This shows the determined characteristic in him that it is unlike other authors who immediately gave up on publishing their work after got rejected. ... At the same time, he worked as an author of adult novels as a part time job. ... It appears that even though he had chosen to become an educator, he did not forget the passion for writing and mythology and he was willing to inspire more children to feel how he feels towards reading. ... This reveals that Rick Riordan has convinced himself to teach children about how interesting reading is, not as a teacher but an author. ... Rick Riordan was n...

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I think that my hope of equalizing everyone for all that they are and all that they are not in my classroom drove my literature search because it truly reflects a personal path that I have chosen to take in my role as an educator. ... The author discusses the implications of these findings for educational and economic policy in the United States. ... The author states that as texts are recontextualised time and space become important dimensions of analysis. ... The author specifically addresses arguments rooted in economic statements without specific qualifiers. ... The author states tha...

• Word Count: 1651
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Comparison of Research Questions Article 1 authors poses the question are students prepared for the scholarly role through the help of socialization. Article 2 authors stresses how developmental network and sociocultural learning interplay in developing academic self-identity and success. Article 3 authors inquiry whether education in particular higher education institutions develop critical thinking skills. ... The two department were chosen because each department required courses in the other to allow for cross comparison. 70% of the students' survey were males and 58% were foreigners...

• Word Count: 1082
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Tana Sanderson, author of "The Great Debate- Education vs. Experience" and Jan Eberly and Carmel Martin, authors of "The Economic Case for Higher Education" share the same sentiment regarding education. ... Many employers prefer to see that a potential employee was determined enough to earn a degree in the career field that he or she has chosen. ...

• Word Count: 733
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

At the time of independence these four languages were given official status, but the first three represented Singapore's rich multiethnic traditions, but English was chosen because of Singapore's important position as a trading nation. ... According to the author, "English has had the central role of enabling multilingual members of a community to be the social brokers in bridging the communicative gaps in cross-cultural communication"(Foley 220). ... But according to the author there was another reason, she states "the colonial administration had a fear called a 'pathological f...

• Word Count: 1580
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the article 'Integration versus segregation: the experiences of a group of disabled students moving from mainstream school into special needs further education' from Disability and Society (Vol. 40, No. 4, June 2004, pp. 387-401) the author, Pitt and Curtin, presents their report on the research conducted on the disabled students. ... The factors responsible for this drawback are, firstly, the participants chosen for the study projects an 'unrepresentative sample', (Pitt and Curtin, p.398), that is, it interviews the disabled students studying only in specialist co...

• Word Count: 837
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This block ends with "author's chair" in which several students each day share work in progress or their published book. ... • Selected students share briefly in the Author's Chair (approximately two minutes each) something they have written. • The "author" answers several questions from classmates about the writing. ... Example: - Students take turns in the Author's Chair. ...

• Word Count: 1940
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

For students who require the use of assistive switches, when the appropriate switches are chosen for them, it opens up a number of possibilities and abilities that they might not otherwise have had. ... In an article titled, "Let the Switch do the Talking," the author gives information about what are called "talking switches". ...

• Word Count: 1338
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most famous authors of all time. ... The curriculum should be based around the individual students interests and preferred learning methods in order for them to fully understand their subjects and succeed in their chosen careers. ... Tony Wagner is an author, Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard, and the founder of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. ...

• Word Count: 2116
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Youth Violence 2 In the Journal An Overview Of Strategies to Reduce School Violence, the author states that "Youth violence had once been thought to be an urban public school problem and a consequence of poverty and family dysfunction, however now stable suburban and rural communities are also experiencing it, as are private schools" (Schwartz, 1996, p. 1). ...

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Students who use reading strategies can construct multiple meanings from text that go well beyond an author's intent. ... Students who use reading strategies can construct multiple meanings from text that go well beyond and authors' intent. ...

• Word Count: 3505
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School