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written by Walter Dean Myers concerning a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial. My interest in legal studies has led me to researching a well-known, yet underestimated, career choice--a prosecuting attorney. A prosecutor is also referred to a district attorney, but is completely different from a defense attorney. While defense attorneys represent an individual client in attempt to prove their innocence, prosecutors represent the state with hopes to convict the client as guilty. I also…

The school district I am currently working in is North Panola School District. Within this district there are six schools. Three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and a vocational center. This school district is based in Sardis, MS. The demographics of this school is about 93% African American. Where the majority of the students enrolled receive free lunch. This school district is in a rural area in Mississippi in a low socioeconomic environment. Most of the teachers that…

The Jefferson County School District is in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Originally Jefferson County was a part of Berkeley County, Virginia before the two divided in 1801 (Jefferson County Historical Society, 2006). The district received its name in honor of the United States President-elect Thomas Jefferson. Although Jefferson did not win the Presidential election he served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington’s Administration (“Jefferson,” 2006). However, before…

III. Professional Biography (two double-spaced pages) A. What factors influenced you to become a teacher? Describe your greatest contributions and accomplishments in education. My mother always alleged I became a teacher because I loved to chat, but more than that I loved to share. As always, my mother was correct. She believed in me, as well as numerous Tyler ISD teachers (TJ Austin, Bell, Moore, and Robert E. Lee) who educated me well and for this I will be grateful! It is my longing to…

Criticisms of schools and districts across the nation are endless. As an educator who advocates for progressive schools and less traditional teaching strategies, having the ability to dictate details of my own utopian school district seemed like a fun, easy challenge—until I started trying to type. Running a whole school district entails a vast number of responsibilities and details to consider. This is one of the reasons I have zero interest in pursuing an administrative role. However, like the…

Following the decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which was one of the few cases involving the interpretation of the Second Amendment, Professor Lawrence B. Solum published a paper elucidating the reason as why the majority and minority of the court reached the decision they had distinctly supported, and how the two groups differed due to varying beliefs as to how the constitutional text should be interpreted and constructed. Justice Scalia, who wrote the opinion for the majority,…

International Business District (IBD). Hailed as one of the worlds most futuristic cities, Songdo IBD is located just 40 miles southwest of Seoul, South Korea. The new development is scheduled for completion in 2018 and is being build on 1500 acres of land, “right along the Incheon waterfront.” Rita Lobo (2014) of World Finance claims the Songdo IBD, “is the largest private real estate development in history with a price tag of $40bn (para. 1).” Many believe the new business district will…

to debris flows. Because the debris flows descend into highly populated areas, the city of Los Angeles has put forth numerous efforts to control debris flows and the impact they have on housing developments. The Los Angeles County Flood Control District (now titled Sedimentation Section of the Hydraulic Division of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works) is responsible for the safety of the eight million people that live below the mountains. In order to ensure that debris flows…

regards to district-wide professional development my recommendation is that the district chooses to focus on intervention and enrichment for the reasons outlined in the sections below. II: BACKGROUND The district has been focusing the past year on professional learning communities (PLCs) and establishing PLCs in each building across the district. The goal for the end of the 2015-16 school year was to start implementing these professional learning communities throughout the district by the…

School District, my knowledge and experience with curriculum is minimal, yet valuable. While student teaching, I have also had the opportunity to experience teaching in two different districts that have curriculums that are followed rigorously. From these two differing experiences in my life, I have formed several personal views on how curriculum does not affect high quality instruction, as well as the pros and cons of curriculum. Growing up and teaching in the Keystone Central School District…