Robin Beck

show evidence of human sacrifice. At Cuello in addition to disarticulated and decapitated remains found in various contexts, archaeologists also recovered two mass burials, containing 32 and 12 individuals that showed evidence of ritual sacrifice (Robin, 1989). Evidence of human sacrifice was also found at the sites of Kaminaljuyu, Nebaj, Piedras Negras, Tikal, Luubantun, Altun-Ha, Barton Ramie, Baking pot, San Jose and Mountain Cow among others (Kron, 2011, Weiss-Krejci,…

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION Introduction of the Problem According to Young (2012), early childhood education has gained a renewed interest over the past few years focusing on elevating the quality of early childhood programs throughout the nation (p. 5). In the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Public Policy Report (2012), Strategic Directions: Technical Assistance Professional in State Early Childhood Professional Development Systems, professional development is identified…

"Well, use your head, son," he said, smiling. Which really meant, "That's all I'm going to tell you," or "I don't know the answer, so don't embarrass me." A Partnership Is Formed The next morning, I told my best friend, Mike, what my dad had said. As best I could tell, Mike and I were the only poor kids in this school. Mike was like me in that he was in this school by a twist of fate. Someone had drawn a jog in the line for the school district, and we wound up in school with the rich kids. We…