As a child I was sometimes embarressedembarrassed to be Korean. ... Since Pham was the oldest child, For Pham being the first son his parentsfather had high educational expectations on him for him. ... Pham was the only child sent to a private school in Vietnam. ... Back Even in high school the typical Asians that always hung out with just only other Asians sometimes called me a "sellout" because I never hung out with them. ...

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It is due to the "No Child Left Behind Act", which, contrary to its name, is leaving more children behind [Bla14][Moe14]. ... Enacted in January 2002 under the Bush administration, the No Child Left Behind Act was enforced to make schools better by enacting the theories of standards-based education reform, which is based on the belief that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education [Moe14]. ... According to Webley, under the No Child Left Behind Act, teachers are always called out of class for a meeting and usually the meetin...

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Amy Chua, a mother of two and law professor at Yale, published a best-selling book called Battle Hymm of the Tiger Mother. The book talks about the parenting style of what she calls a "typical Chinese mother". ... In the New York Times article called Amy Chua is a Wimp, David Brooks explains his opinions and concerns about Amy Chua's book. ... Why would a parent want to take away that bliss from a child? ... If a parent is the main source to their children's mental distress, can they really call themselves a successful parent? ...

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Every child learns differently and homeschooling gives parents the ability to take that into consideration abs select a curriculum tha will best suit their child. ... (Duffy) For example, the fifteen year old that wants to work with animals could assist at a veterinarian clinic cleaning cages, answering phones, or riding along with the vet on large animal calls. ... In Georgia, a parent can homeschool their child if they have a high school diploma or a GED. ... By involving a child in selection of his or her curriculum, the child's interests as well as their educational needs are met. ....

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There may also be cases of child abuse, or trouble in the marriage. ... This can cause a child to act up in class for lack of attention at home, or the child may act out violently. ... Another early intervention program is called Quality in Diversity in Early learning (QDEL), which was developed in the UK. ... During the elementary years a project called Success for All (SFA) has been implemented. ... A third support system is called Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) started in England. ...

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Once women have become finically stable enough she may feel that she can live a single life and even raise a child on her own, once again much like the USA. ... The child can be emotionally scared when trying to understand why his/her parents cannot get along and can even be worse for the child if split from a sibling to live with one parent (Family Life in Germany). ... The German child can either attend a public or a private school that charges tuition in order to attend. The first step into educating the child is to be sent to kindergarten, in which there they are not part of the officia...

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After the surveys were analyzed and correlated it is clear that there are some connections to certain behaviors (i.e. reading to their child, coming to school functions, having a positive relationship with their child's teacher, and a feeling of responsibility for the academic success of their child) of the parents that translate to the academic success of the child. ... Is there a correlation between their behavior and the academic success of their child? ... Often parents are seen in the school only when they are called in for disciplinary reasons. However, when parents show regular and...

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This project is called the Parent Conversation Project, also known as PCP. ... For this question I said that I think the greatest joys and hopes of being a parent are seeing that your child has done the best of their ability in school and seeing your child graduate from high school and college. I also think that a great joy is seeing your child have a good family. ... When we got into the accident I called out "Jesus" and no one was hurt. ... The next question was, "The question I would most like to ask my child/parent is..?" ...

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President signed a bill called "No Child Left behind Act". ... According to Education Week the No Child left Act has now involved the Federal Government into education (Education Week). ... A website called Helium states that "Education is much valued in society because it is a vehicle for imparting knowledge and skills. ... "(Desai 1417) This shows how a normal conversation between a parent and a child in India is mostly about their education and their expectations for their child. ... This shows how Chinese parents are very similar to Indian parents in terms of expectatio...

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And both age groups called the teasing and bullying "big problems" that rank higher than racism, AIDS, the pressure to have sex or to try alcohol or drugs . ... Also if the child is timid, and lacks friends, the parent should try to arrange for the child to participate in positive social groups which meet his or her interests. ... A home-and school association meeting to discuss and support such an initiative can be helpful in preventing a child to be bullied. ... Initiate conversations with your child 3. ... Listen to your child 7. ...

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And both age groups called the teasing and bullying "big problems" that rank higher than racism, AIDS, the pressure to have sex or to try alcohol or drugs . ... Also if the child is timid, and lacks friends, the parent should try to arrange for the child to participate in positive social groups which meet his or her interests. ... A home-and school association meeting to discuss and support such an initiative can be helpful in preventing a child to be bullied. ... Initiate conversations with your child 3. ... Listen to your child 7. ...

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Parents would be called, meetings would be held, kids would be so scared they would be afraid to go out and socialize for fear of what others might say. Does this seem fair to do this to a child who is just getting out into the real world and trying to learn what it is about? ... Personally if I were a parent I wouldn't want a Math teacher teaching my child about right and wrong. How would the teacher know what my viewpoints were and what I would like to instill in my child? ... I"ll tell you why, because the school felt that they were better at setting rules than the child's par...

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What 6 to 8-year-old child would recognize the difference between "voluntary" prayer and the mandated school curriculum? ... He also found out that his children were laughed at, were called racial slurs, and were physically harassed by the other students. ... According to historic events it looks like that when prayer was introduced into the learning environment of a child, it caused a huge amount of hostility. ... A child would of just have been confused what the teacher would have been doing because that's not mommy or daddy showed them at home. If a parent finds out that the sch...

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A sense of independence existed as I was a very young child. ... People would call me optimistic. ... Many can call it hope?I just call it positive out looking on life. ... As a child, I would be shy one minute and out of control the other. ...

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But with success came a nightly stream of phone calls from parents. They would constantly call his home to ask what he was doing to get their kids scholarships or to nag about their kids" playing time. These phone calls aggravated Nicol so much that he decided to leave Yorktown High (R. ... Another negative trend that is occurring in youth sports is parents trying to make their child specialize in one sport. ... Wolff "Don't" 1) The point is that if your child is an excellent athlete with the desire to improve, it doesn't make a difference if he or she decides to specialize in a ...

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In the event of Floods and Debris Flow or Fire: At the beginning of each school year we will prepare and submit a call list that has the name and phone numbers of parents who are willing and able to be on call for weather emergencies. ... As a parent it is important to arrange this with neighbors and to know "whom" your child will be with in the case that you can't be there. ... The bus that will take your child to the assigned location will be decided at the beginning of the school year and you will be informed of this bus assignment and destination of that bus. It is important t...

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In his article, there are some examples of video games which are children's favorite games, contain strong violence: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Grant Theft Auto IV (Wayne Warburton 57). ... " The more television violence watched by a child, the more aggressive the child is. ... Consequence, a child will copy the actions of their idols, trying to be like a hero. ...

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Teen pregency and violence is going down and that is part of the program called "True Love Waits". ... (Bush said) He says being a parent he knows that it is not always easy and gets hard everyday, but when a man and a women have a child, being a father or mother becomes their most important job in life. ... He also says "no parent in America, no matter their income, should be forced to send their child to a school where violence reigns. No child in America, regardless of background, should be forced to risk their lives in order to learn. His proposal is that he will form a new partnership o...

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Parents who have children with Autism often wonder the best way to support their child throughout school. They ask questions such as: What challenges are my child going to face throughout the day? How can I best help my child through these trials? What is going to be most beneficial in helping my child further grow and develop mentally, physically, and emotionally? ... They call me mean names like weirdo" (Humphrey and Lewis 34). ...

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First, one must understand what they are (i.e. their parents" child, a sister, a brother, an individual, etc.) before they can decide who they are. The people responsible for showing one their place in the world are called "significant others." ... Decisions as simple as the one above by a 7 year old child can and will shape a person. ... Part of this comes from internalizing the world as I saw it as a child. ...

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First, one must understand what they are (i.e. their parents" child, a sister, a brother, an individual, etc.) before they can decide who they are. The people responsible for showing one their place in the world are called "significant others." ... Decisions as simple as the one above by a 7 year old child can and will shape a person. ... Part of this comes from internalizing the world as I saw it as a child. ...

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First, one must understand what they are (i.e. their parents" child, a sister, a brother, an individual, etc.) before they can decide who they are. The people responsible for showing one their place in the world are called "significant others." ... Decisions as simple as the one above by a 7 year old child can and will shape a person. ... Part of this comes from internalizing the world as I saw it as a child. ...

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Richard Rodriguez is a Mexican-American or a "chicano" as he says others called him sometimes. ... Richard's childhood was a lot different than any non-minority child. As a child in catholic school he had to learn to be quick to obey the nuns that were his teachers. ... I know a couple of people who were born in Mexico and moved here as a child. ...

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When a child is young, he looks to his parents for help in identifying his role in society as a man. As the child grows older, he looks to his parents for guidance as to what course he should take in life. ... Controlling one child's actions or future can cause some very serious psychological abuse. ... Todd is obviously a very shy child, who would do anything to keep his parents happy. ... For example, Nwanda pulls the "phone call from God" trick in order to gain attention. ...

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The way I plan on doing this is by teaching my students using a philosophy called progressivism. ... If a teacher does everything for the child, he or she will be comfortable by doing nothing; on the contrary, if the teacher does absolutely nothing and delegates all the responsibility to the student, they will become overwhelmed and stressed, therefore, not learning as much as they can. ... I will get to know each student's' individual capabilities and recognize that there are factors to bad test taking, like anxiety, ADHD, etc., and try to accommodate to the child's needs. ... ...

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