During my sophomore year at Howard University, I participated in the Center for Research of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR). ... Instead, they have been placed there and are at risk to continue the cycle of destruction that plague their communities. ... There needs to be more opportunities for parents to get involved in their child's success. ... Nevertheless, I believe it will be my responsibility to get the most significant people in a child's life involved in every aspect of my classroom. ... My hands on experience with inner city youth at the Center For the Research of ...

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Professors walk the thin line of being an involved teacher and an inappropriate one. ... Colleges/universities stress this rule because of the high risk of sexual harassment lawsuits. ... A reason people seem to argue on this topic is because they feel that the student involved with the teacher has an advantage, or is "favored " over the rest of the students. ... One solution for a students who is romantically involved with their professor would be to to either switch classes, or professors. ...

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The quality and frequency of arts education in California public schools is highly inconsistent due to competing priorities and limited discretionary funding...disadvantaged and at-risk youth are often barred from school arts programs in favor of remedial instruction in reading and math. ... Many studies were performed on students that are involved in an arts program vs. students that are not involved. The overall results suggest that students involved in the arts develop attention skills and long term memory that also apply to other subjects in school (The Dana Foundation, 2008). One of the s...

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The academic institution has become involved in that perennial issue and higher education is misrepresented. ... More and more, the reputation of the academic institutions is at risk. ... Based on research provided in the video, parents are involved in the cheating process by providing their children with credit cards to pay online ready assignments or just by keeping silence and putting continuous pressure on their children to get high grades. ... For instance, he explains that if students are punished the parents are involved in the consequences and feel that they are primarily responsible....

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Previous research has often shown that children living in urban areas are much more likely to face financial as well as other barriers that place them at risk for failure within school when compared to their peers who are faced with these barriers. ... Having peers that provide a positive influence also encourage the students to be involved within their school as well as community. ... They stated that by being involved, they were exposed to many activities such as chess, and had the opportunity to listen to great speakers. ... The students also expressed that by being involved in their comm...

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During fifteen weekly lessons spanned over a semester, students with high and low peer orientation were exposed to cooperative learning instruction that involved face-to-face interaction, positive interdependence, individual accountability enforced by group members, collaborative skills, and group processing. ... A system of peer tutoring was implemented: older students who had been identified as at-risk of dropping out of high school were trained in reading stories to primary-aged students and subsequently given responsibility for younger classes" story times. The results: these at-risk stude...

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These kinds of leaders are not only concerned and fully involved in the process, but they also focus on helping every member of the group to succeed. ... These leaders encourage risk-taking and innovation for all faculties through their support of teachers, and demonstrate these qualities. ...

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INTRODUCTION Technology is transforming education. Teachers have access to more information, more ways to interact and collaborate, and more approaches to instruction than ever before. Technology can enable teachers to accommodate a variety of orientations to learning, track student progress, reme...

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The chances that individuals who have families and are employed will be involved in criminal activities are much fewer. ... For instance, educated people tend to be more responsible in their decisions and, as a result, are less involved in risky behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, hazardous sex relationships, and abuse of drugs. ... Their knowledge enables them to get access to more information about health risks, making better use of that information or more effectively searching for high quality health providers. ...

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Personally, I believe that children learn much better when they are having fun, they become more involved in the lesson and are even eager to find out more on the subject and do independent learning after the school day ends. ... For example, the teacher may invite the head into his/her classroom and involve them in the lesson; show how the children can understand better when they are actively involved. ... Also, there is the risk that pupils may view this kind of learning as 'playtime' which may lead to lack of attentiveness. ...

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Twenty years earlier only 12,500 children were involved in being home schooled. ... But it is true for all that it is extremely difficult for children to learn in an environment that is unsafe and when they feel at risk. Some of the main benefits parents find from home schooling are; children become more independent and more responsible with their behavior; the influence of peer pressure is reduced; vacations and trips can be planned at the families convenience; families can spend more time together; and there is usually less stress involved in the education process. ...

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Some parents get involved, but many don't. ... Parents' motivation for involvement, the content of involvement and the consequences of their involvement are important factors when looking at why parents are involved. Parents appear to be involved for three major reasons: they believe that they should be involved; they believe that their involvement will make a positive difference and they perceive invitations to involvement (Hoover-Dempsey, et al., 2001). ... Parents should be encouraged along with teacher guidance, to be actively involved in homework activities. ...

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This particular program was so impressive that many teachers who were not involved with the program this year, requested a mentor for the upcoming school year. ... Thus allowing teachers to be involved with, but not responsible for, bringing cyberspace into the classroom. ...

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A student who is achieving less than her potential, is academically below grade level, or whose behavior at school has negative impact on her academic or social development may be an at-risk student. ... Unfortunately, the process has become so tedious and so misunderstood by people involved that there are several ways it needs to be improved. ...

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Between, it had a big risk that 46 out of 92 Renaissance 2010 schools are charter schools. ... Since there is large population involved in the program are minorities, the program should be mature enough and well organized. ...

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Lara, now a father, meets with a youth group and recently enrolled in a charter school for "At-risk students that focuses on independent learning" (Rivera and Berkeley 3). ... Getting an education can inspire Hispanics to get more involved with other aspects of their life. ... Students who do not pursue education or have low academic achievements are at risk of a lifetime of poverty. ...

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All though many students who are at-risk come to school lacking prior knowledge that is relevant to school achievement, teachers and schools do make a substantial difference by providing special programs such as Reading Recovery. ... Because there are extremely high numbers of seven year olds that are unable to read, it makes sense to identify these at-risk children and intervene at an early age (Center, Wheldall, & Freeman, 1992). ... During the lesson, the student is continually involved in holistic reading and writing. ...

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Five applications of moral principles are involved when advocating for and thinking about an educational policy; intuition, personal values, professional knowledge and wisdom, exploration, and application of moral principles. ...

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Five applications of moral principles are involved when advocating for and thinking about an educational policy; intuition, personal values, professional knowledge and wisdom, exploration, and application of moral principles. ...

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As an individual who went through the extreme academic and exam oriented schooling system in an Asian country, I strive to create a teaching environment that will inspire hope, ignite the light of imagination and creativity as well as instill respect and love for education amongst my students. I bel...

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Marcie Lipsitt, an educational advocate, speaks out about these unjust funding cuts, saying, "Sequestration is sending a powerful message to children at risk and with disabilities, that their right to a public education does not matter, and neither does their productivity and place in America's future. ... Many positions involved with aiding disabled children have been cut over the last few years. ...

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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 knowled...

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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. Michigan State University's College of Education is committed to preparing high quality teachers who are also technologically competent. As part of this commitment, for the 2002-2003 year, laptops will be distributed to students in the College of Education based on applications submitted by juniors, seniors, and Interns. What: This grant includes the loan of ...

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Abstract Western governments around the globe have become increasingly focused on the successful transition of young people from school to further education and/or training. It could be suggested that for many countries this is the key focus of their youth policies. Nevertheless, the divide between those young people who manage to successfully transition into a meaningful careers pathway and those who do not continues to widen. Establishing stronger welfare safety nets and better youth services that can respond more effectively to the needs of young people as they reach fruition have all been ...

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Abstract Western governments around the globe have become increasingly focused on the successful transition of young people from school to further education and/or training. It could be suggested that for many countries this is the key focus of their youth policies. Nevertheless, the divide between those young people who manage to successfully transition into a meaningful careers pathway and those who do not continues to widen. Establishing stronger welfare safety nets and better youth services that can respond more effectively to the needs of young people as they reach fruition have all been ...

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