The play highlights the beauty and sincerity of impulsive young love in a time where society deemed such happenings as normal. ... She writes with an unflinching honesty about some of her most painful moments in her life and allows readers to dip into her world. ... (Crum) Why ban certain books but not others? ... Similar to William Golding's Lord of the Flies and Cormac McCarthy's The Road, Connell's story depicts what would happen if humans start to devalue the meaning of life and the thin line humans walk that borders insanity versus humanity. ... By reading books like The Mo...

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Most people like Huber, believe that books are very important for students especially from the beginning of their age. ... As can be seen, how we can prevent children from this huge problems in the beginning of their life. ... For example, teachers can advise there students from time to time during the class time to pay attention to their head and neck while studying. ... Also, the more books they read, the more knowledge they can accumulate. ... From all the above points, we can conclude that books are very important for all generations of all ages because of its active role in our lives. ...

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In his time and where he lived, the fact that he denies his parents is a serious offence. ... He spent more time with them than he spent with his parents. ... He devotes himself to studying, ignoring his family life. He finds more pleasure in reading his books than in spending time with his parents. ... Books were for him not only a means to acquire knowledge, but also a way to escape from the life back home. ...

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Gradually, he found his interest in reading fantasy books and particularly fascinated to Greek and Norse mythology. ... Writing has become a huge and important part of his life. ... Later then on, he worked as a full-time teacher in different schools. At the same time, he worked as an author of adult novels as a part time job. ... On the other hand, he also learns that there were advantages in teaching children through his work, rather than teaching them in one class at a time. ...

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Rodriguez reveals that over time, he has gained what sociologist C. ... He read many non-fiction books, textbooks, and fictional novels, and asked himself why he read them. He said that "they constituted the only means [he] had of describing to [himself] the educational value of books "(526). As we see here, Rodriguez was not simply reading his books mindlessly, or just reading each word without thinking. ... Rodriguez may have been a very smart boy, but he did not understand what he was giving up by putting all of his time into his studies. ...

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That is why even before schools and books, parents were in the ones in charge of helping children acquiring and developing social skills. ... How to teach Human sexuality Most parents want their children to grow up to have a healthy and happy adult sex life. ... Also emphasize and clarify concepts like "life cycle-, "contraceptive methods-, "abortion- and "sex-. ... Teach them how to love themselves for what they are, and life will be a little easier for you and them too. ... After some time, from 9 to 12 years old, children's needs change and now it's time for parents and tea...

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Rodriguez seems to be trying to escape from his family and shameful Mexican heritage by burying himself in books, while John simply grows further away from his home. ... "In a voice angry or worried or just curious, she"d (Rodriguez's mother) ask: "What do you see in your books?" ... Since nothing can be done at home, and no one knows the answers there, Rodriguez insists on spending all of his time at school where he gets the attention that he yearns for. Rodriguez continues to deepen the rift between himself and his family by reading books one right after the other and becoming the ...

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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. ... He is set on teaching Economic Citizenship but is sidetracked by the students" moans and groans over opening their books. ... They ask questions about where he is from, what life was like in Ireland, and the girls continually tell him he is cute. ... These students have clearly been taught that only certain skills are important to lead a successful life (trades, etc). ... McCourt writes, "when she sways ...

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Many young people face challenges trying to achieve their education and goals in life. ... His mom wanted what was best for her boys, so she cut off TV time. Then they spent time going to the library, reading books, and then writing a report on what they read. ... Later, when he began to write books and well after 260 rejections, Victor still he kept on going. ... And like Ben Carson in "Gifted Hands," he learned to value his strength in reading books rather than attending lectures. ...

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I feel there are two types of education, book education and life education. ... Through out life you are constantly learning and being educated. ... When being educated you don't necessarily have to have some one teaching you, you can also learn through books. I am not talking about scholastic books, I am talking about novels, short stories, poems, reading like those. ... I work full time for an insurance company and about a year ago a woman came to our office from another insurance company. ...

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Classroom teachers spend much time using textbooks in class, so choosing an appropriate one is important. ... Textbooks are published in printed format; many are now available as online electronic books. ... Early textbooks were used by tutors and teachers, who used the books as instructional aids, as well as individuals who taught themselves. ... Neither the content standards found in the professional profile for teachers nor the content standards from educational profile of their training courses are adequately covered in the books. ... At the same time, teachers have increasingly adopted t...

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The use of books to heal is not a new concept. ... "One of the earliest records of the use of books for treatment purposes appeared in 1272. At this time, the Al-Mansur Hospital in Cairo provided readings from The Koran [sic] as a part of their patients' treatment." (Jack) At this time "moral" readings were in use. ... One was intended to provide entertainment (e.g. travel books, novels); the other, knowledge (e.g. philosophical, moral, religious subjects, current events)....

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Brush And His Emphasis On Learning In the last moments of Brush's life he speaks to Francis and says, "Tell the boys I want them to learn, and to think. ... He was favored by the superintendent, because he was able to learn quickly, showed a great interest in the books in the superintendent's library, and was allowed to take books to read and then discuss them with him (pg. 14). ... As time goes on Brush and Francis take three other boys under their wing and teach them all that they can. ... Brush sees that the traditions and the way of life for the Omaha are being swallowed u...

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I read with equal parts joy and desperation, I loved those books, but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life" (Alexie, 18). ... Amy Tan's mother's English might have limited her possibilities in life but for me its the other way other way around. ... I no longer speak my native language 100% of the time when I'm at home because I've become so comfortable with English. ... " Also that "I would at time feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. ...

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Heroes, to this age group, can come from any area of life: sports stars, pop singers, actors, writers, friends, parents, etc. ... Along with the stimulation of the heroic these students are drawn toward the "romantic" aspect of life. ... It is during this time in their lives that they experience a period of ambivalence. ... Egan calls this time revolt and ideals. ... The emphasis in education today is on the knowledge from books, but it should emphasize that knowledge comes from our minds. ...

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They not only provided him with the basic necessities of living but also taught him core values that he would use in his life to become one of the most influential African-American spokesman of all time. ... Aside from sacrificing precious sleep just to feed her kids, Washington described a time when he was in a schoolhouse for the very first time and noticed that all the other children, besides himself, were wearing caps on their heads. ... Despite living nearly her whole life in slavery and never really having an opportunity to spend quality time with her kids, Washington's mother pro...

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For those in the present study, exposure to cooperative learning in books or journals was not associated with relative use of cooperative learning toward a preferred level. The gap was similar regardless of whether the teachers were exposed to cooperative learning in books or journals. ... Strangely, these skills are not necessarily covered in subject syllabuses, even though they are essential life skills (Muijis & Reynolds, 2005, pp. 52-57). By using cooperative learning, teachers can teach syllabus content and social skills simultaneously, without feeling as if they are wasting time on somet...

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Some problems seem like they can't be fixed and that people argue over them all the time. ... College classes are a great way to mature in life. ... With face to face learning, the only thing you really have to pay for is your school fees and maybe books if you are in high school. ... But also, in some online courses, you must log on at a certain time and be online at a certain time which is basically like regular school. ... Another plus to getting a college education would be that you could make a lot of money after you pay for the college classes, your room and board, your books, your...

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Granda was an excellent teacher and that I would greatly benefit form observation time with her, which I have. ... As I approach developing my classroom management plan I will be looking to Mrs., Granda for inspiration and guidance as she is the best real life example of these text book utopic classrooms we have been discussing for the last few months. ... Granda's classroom with use of the TV and computers during that time. As a whole class the group works towards free time and pizza parties. ... As a whole group I use free time, added computer time and pizza/ice cream parties as in...

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While it can be argued that colonialism benefited Africans with respect to these dimensions of welfare, it can also be argued that colonialism impaired the overall quality of life in Africa. ... These novels illustrate the corruptive influences colonialism had on social dynamic between family members, quality of life and gender inequality. ... They take away books that they feel Nyasha should not be reading, forces their daughter to eat when she says that she is not hungry, and even uses violence to reprimand her for staying out too late with a boy. ... Unfortunately, circumstances only get w...

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Students have to be concerned with living three lives: an intellectual life, a social life and a devout life. ... I draw upon not just the overall experience of my time in school but also speaking more specifically of my 11th grade physics class. ... But, I digress, as that is a story for another time. ... By using the always-expanding resources of the world-wide-web, students can be given cheaper instructional books that will give them all their material in one place with updated content being added in near real time too. ... Fritz Machlup, an Austrian-American economist, coined the phrase,...

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Socialization is an important factor in everyone's life. ... This time does not so much promote individual abstract thought as much as it gives one simply a spot in society. During this time, I learned my own name. ... By the time I got to elementary school, I already knew how to "play well with others" and adapt to my surroundings. ... Between elementary school and high school, I learned more than just the information that came from text books. ...

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Socialization is an important factor in everyone's life. ... This time does not so much promote individual abstract thought as much as it gives one simply a spot in society. During this time, I learned my own name. ... By the time I got to elementary school, I already knew how to "play well with others" and adapt to my surroundings. ... Between elementary school and high school, I learned more than just the information that came from text books. ...

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Socialization is an important factor in everyone's life. ... This time does not so much promote individual abstract thought as much as it gives one simply a spot in society. During this time, I learned my own name. ... By the time I got to elementary school, I already knew how to "play well with others" and adapt to my surroundings. ... Between elementary school and high school, I learned more than just the information that came from text books. ...

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PowerPoint gives the option to change slides with a simple click, while at the same time taking away the use of handouts. ... With the use of computer technology, students don't have to read books and figure out answers to their homework since there are already specific answers in the computer. ... Students need to be properly directed by their teachers and parents every time they are going to use the computer. ... Students have computer resources like apps and online educational programs that will help them master a specific topic, whereas not long ago students and adults learned from wa...

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