The people responsible for showing one their place in the world are called "significant others." ... It is more of a fine tuning of one's place in the world. ... I decided that if I learned at least a small amount of everything, then I could make an educated decision about my future. ... Mother Theresa once said, "You cannot do great things, only small things with great love." To me, bettering yourself to be able to contribute more to the society in which you exist is doing small things with great love. ...

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The people responsible for showing one their place in the world are called "significant others." ... It is more of a fine tuning of one's place in the world. ... I decided that if I learned at least a small amount of everything, then I could make an educated decision about my future. ... Mother Theresa once said, "You cannot do great things, only small things with great love." To me, bettering yourself to be able to contribute more to the society in which you exist is doing small things with great love. ...

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The people responsible for showing one their place in the world are called "significant others." ... It is more of a fine tuning of one's place in the world. ... I decided that if I learned at least a small amount of everything, then I could make an educated decision about my future. ... Mother Theresa once said, "You cannot do great things, only small things with great love." To me, bettering yourself to be able to contribute more to the society in which you exist is doing small things with great love. ...

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Yet for all our vaunted achievements we have made very little progress in understanding ourselves, our place in the universe, where we are heading as a species, the nature of our souls, whether or not we have souls, etc. ... It is my assertion that though they are well intentioned, Blooms' goals are much too small to have any permanent effect. ... "Most students-, says Bloom "will be content with what our present considers relevant; others will have a spirit of enthusiasm that subsides as family and ambition provide them with other objects of interest; a small number will spend their live...

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Abstract "Special Education" is not a place. ... We conclude that in the field of education, the doctrine "separate and equal" has no place. ... However, IDEA recognizes that it is not appropriate to place all children in the regular education classroom. ... A recipient is required to place a handicapped child in the regular educational environment unless it is demonstrated by the recipient that the education in the regular environment with the use of supplementary aides and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily (Office for Civil Rights, 2006, June). ... There is mou...

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"my able 50-year old superintendent with six children to support was informed three weeks before Labor Day that he would not be employed again by that small school district," (Hipp 1972 p19). ... Frederick Hipp recalls, "In 1935, boards of education in two small school districts in that state fired everybody - from the superintendent to the janitor - even though some staff members had been with them for many, many years," (Hipp 1972 p19). There are many things that tenure covers that were set in place to help the faculty as well as the students. ... Tenure should be abol...

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It is believed that the term "charter" originated in the 1970s when New England educator Ray Budde suggested that small groups of teachers be given contracts or "charters" by their local school boards to explore new approaches. ... In a class of a larger size, many may not notice, but in a smaller school, that opinion is definitely relevant and should be considered when arrangements are being made. In some cases, such as that of Crete-Monee School District, the students at the alternative students are to complete workbooks in place of a credit or class. ... Understanding them will not decre...

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In most school districts inclusion is already in place. ... That way the student still gets the one on one attention that is needed to balance everything out, meaning they are still integrated into a mainstream classroom and it is followed up and reinforced in a smaller setting. ... The one-on-one or small group instruction that I feel is important fits in here so the child does not become lost or overwhelmed. ... They started small so it was easier to track each students progress and see the effects of inclusion. ...

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It's definitely not the most cheery place in town. A small comparison was then made. The author tells us of how women were hurt in previous years because society told them that there place was in the home. ... How many people are robbed of their dreams and talents because they are told that college is the best place for them? ... College has become a place of escape rather than learning. ...

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I received my first job as a secretary and bookkeeper for a small company in Stover, Missouri, to where I then moved. ... The company, for whom I worked, was family-owned; therefore there was no place for advancement within that company and I began searching for another place of employment. ... I did my job well, as I have always done in any place I have worked. ... As my children are now teenagers, I have found that working full-time in my place of employment was affecting my family life. ... I am able to apply new learning skills into something I can relate to or actually apply those skills ...

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Some academic advantages to attending a Christian college are smaller class sizes. ... Although the classes are a nicer, smaller, and more personal size, Christian colleges tend to cost much more than a state college. ... We contend that optimal learning takes place as we connect the intellectual with the spiritual. ... Has one put one's self in a place where they are learning in the right environment, with an enjoyable atmosphere? ...

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The Paideia Proposal places in perspective how the youth of our country are in fact our salvation later. ... The book points out how we might better our educational systems and provides additional reading which will allow our schools to place these programs in effect. ... The fact of the matter is there are only a small number and regretfully there will always be a relatively small number of great teachers. ...

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Second, the costs and time involved in the evaluation could prove to be a large burden on already small school budgets. ... Many reformers have proposed creating smaller schools with-in bigger schools. ... Teachers now have smaller class sizes making it easier to spend more time with each student. ... "The primary place where school learning occurs is in individual classrooms" (Mehlinger, 55). ...

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The foundation of the modern Japanese educational system was set during the many reforms that took place during the Meiji Restoration in 1868 and was again reformed after Allied Occupation in 1947. ... By the end of the Tokugawa period in the mid-nineteenth century there was a literacy rate of 50 percent for boys and about 20 for girls even though only a small percentage of the population is said to have attended school before the reformation took place (Cleaver 205). ... When the Meiji Restoration took place in 1868 the Japanese school system was reformed and in 1872 a new educational syste...

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I want my students to interact with one another and develop social qualities such as cooperating, actively learning through whole group or small group discussions, work on hands-on projects so learning would take place rather than memorization, exercise their brain by problem solving and critical thinking resulting in learning. ... Good, effective assessment takes place throughout the course of the day, and leads to better teaching strategies and curriculum development, which leads to more successful learning and better assessments of the children. ... In order for a teacher to implement the e...

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Parents can plan special trips to follow up on many different areas that you have been studying, where there are many things have to be taken care of before a public classroom can take a field trip and take a lot of preplanning and extra funds to be able to take advantage of this educational resource, where if parents who were home schooling could make changes in their schedules to benefit from new places and exhibits that follow up on the educational activities they have been working on. ... Since the child teacher ratio would be smaller in a home schooling situation than in a public school t...

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Though the ideas behind loan forgiveness have good intentions, the reality is that loan forgiveness is a short-term fix on a long term problem; focusing on the smaller issue while instead we should focus on the larger problem, the cost to receive a higher education. ... It is often that when these individuals are in places of higher learning they receive skills that are becoming more important in today's society. ... Higher education isn't just a place to learn, and gain skills that will help you later on in life; it is a place where you get figure out who you are. ... Though thes...

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There are a variety of designs for switches such as: "large button and small button" (Glenda's Assistive Technology). ... These type of switches "are voice output devices, which are often used as a starting place to augment a nonverbal student's means of communication" (Let the Switch do the Talking). ... As a part of this class, I was fortunate enough to visit a place that specialized in devising and administering a number of innovative and supportive assistive technology for children with disabilities and impairments. ...

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Montessori Education follows a more "child-centered philosophy"" in that they place a "greater emphasis on children's freedom with respect to their learning initiatives " and less of an emphasis on the teachers control over the student" (p. 33). ... That is, they place more emphasis on the teacher to control the "children's exploration of learning. " Thus, the teacher acts like a dictator of the students learning abilities. ... The eldest students similarly run, operate, and manage a small business. ...

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There is now a large shift taking place in the way writing is being taught. ... A student may feel more comfortable both asking questions and taking criticism when speaking rather than reading small comments on paper. ... As a teacher takes emphasis away from the product and places it on the individual steps in the process, he is actually ensuring that it will be better in the end. ...

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It is also necessary for Asperger's Syndrome students to have a quiet place where they may calm down' and retreat before returning to their task. ... (At my school the student has access to the library at all times) Because people with Asperger's Syndrome are easily distracted, have difficulty remaining focused on some tasks, and withdraw from criticism; it is necessary to plan the physical setting of the classroom appropriately, and place the student in a position that acknowledges these conditions. ... In-group activities, as in classroom seating, there should be a design...

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This is where the tools are applied, and a more specialized kind of learning takes place. ... For example, a small town farm community with around 200 students in attendance may not have the materials (textbooks, learning tools, and computers), educational staff, and resources as a large private school. ... While on the other hand, women prefer small groups, support of friends in debates, personal teachers, and female teachers over male teachers. ...

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Teachers should think about this stream of small but constant ego rewards. Breaking learning into small packages that can be conquered and that will in some way produce a feeling of accomplishment and success will help motivate students to go forward, even through very difficult material. 4. ... It has been said that most learning takes place outside the classroom. ...

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Unfortunately, this small degree of education was extremely constrictive to women. If they never married or were widowed at a young age, they really had no place to go. ... (As a wonderful incentive for all women, tuition was free for the poor and the wealthy paid a very small sum.) ...

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The educational system requires competent strategies that incorporate emerging trends to facilitate success. Leadership and diversity are some of the factors that should be incorporated in the school system. A set of standards in the rapidly changing school environment can be useful in guiding the administrators' objectives. The standards play a major role in reforming an underperforming school, and improve the overall performance of both teachers and students. The school should have a vision that enables the members to work towards achieving the set goals. ...

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