The isolated rural setting creates standards unlike those of a more sizeable community. ... The teacher, Miss Ralston, comes from River Hibbert, where they had fancy things like Grade 11. ... More prominent than who got to read what was who would carry the water for the next week. ... The setting inevitably contributes to how they respond to these situations and ultimately how the next generation will. ... Alma is a deep enough thinker that she wonders why it is accepted that the boys get to carry the water. ...

• Word Count: 1283
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Violent occurrences such as shootings, bombings, and other terroristic events are things that have been happening for hundreds of years. One aspect of these tragedies - perhaps the most terrible of all - is violence in the school setting. ... Most people are under the impression that school settings are some of the best protected. ... While in the school setting, their first duty is to be police officers. ... Unfortunately, Nicholas was able to carry through with at least part of his original plan, killing one teacher and wounding another. ...

• Word Count: 2212
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Hallway Hangers respected their teacher because he was raised in the projects where the students now live, he talked the way they did; he was tough and stubborn just like they were. ... In their book, Social Foundations of Educational Decisions, Fischer and Thomas state that distinctive things about a subculture (including language and behavior) have a definite influence on a child's learning style (26-27) and that "informal education- "which occurs outside of a formal school setting (mostly in the home) and is different in every family and subculture "causes differences in ...

• Word Count: 1645
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Description of General Setting Frank McCourt's first teaching position out of college was secured in 1958 by answering an ad in the New York Times for an English teacher at McKee Vocational and Technical High School on Staten Island. ... He compares that "schoolmasters in Limerick would never tolerate this carry-on. ... He goes on to describe what it was like to walk into his classroom for the first time, "When I walk in and place my books on the teacher's desk they"ll surely stop throwing things. But they don't. ... They interrupt him any way they can. ...

• Word Count: 1906
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Unfortunately, many states and school districts have gone far beyond the federal Gun-Free Schools Act by enacting policies that suspend or expel students for carrying virtually any object that could be considered a weapon, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, and even some drugs available over-the-counter. ... An 11-year-old died of asthma because his school's zero tolerance policy prevented him from carrying an inhaler. ... After quizzing them about whether their parents owned guns, she required them to serve a one-week detention during lunchtime, sitting in the hall where they were teased...

• Word Count: 2232
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

I couldn't get back up anymore and from there, I was carried off the court to the trainer room and proceed to the emergency room from there. ... They practice in numerous of settings like: schools, small medical offices, hospitals, and sometimes they are capable of doing home visits. ... Not only is that important, but also to help motivate an individual for their accomplishments and progress they have overcame, especially since the first time they have become a patient. ... Some days they can act their normal self's and other times they can either act like a child or go on a mean...

• Word Count: 2069
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

What makes Michael so special is the infectious nature of his spirit, he has inspired countless people around the world to succeed in what they do. ... Deloris was under considerable stress trying to raise and support three kids while carrying Michael, during the fifth month of her term her mother passed away, and fearing that Deloris" high stress levels at the time her doctor ordered her to remain bed-ridden. ... He"d have nosebleeds for no reason until he was five, then they just stopped." ... They taught Michael to be color-blind, "I never see you for the color. ... She was pretty and sma...

• Word Count: 2036
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School