Olympic Charter

My Sociological Biography Place of Birth To begin, both of my parents were born and raised in the Dominican Republic, living about 30 minutes away from each other, yet they met in the neighboring island of Puerto Rico. Even though I consider myself Dominican, since both of my families are so, I was born in Puerto Rico. More specifically, I was born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, on Monday, April 14, 1997 at 9am in the Auxilio Mutuo Hospital. I consider myself to have a dual identity because of this,…

The recent presidential election wreaked havoc among the American people. The election of Donald Trump brought many changes to the American government and society. One of these changes was the election of Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education. Elizabeth Warren, senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, believes that DeVos is both unqualified and dangerous to be responsible for the country’s education policy and student loan program. Education affects many people in the United States.…

Interactive Academy will be a project based learning charter school in Washington, DC. At capacity it will serve 400 students in Pre-kindergarten-5th grade. In the initial year of operation, Interactive Academy will serve students in grades PK- K. The target population of Interactive Academy is at-risk youth located in underserved communities. Interactive Academy has chosen to start with pre-kindergarten because of the dire need for intervention at the earliest age possible. Because of the…

“I really like the community at Casco Bay High school”. That's what Noah said to me after my first question about the community at CBHS. Noah is an average senior at CBHS. He said he was looking for the small school because he was a little isolated. He thought Casco Bay High School would fit his needs for a school. Noah's first day at CBHS was “really nerve racking” he said. Being a isolated kid as he is he was scared of the upper class men. The only other thing he could remember about his…

education for their child, yet where to start them off is the question. For many parents, determining between a charter school, or a public school can become an obstacle in and of itself. However, there are many people that do believe that there is no difference between charter schools and public schools knowing the fact that they are both publicly funded. Looking through the research, Charter schools seems to be more of an option from not only understanding that its innovative system allows a…

The charter school movement has been the most prominent and controversial education reform in the United States in the last twenty years. Similarly, rapidly shifting demographics in the United States have been the source of much research and attention. The convergence of these two trends is under-represented in scholarly literature. Given the dramatic growth in charter schools, authorizers and diverse populations in the past two decades, more research is needed to understand what conditions…

The research paper looks at the future of Charter Schools. It starts with a look at the history of charter schools. It talks about the definition of a charter school. The paper discusses the demographics of student populations. The research takes a look at teacher certification. The research looks at the pros and cons of a charter school. History The passion to improve classroom learning has been an ongoing theme in American public education that first rose to…

One of the most controversial subjects in the State of Florida right now, is the support of Charter Schools which provides greater parents’ choices on curriculum, class sizes, optional classes and close involvement of parents/teachers association for a common goal. Chartering is the process of granting a charter to a group of teachers and parents to offer public education with public dollars (Junger p.13). History Since the publication in 1983 of “Nation at Risk” report by The National…

the Olympic Games at home. Many of us enjoy watching sports and will cheer on our country’s athletes while the Olympics are taking place. However, for the upcoming Olympics in Rio, there has been massive controversy over whether they should even take place. Many problems have flooded Brazil recently and organizations like the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, important figures and authors, and even athletes have taken stance on whether the olympics…

the summer of 2015 I was given the opportunity of a lifetime. Over 7,000 athletes with just about the same number of volunteers and tons and tons of spectators all gathered at the Los Angeles Coliseum for the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 Special Olympic World Games and I was lucky enough to be a volunteer at such a wonderful event. Although this happened recently, I wouldn’t have been able to be given this opportunity if I didn’t first start three years ago as the youngest coach…