traditions.I think the bilingual education is very important to, that’s why schools are finding that language cultivation works both ways. Many Native American children, for example, have forgotten or have never known their victor languages. It’s interesting that people in the U.S.A fear that any government knowledge…
In a study conducted on high school students, “increasing levels of dating violence … were related to higher level of post-traumatic stress and dissociation” for females (Callahan, Tolman, & Saunders, 2003). In males, dating violence lead to “higher levels of anxiety, depression, and…
teacher attrition from 1988-1989 to 2008-2009 reveals that attrition rate increased by 41% from 6.4% to 9%. The attrition represents those leaving teaching profession completely and those moving to another school or district. Data collected reveals that in 2004-2005, 45% of the public school attrition occurred…
LITERATURE REVIEW Immigrant acculturation Immigrant parents have challenges in parenting and rearing their children, as well as living in a new society. Research shows that child behavior problems are affected by parent-child interaction and the quality of parenting (Abidin, 1995) which are influenced by parents’ life events (Olds, 1988; Webster-Stratton & Taylor, 2001), such as moving into a new society (Berry, 1997). Besides, connectedness with the society of settlement is another area…
Thematic Convergences: Disability as “special ability”? The three films reveal a series of thematic convergences, set in the interplay between “nature” and “culture”, in the understanding and negotiation of the experience of disability, as well as, the “personal” and “public” dimensions of the disability experience in patriarchal social settings. The arrival of a child with disability is a life-changing event, especially regarding the general attitude towards disability in particular cultural…
living. Ted’s sense of self and need for positive regard is conditional on his social interactions with friends and family. As previously noted, Ted thinks his lack of self-worth stems from the critical interactions he experienced as child by his school peers and teachers. Those encounters contribute to feelings of inadequacy, inferiority, and discouragement in that he sees himself as “not…
nature of sexual consent and the influence of it upon their own world. Sylvia Plath was a martyr of the Second Wave feminism as her writing induced this questioning of the conventional values surrounding sexual consent. The Bell Jar confronts the issue of sexual consent when Esther is sexually assaulted by a wealthy man she is introduced to at a party, “If I just lie here and do nothing it will happen … I fisted my fingers together and smashed them at his nose. It was like hitting the steel…
The following is a case study involving a teenage male named Morgan. Morgan is a described to be an excellent student in school; he especially takes a deep interest in writing, specifically in poetry. He has ambitions to attend College and is considered to be a very social and personable teenager. He is a biracial adolescent whose mother is Japanese American and father who is African American. His family history includes a martial separation which was tough for him to conform to. Having both…
In summary, my future goal of becoming a Reading Interventionist in my school district is contingent on my focus upon being a lifelong learner. Part of that process involves my completion of an Ed. D. degree in Reading in Literacy. In order to be successful and to reach my goal, the Capella Career Center will serve as a significant support to me. Teaching reading is a love of mine, and I will be able to focus on that love through my work. Topic Selection and Literature Review Reading…
characterized by behavioral symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) that affects approximately 5.9% to 7.1% of children and adolescents (Willcutt, 2012). ADHD comes with a lot of health issues that can affect ones behavior such as their symptoms. ADHD symptoms are…