An Analysis of New Social Studies Education
Standards : A 9 page analysis that examines the new social
studies education standard proposed by the state of
Michigan. Included is the proposed standardized
curriculum for both teachers and students and the
expectations that will be required to pass a standardized
examination upon completion. The potential value of the
program is outlined, as well as potential problems for both
teachers and students that could result from this plan.
Bibliography lists 2 sources. LCSocial.wps Nationality,
Race And School Achievement : A 7 page
paper that discusses differences in school performance. The
essay discusses a variety of research that reports factors that
account for the differences between races, beginning with
the Bell Curve. The writer then offers a brief proposal for
determining if there is a disparity in social studies
achievement as related nationality. Bibliography lists 5
sources. PGsocst.wps
Parent Involvement / More Power in the Portfolio
Process : A 2 page review of an article addressing the
subject of education and assessment. The article examined is
Parent involvement: more power in the portfolio process,
by Donna J. Weldin and Sandra R. Tumarkin. Article is
included. No additional sources cited. RAportfol.wps
Strategies for Effective Studying : This 8 page
report
discusses the most important skills and strategies students
need to best assure their success in learning. Many, if not
most, students do not know how to study effectively. The
most successful students, in addition to constantly reviewing
course information, develop creative ways to reorganize
course information. Students work actively with
information, make sense of it, and reorganize it in a way
that they can understand the information and remember it.
Bibliography lists 15 sources. BWstud.wps
Student Freedom of Expression : This 14 page report
discusses the freedom of expression available to and
exercised by students. Repression of student expression in
the United States is still present in the daily life of both
educators and students ranging from elementary school
through university. This report examines the overall issue,
as well as litigation that has taken place regarding student
freedom of expression at both the state and federal levels.
Bibliography lists 14 sources. BWfreeEx.wps
Florida Lottery and the School System : A 5 page
paper
which discusses the intended role of the lottery in the school
system of Florida. Like many lotteries, much of the money
obtained from lottery sales is supposed to go to the
enhancement of the education system of the state, but many
states are finding that such promises are not being kept, or
that by the lottery keeping these promises, the government is
not funding as many of the educational needs as it once did,
bringing about the same financial struggle for the education
system that the lottery was intended to assist. Bibliography
lists 5 sources. RAlottery.wps
Bilingual Education : This 5 page paper uses a
fictitious
case, provided by a student, in order to explore the subject
of problems in the bilingual education curriculums. A
specific, sample proposal is created with the intent of
inviting change. The ramifications of said policy are
explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources. SA28BiEd.wps
School Prayer : This 5 page
paper uses a fictitious case,
provided by a student, in order to explore the subject of
school prayer and the implications for those who practice
religions which are not mainstream. A specific, sample
proposal, is created with the intent of inviting change. The
ramifications of said policy are explored. Bibliography lists
5 sources. SA28Sch.wps
Should School Prayers be Outlawed in Public Schools? :
This 8 page argumentative essay supports the notion that
school prayer has no place in public education institutions.
This paper looks at the history of school prayer and why it
wasnt addressed until the 1960s, and then incorporates an
understanding of changes, especially in relationship to Engel
v. Vitale and Lee v. Weisman. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
MHPrayer.wps
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