The idea of these smaller colleges came about because educators saw that a lot of students were not able to go away to a four-year college after high school and they also saw that extending high schools for two more years could never happen. ... By many, junior colleges are viewed as "high school with ashtrays" or "... places you went if you couldn't get in anywhere else, couldn't afford anywhere else or didn't know better". ... Not only is it lower in cost but the population of students compared to a university is much smaller in most cases. ... Schools with smaller class s...

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The small class size, the study-abroad programs and the opportunities for internships in the heart of two of America's safest and most vibrant cities are only few of the advantages of Macalester. ... Student organizations like the Outing Club, Club Europa and the Macalester International Organization prove that the college does not only provide supreme education, but is also a place where I can form strong friendships, develop new interests and have fun. ...

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Abstract "Special Education" is not a place. ... We conclude that in the field of education, the doctrine "separate and equal" has no place. ... However, IDEA recognizes that it is not appropriate to place all children in the regular education classroom. ... A recipient is required to place a handicapped child in the regular educational environment unless it is demonstrated by the recipient that the education in the regular environment with the use of supplementary aides and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily (Office for Civil Rights, 2006, June). ... There is mou...

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The point of placing disabled students in mainstream classes is so they all learn together. ... "For example, a fifth-grade class may be studying arithmetic but depending on their grasp of math concepts-addition, multiplication, fractions or decimal-they are broken up into smaller groups or work one-on-one with a special education specialist to solve problems suitable for their skill set. ... Most inclusive classes are smaller and are often lead by two teachers with additional support staff in order to provide all students with personalized attention. ... "Inclusive classrooms are sm...

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As a teacher, use the diagnostic testing, real-setting observation, and personal reflections to place the student into the appropriate van Heile level. ... Working at a small-group table with four to five students allows the teacher to meet the needs of a few students who are experiencing similar difficulty. ... Students who are progressing at a normal rate can benefit from small group instruction as well. ...

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The smaller operations in the process the better systems are McDonaldizied. ... Predictability is a guarantee that all products and services are the same at any time and in any place. ... For example, the principle of calculability - it obviously requires really accurate calculation from those who take it on board, which in turn means that: 1) it must be calculated, which also allows the other three principle expressed quantitatively (relative to time and place, and etc.); 2) anything that is not amenable to precise calculation (and it may be very important things), should be discarded, thus r...

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Some academic advantages to attending a Christian college are smaller class sizes. ... Although the classes are a nicer, smaller, and more personal size, Christian colleges tend to cost much more than a state college. ... We contend that optimal learning takes place as we connect the intellectual with the spiritual. ... Has one put one's self in a place where they are learning in the right environment, with an enjoyable atmosphere? ...

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The foundation of the modern Japanese educational system was set during the many reforms that took place during the Meiji Restoration in 1868 and was again reformed after Allied Occupation in 1947. ... By the end of the Tokugawa period in the mid-nineteenth century there was a literacy rate of 50 percent for boys and about 20 for girls even though only a small percentage of the population is said to have attended school before the reformation took place (Cleaver 205). ... When the Meiji Restoration took place in 1868 the Japanese school system was reformed and in 1872 a new educational syste...

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With these small examples, Kozol appeals to the pathos of the reader by bringing up examples that most people can relate to. ... Whenever we place too much stress on measuring academic value and valuing higher education over pragmatic curriculum, pragmatism becomes lost and it doesn't matter how much we know about Shakespeare or Rousseau if we are so lost in thought that we become unaware of the Greyhound coming directly at us. Moreover, if everything is about being efficient and practical, society would begin to degenerate because there would be no time to stop and enjoy the small things...

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I want my students to interact with one another and develop social qualities such as cooperating, actively learning through whole group or small group discussions, work on hands-on projects so learning would take place rather than memorization, exercise their brain by problem solving and critical thinking resulting in learning. ... Good, effective assessment takes place throughout the course of the day, and leads to better teaching strategies and curriculum development, which leads to more successful learning and better assessments of the children. ... In order for a teacher to implement the e...

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Football and basketball are two major sports that result millions of dollars being directed to the school as a whole with only a small percentage going to athletics. ... If some sort of a financial agreement could be considered, than college sports would be a better place to play. ...

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Other sources include graphs about the gap of low income students and high income students throughout a few years and how the gap stays the same width every year and how that changed with a different type of educational system in place. ... Guggenheim incorporates small graphs to help with statistical data as well as shots of things said in the film. ...

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The tests are not just for seeing where students place, but also to see where that student shows strengths and weaknesses for future career paths. ... Teachers in suburban schools receive higher salaries, smaller classes, and better opportunities, which in turn motivates the teacher and the students. ...

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"Playing," goes far beyond the sandbox of childhood days, and has a place in the learning environments of all ages, and developmental levels. ... Students collaborate consistently in small groups, and then in larger groups. ...

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There are a variety of designs for switches such as: "large button and small button" (Glenda's Assistive Technology). ... These type of switches "are voice output devices, which are often used as a starting place to augment a nonverbal student's means of communication" (Let the Switch do the Talking). ... As a part of this class, I was fortunate enough to visit a place that specialized in devising and administering a number of innovative and supportive assistive technology for children with disabilities and impairments. ...

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Montessori Education follows a more "child-centered philosophy"" in that they place a "greater emphasis on children's freedom with respect to their learning initiatives " and less of an emphasis on the teachers control over the student" (p. 33). ... That is, they place more emphasis on the teacher to control the "children's exploration of learning. " Thus, the teacher acts like a dictator of the students learning abilities. ... The eldest students similarly run, operate, and manage a small business. ...

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It is also necessary for Asperger's Syndrome students to have a quiet place where they may calm down' and retreat before returning to their task. ... (At my school the student has access to the library at all times) Because people with Asperger's Syndrome are easily distracted, have difficulty remaining focused on some tasks, and withdraw from criticism; it is necessary to plan the physical setting of the classroom appropriately, and place the student in a position that acknowledges these conditions. ... In-group activities, as in classroom seating, there should be a design...

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Unfortunately, this small degree of education was extremely constrictive to women. If they never married or were widowed at a young age, they really had no place to go. ... (As a wonderful incentive for all women, tuition was free for the poor and the wealthy paid a very small sum.) ...

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The educational system requires competent strategies that incorporate emerging trends to facilitate success. Leadership and diversity are some of the factors that should be incorporated in the school system. A set of standards in the rapidly changing school environment can be useful in guiding the administrators' objectives. The standards play a major role in reforming an underperforming school, and improve the overall performance of both teachers and students. The school should have a vision that enables the members to work towards achieving the set goals. ...

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It is a one-on-one tutorial method of education using the parents as teachers/tutors and most often takes place within the home of the students. ... Some home schooling families operate like small versions of conventional schools, with textbooks and tests and traditional grades. ... Also, many families believe in interest-initiated, child-led, natural learning and they give their children considerable control over what is learned and how learning takes place. ... Technology is drastically altering education, and "the school of the future may be less a place than a password onto the informati...

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Reading is a strategic process that takes place in a child's mind. It coordinates many strategies and visual information. Meaning is not in the words on the page. The reader must construct meaning by making inferences and interpretations. How well a reader constructs meaning depends in part on t...

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These factors act as barriers and place them at risk of developmental delay and dissatisfactory academic performance upon entering school. ... A small fraction of Karoly's and Gonzalez's research also focuses on the understudied issue of the benefits to parents from programs that serve their children, which is heavily influential in the research that I will be doing. ... Conclusively, immigrant children are more likely than children with native-born parents to face a variety of circumstances that place them at a disadvantage in development and academic performance. ...

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A lot of this change has taken place with the change in culture and the new demand for help with children that seemed to be less in years past. ... Some psychologists are found to like the diverse responsibility of the smaller schools while others seem to better enjoy the more specialized occupation in the larger settings (Hynd, 1983). ...

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When a child opens his first puzzle and the pieces fall to the ground, it may seem very confusing. What are they supposed to do with this pile of shapes in front of them? It often takes a parent to explain to them that all the different pieces fit together into one whole picture. Although every piec...

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This may seem to be a small number, but not for those students harassed verbally and physically on a daily basis. ... When gay-straight alliances are introduced to high school, homosexual students finally have a place they can discuss harassment and their feelings. ...

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