Before moving on to possible solutions for our education system, I want to note an interesting point made in the final chapter of Ryan's book, Five Miles Away, A World Apart that is the basis for my thesis. ... Cities can help reduce white flight by making the living environment more enjoyable and suitable for the average citizen; Ryan notes efforts by cities in "cleaning up parks, creating more retail and living space, and cracking down on street crime" (283). ... In summing up what he feels parents can gain from his book on the inequalities of special education, Ong-Dean says, &quo...

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It is as though the teachers/professors are simply copying and pasting information from book to mind without allowing discussion and freedom of thought. ... Humans have gained such a concept for the mere fact that sitting and taking notes in a square classroom does not allow them to think for themselves; it only dulls and weakens such a beautiful thing, the mind. ...

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(NOTE: Upon my request for information regarding Asperger's Syndrome my school provided me with 3 photocopied articles which are not appropriately sourced. ... (Refer to school article 1) Observing his behaviour in relation to the above theory for identifying Asperger's Syndrome in school; I am able to note the following. ...

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For example he said he never gave praise to his children because they read a book. ... He did not make distinctions among his students based on anything more than levels of educations as he notes that, heaven did not make us higher or lower at birth, but instead we make ourselves higher or lowing depending on the education we receive. ...

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INTRODUCTION One of the functions of a school is the certification of the individual learner under its embrace (Idowu & Esere, 2009). To effectively carry out this role, assessment of one kind or the other is a prerequisite. Assessment is a means whereby the teacher obtains information about knowledge gains, behavioural changes and other aspects of the development of learners (Oguneye, 2002). It involves the deliberate effort of the teacher to measure the effect of the instructional process as well as the overall effect of school learning on the behaviour of students. Assessment covers all asp...

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