When ABC announced at the beginning of its academic year 2006-2007, that text books would not be followed in the primary school, many an eyebrows were raised. ... To teach without text books seemed like a daunting task. ... Teaching without text books have been tried and tested and is very successful in the western countries and some places in India too. ... To teach without text books the teacher would have to be thoroughly prepared with her lesson beforehand and should be armed with a lot of supplementary teaching aids. ... In conclusion I would like to say that without text books, pupils ex...

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Besides family life, the texts books preach a lot about patriotism. ... (Ibid: 152) Lastly, in China, the texts books focus on social services with a focus on Marxist ideology, which is different than texts books in Taiwan that focuses on family services. ... (Ibid: 141) The Chinese stress the importance of manual labor in their texts. ... The texts books give an image of society continuously working. ... (Ibid: 145) In China, politics are taught through the texts books. ...

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The writer must be a code breaker to work out the sound and symbol relationship of the text. They must be a text participant, to work out the meanings of the text. Also, they are text users, identifying and exploring what this particular text type is for. Finally, they are text analysts, dealing with ideology. ... The impact this has on audience is relevant and necessary component of the text type and purpose. ...

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"President Obama proposed that American school children extend their time in class, either by lengthening the school day, or spending less time on summer vacation" (Text A). ... Failing to do our best to educate all of America's children is a mistake that will hurt this country for years to come" (Text B). ... "Some parents noted that students in school longer would have to stay up later to complete their homework" (Text C). ... "American children spend the least amount of time in the classroom when compared to other countries"(Text A). ... " (Text ...

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The text is a short story being told by the character of another text, Jesus. ... It doesn't provide a detailed description of main events but rather emphasizes on character reactions and interactions, therefore effectively illustrating various human tendencies in a short text. ... The language of the text is also simple, making it easy to understand for a general audience. The parable's main character is the younger son, whose problems are well represented on how this text is also often called, "The Parable of the Prodigal Son". ... The way in which the father repeats th...

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The high emotion can be sensed throughout the text; this seems to be Carson's point by letting us into her thoughts. ... Although Carson does not have a text entitled education, I do gather she likes to read and she uses wording to show her intellectuality throughout her text. ... " Anne Carlson and Paulo Freire have shown to be compassionate and emotional based writers in their texts. ... These texts should be read more than once by readers to get a better understanding of what the author is trying to convey. These are not simple texts to read and require inquiry for sure when re...

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Historical texts, especially classical historical texts, served as a handbook to be meticulously followed. The texts used to gain knowledge of these areas were in their complete form. This was a major change from medieval education, which used only excerpts from texts compiled to support one idea. ... Students participating in a humanist education were not asked to institute original thought, but to gain the ability to fully understand and give application the texts. ...

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According to the text, "the purpose of schooling is (1) academic (reading, writing, arithmetic), (2) vocational (preparation for world of work), (3) social and civic (preparation to participate in a democracy), and (4) personal (development of individual talent and self-expression)."" ... According to the text, "The most powerful socializing influence of the school lies in those who translate program goals into action "the teachers."" ... According to the text, "Studies show that boys have more interventions with teachers than do girls. ...

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Started in fall of 1996, Alabamas text books must include a disclaimer inserted, stating that evolution is a "controversial theory", accepted only by "some scientists". ... Even Macmillan/McGraw Hill whom publishes text books for schools, agreed to custom publish a version of its Changing Earth text that eliminates a chapter called "Birth of Earth", to accomidate schools, and agrees that there is complete scholary merit to it. ...

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As stated in the text Van Winkle is "...one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, which ever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound." ... He is also seen as one well liked by the "gentler sex", as the text continues, "The women of he village too, used to employ him to run their errands and to do such little jobs as their obliging husbands would not do for them." ...

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We read the required text and the teacher restated what the text already said. ... The professor didn't require us to buy the normal text instead she had us purchase different books and newspapers on world events. ...

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One of the problems that we need to point out is the problem of autoethnographic texts. An autoethnographic text is one that "people undertake to describe themselves in ways that engage with representations others have made of them." ...

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Some are doing homework for other classes, and some are on their phones texting, the teacher is either unaware or does not care. ... This is more of a class that the teacher just stands in one spot, talking about the bold words in the text. ...

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Professor X is an outstanding teacher because he generously spends so much time outside of class counseling students with personal problems. EVIDENCE FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: What distinguishes Professor X out is that he is always ready to counsel students outside class with our personal problem...

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Most people wish they could relive their high school days. I was one of those people until I began college. I've attended several colleges since high school and noticed several differences and similarities between the two. In high school, you are limited to culture and people. Most students only...

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For example students through support and scaffolding will be able to distinguish between academic writing and everyday language; as well as introduce them to the genres of academic writing by raising their linguistic awareness and guide them through their practices till they will be able to produce texts independently and in non awkward approaches. ...

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Life styles have changed dramatically between the two generations from single parent homes, children of child care, to the types of role models children have. The author of "The Real Generation Gap,"" Marianne Jennings proves the point that, "the gap between generations is wider than ever before." M...

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THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK . It is appropriate that each chapter of the book souls of black folk begins with a sorrowful way of freedom or grievance. Music is a great way to communicate, such as poetry. Poetry and music are very much on the same page. Deep and meaningful in most cases in the earl...

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Visualization is a tool one can use to get people who can't understand written thoughts to understand. It is a powerful tool to show concepts and show people who are more visually in tune with ideas. We visualize possible or potential situations when we make plans The idea of visualizing ideas wor...

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Whenever anyone is passionate about something, they tend to be persuasive, trying to make others feel the way they do. Freire is very passionate about his beliefs on education, and it is apparent in his writing. His entire writing was about how one person (a teacher) should not have more power or...

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Based on your readings from your text: 1. The function of a society's educational institution is to teach the younger generation whatever knowledge that they need in order to succeed as an adult, no matter what occupation they end up taking. This may include the basic knowledge of the sciences, ...

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During the 1920's much of the laws regarding the separation of state and church were not as fined tuned as they are today due to the lack of cases regarding that issue, had they been the man referenced in the Scope trails would have a better case seeing that he was bound by his profession to teach the subject matter that had been in that text book. ...

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Content Area Paper Reading in the subject area of math can be difficult for students to understand at times. Similarly to other subjects, in math, students should have an opportunity to be taught using methods that make the information comprehensible to them. The background and capabil...

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Mortimer Adler was a philosopher and writer, as well as a critic and an editor. With his philosophical background formed by such individuals as Homer, Plato, Saint Augustine, David Hume, and Sigmund Freud, he felt his views were a direct contrast to John Dewey. His most popular books were: How To...

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"Introduction: Ways of Reading" After reading the introduction of "Ways of Reading" for the first time, an immediate sense of confusion struck. Thus, when contemplating the passage and reading it for a second time, the fog became clear. The introduction to the book "Ways of Reading" is unique in ...

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