. Although the survey did not state what type of items were considered weapons, the fact remains, and it is only a small portion of students committing such an offence. ... Or even, if the cameras were pla...

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Born a slave on a small farm in Virginia, he recalled his childhood in his autobiography, Up From Slavery. ... "In meeting men, in many places, I have found that the happiest people are those who do the most for others; the most miserable are those who do the least" (Up From Slavery, pg.229). Have you ever experienced the gratification of giving a gift to another person, or helping someone out with something small? ...

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The people responsible for showing one their place in the world are called "significant others." ... It is more of a fine tuning of one's place in the world. ... I decided that if I learned at least a small amount of everything, then I could make an educated decision about my future. ... Mother Theresa once said, "You cannot do great things, only small things with great love." To me, bettering yourself to be able to contribute more to the society in which you exist is doing small things with great love. ...

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The people responsible for showing one their place in the world are called "significant others." ... It is more of a fine tuning of one's place in the world. ... I decided that if I learned at least a small amount of everything, then I could make an educated decision about my future. ... Mother Theresa once said, "You cannot do great things, only small things with great love." To me, bettering yourself to be able to contribute more to the society in which you exist is doing small things with great love. ...

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The people responsible for showing one their place in the world are called "significant others." ... It is more of a fine tuning of one's place in the world. ... I decided that if I learned at least a small amount of everything, then I could make an educated decision about my future. ... Mother Theresa once said, "You cannot do great things, only small things with great love." To me, bettering yourself to be able to contribute more to the society in which you exist is doing small things with great love. ...

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Bush's Act states that we recruit college graduates fresh from college and place them where they are certified to teach. ... Clinton-Gore budgets doubled investment in education and training by focusing on things that work, like charter schools, teacher quality, smaller class size. ...

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Granholm would not be cutting only a small percent, but one hundred percent of the funding for the MSU Extension. ... The arts provided a place for youth to go after school, a place where they felt they belonged, and a place that opened doors. With capital area cuts this could mean higher ticket prices, fewer and smaller shows and even the elimination of countless events. ...

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Many students in secondary schools carry weapons, from anywhere to a pair of scissors to small knives and even firearms. ... This would make everyone look the same, so no one would have feel out of place because of their style or wealth. ... Uniforms would eliminate the immodest clothing and would give a more suitable place for education. ...

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"my able 50-year old superintendent with six children to support was informed three weeks before Labor Day that he would not be employed again by that small school district," (Hipp 1972 p19). ... Frederick Hipp recalls, "In 1935, boards of education in two small school districts in that state fired everybody - from the superintendent to the janitor - even though some staff members had been with them for many, many years," (Hipp 1972 p19). There are many things that tenure covers that were set in place to help the faculty as well as the students. ... Tenure should be abol...

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Like everything in this world, small businesses and major corporations adapt to change every day. ... The common core standards have not been around for very long, so in order for a proper investigation of the history of the common core standards to take place, we need to dive in to the current research and data very carefully. ... While small groups and independent work are still present in the standards, students still rely heavily on technology for research, spell check, and presentations. ... The administration oversees that all of this takes place and assesses the teachers to see if they ...

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When I was a young teenager, my mom started me on volunteering and at first I would do small projects such as a garbage cleanup of my neighbourhood. ... Now if we could do this, one person at a time, the world on a small scale, would be a better place to live. If everyone could have the opportunity to experience something like RYLA, I feel that things like the Enron scandal or the catholic priests issue would have been avoided or at least on a lot smaller of a scale. ...

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In most school districts inclusion is already in place. ... That way the student still gets the one on one attention that is needed to balance everything out, meaning they are still integrated into a mainstream classroom and it is followed up and reinforced in a smaller setting. ... The one-on-one or small group instruction that I feel is important fits in here so the child does not become lost or overwhelmed. ... They started small so it was easier to track each students progress and see the effects of inclusion. ...

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Less affluent families stand to loose the most, since even small tuition increases may pose hardships. ... This is very similar to what we have in place now (FAFSA), but instead of giving money away would just lower tuition. ...

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Although, today's educators split up the alphabet in small workable groups, so the letters can be mastered at a quicker pace. ... After the Pearl Harbor attack, the government started placing military families all over the world. ...

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Last year, numerous killings took place at schools around the country, largely due to taunting among the students. ... Schools located in smaller, rural areas, have no problem with their students and the cliques they form. ...

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It's definitely not the most cheery place in town. A small comparison was then made. The author tells us of how women were hurt in previous years because society told them that there place was in the home. ... How many people are robbed of their dreams and talents because they are told that college is the best place for them? ... College has become a place of escape rather than learning. ...

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Smaller class sizes can contribute to better participation of students, increased facilities, proper interaction between students and teachers etc. ... There is also a limited number of places made available for "slow learners- in a small specialist department which enjoys a degree of intergration with the main school sector, this small department being known as the KES "Green Unit-. ...

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I received my first job as a secretary and bookkeeper for a small company in Stover, Missouri, to where I then moved. ... The company, for whom I worked, was family-owned; therefore there was no place for advancement within that company and I began searching for another place of employment. ... I did my job well, as I have always done in any place I have worked. ... As my children are now teenagers, I have found that working full-time in my place of employment was affecting my family life. ... I am able to apply new learning skills into something I can relate to or actually apply those skills ...

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The Paideia Proposal places in perspective how the youth of our country are in fact our salvation later. ... The book points out how we might better our educational systems and provides additional reading which will allow our schools to place these programs in effect. ... The fact of the matter is there are only a small number and regretfully there will always be a relatively small number of great teachers. ...

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The rewards should be small and not large, because if they are small they will think that they will have to accomplish more to get a bigger reward. ... "Schools should be places in which successful programs and strategies can be eagerly shared, reinforced, and rewarded". ...

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While we usually have our own personal views on everything from something as large as gay marriage laws, to something as small as our favorite type of soda, there's one all Americans agree on: that we are the best country of them all. ... Scandinavia and the Netherlands are tied for first place. ... The Edmonton public school system, in Canada's Alberta Province, provides a graphic illustration of an M-Form district in action, a radically decentralized organization in which all schools and many central units are semiautonomous, accountable for their own performance, and held together...

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"Out of Our Minds" is a book promoting creativity in the work place. ... If creativity is not promoted in the classroom how will students know to implement it in the work place? ... Even something so small as a "spell and grammar check" used in schools, is constraining a child to correct and learn from their own literacy mistakes. ... After reading this article, I had to ask myself, is creativity even that important in the work place? ...

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Small groups within the classroom should be diversified and children should be encouraged to ask questions to learn about other cultures. ... The world is a better place without living with "hate". ...

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He would just love it if every small business owner would get taxed. ... Not only that but he wants to take away as much waste and increase parental choice and involvement and make the schools a better place for all students. ...

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Needs that I observed from the students ranged drastically from student to student for example some students needed help gathering their ideas, having a quiet work place, being free from distraction, help staying on task and getting motivated to work. ... My perspective has changed in that just small amount of time that I was a peer assistant finding out the needs and the why people best learned was something that I found difficult, for a teacher to do it for every class they have each semester is something that's impressive in my opinion. ...

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