Free Writing Frees The Student To Learn
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This six-page-paper presents a discussion on the merits of free style or expressive writing in the classroom. The advantages and disadvantages of allowing and encouraging that style of writing are all outlined and discussed. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Freire's "Pedagogy Of The Oppressed" -- How It Relates To The New York City Public School System
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5 pages in length. Education is the key to freedom. As succinct as this statement may be, it holds within its brevity the singular ability to emancipate oppression and improve dire economic situations. According to Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed, education – or rather the lack there of – has long stood in the way of cultural progress, inasmuch as the access to academic learning has forever been restricted to certain social classes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Freshman Attrition
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5 pages in length. The student will want to note that without question, lower socioeconomic areas of Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia present challenging problems for college freshmen whose high school education has not adequately prepared them for higher education. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Gender Bias in Special Education
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This 5 page paper highlights New York state and district statistics as it explores this significant problem. Many statistics are provided which show that more boys than girls are referred for special services. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Get R.E.A.L. Tenets
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A 5 page paper which discusses how Get R.E.A.L. tenets, those being respect, education, achievement, and leadership, could prove useful to many individuals, especially youth. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Gifted Education: Annotated Bibliography
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3 pages in length. Annotated bibliography of three sources pertaining to gifted education and peer acceptance.
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Head Start Program Research Proposal
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A 63 page paper that presents a research proposal project. Includes abstract. Chapter 1 includes: introduction, background, problem statement, purpose, definitions, hypothesis, research questions. Chapter 2 is the literature review, which is subdivided into the historical and legal background of Head Start and Early Head Start, including the program's mission, goals and outcome exceptions, and a report of research conducted over the years. Research studies that support and do not support the program are reported. The writer also points to the contradictions not only between research studies but also in the interpretation of the same data by different "experts." The writer also points to the expectations in terms of the original purpose of the program and he disparity between these. Chapter 3 is the Methods section and begins with comments and recommendations from the Head Start Bureau regarding research projects. The population to be studied is identified, assessment process, demographics to be considered. The results section comments on what the researcher might want to do. The Discussion section provides a hypothetical discussion of the study's results. Data are included. Bibliography lists 29 sources.
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High School Drop Out Rates
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A 4 page overview of high school drop out rates. The author contends that a number of factors affect these rates. The emphasis is made that the cultural group to which an individual belongs and their gender are particularly important predictors of drop out. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Historical Devlopment of School Counseling:
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This 7 page paper discusses the history of school counseling and its current status. This paper discusses the changes which will likely take place in the future in this profession. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Home School Relations within Head Start
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A 9 page paper discussing the home-oriented of Head Start. Home school relations and techniques associated with Head Start obviously benefit children and their families in the short term. Results can be immediate and serve to reduce the pressures on low-income families, but they also can be long lasting in terms of the family's learning. Any family can fit into some statistical category, but the situation of each is unique. The key in providing the family with the greatest level of service during the preschool years is that of their Head Start worker coming to truly know their circumstances and providing information geared to their lives. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Home Schooling: A Parent's Right
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This 10-page-paper presents an in-depth look at the home schooling movement in America. it opens with a discussion about the history of home schooling and the reasons parents choose to do it. Throughout the paper the legal and moral aspects of home schooling are examined and the conclusion outlines the ideal educational setting for children. Bibliography lists eight sources.
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Homeschooling: Not All its Proclaimed to Be
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A 5 page discussion of homeschooling. Written as a critique of the practice this paper points to the lack of consistency in state and national regulation as the real root of the problem. Points out that while parents might be uncommitted or even ill-prepared to educated their own children state regulated testing would catch problems before they evolved to the point of irrepair. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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