Studies in the Park is about a young man named Suno. ... Desai showed emphasis on the pressure that students from India face and how expectations rise every year. ... A key that will unlock any door to one's future and guide a person's life on the right track. ... Study hard, Suno.... Such expectations at home further explain why, in a 2008 study by the Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences, study pressure and interpersonal relationships (perhaps in part due to study pressures and classroom mechanics, as well) are causing children most concern. ...

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MSU College of Education Portable Computer Technology Award Technologically proficient teachers are in great demand and many schools have begun to look for teacher candidates who can use technology appropriately for teaching. ... Expectations: Grant recipients will be expected to participate in a laptop recipient listserv, two online surveys over the course of the year, and attend the annual College of Education Technology Conference in February. ... OR Equivalent performance or product, as judged by the instructor and Tech Guide. ... OR Equivalent performance or product, as judged by...

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This paper will be seeking to study the benefits and challenges of this strategy to students. ... Students who feel that they are cared for also tend to be relaxed in their studies; they demonstrate little or no emotions and anxiety, which helps them to concentrate on their studies (Sobel, Cepeda & Kapler, 2011). ... Spacing effects serve as a guiding tool to students; it guides them towards realizing good results. ... By so doing, the spacing effect becomes a guiding tool to students towards the correct academic direction. ... Giving too much freedom to the students may pose a great challeng...

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The contention of this paper is that policy is being guided by an increasing awareness of the implications of a multicultural society and aims to challenge the inequalities faced by students with a diverse cultural and linguistic background. ... 'Sociological studies of education show how educational institutions are part of the social fabric and how what happens in school-scan both reflect and have consequences for social relations and social processes.'... (p. 411) Research Research undertaken to find an answer to this 'big question' has been based on both 'quan...

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HOME SCHOOL CONNECTIONS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY For several decades now educators have recognised with great significance the integral role that parents play in their child's foundational language learning (Cairney & Munsie, 1992, p.1). ... This is really evident through Heath's (1986) study of three communities. ... The solution is not to seek to conform families to school expectations of what it is to be literate (Cairney, 2000, p.98). ... Accepting of the fact that parent involvement is critical to the academic and emotional growth of children, schools need a meaningful f...

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The needs of students experiencing difficulty, students who right on track, and students who far exceed academic expectations must be met. ... These students participate in enrichment activities like self-selected projects, independent study, or learning cen...

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