Students learn about the core democratic value of equality, which dictates that Americans have the basic right of equal treatment regardless of background, belief, economic status, race, religion, or sex. In addition, they learn about the core democratic value of justice, a fundamental belief that American society offers the same benefits and has the same obligations to all of its citizens. ... Social justice in education implies that all students have equal education opportunities. ... In a school that has a distinct socio-economic disparity, where a contingent arrives at school each mornin...

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Beginning Teachers encounter many challenges during their initial years and this can be a particularly difficult time for these teachers as they learn to integrate into the education service (Rogers & Babinsky, 2002). ... In addition, it was also elucidated that students who attend such elite schools have parents who have at least a university education, while lesser than 14% of the parents of students from neighbourhood schools like Chai Chee Secondary School did. ... The segregated placement of students of varied academic capabilities in different kinds of schools in Singapore also prevents ...

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One of the main areas of concern is whether or not home schooling programs provide the student with a comprehensive education experience which is ideally strived for within the public school system. ... "The influx of supplemental teaching materials, subject area kits, video cassettes, internet sites, and educational television programs has increased the propensity of educational achievement for students who have been home schooled-(Pearson, 1996,146). ... Teachers strive to immerse their students into various cultures in order to teach them about different views and lifestyles around the worl...

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