The executive branch is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the constitution and laws passed by the legislative branch. The governor is the chief executive officer of the state, although the governor shares control of the state’s executive branch with a large number of other elected officials. The executive officer administers the programs and operations of state government, and therefore most directly serves the people. It provides direct services such as medical care for the…
My motto of "all means all with no shame, blame or excuses for failure" permeates through all I do as the superintendent of a school system. My extensive background in building a district offering a plethora of supports for all students, regardless of his or her ability or background, has led to high levels of student engagement, learning and success. I have subsequently detailed the implementation of just a few educational programs I have implemented in my current and former districts aimed at…
University psychology building into a mock prison. He turned offices into small prisons rooms with only a few beds inside. Half the candidates were then given the role as prisoner and the other half guards and Dr. Zimbardo assumed the role of prison superintendent. Procedure The “Prisoners” were arrested in their homes without warning and were taken to a police station to be finger printed and booked. Then they were blindfolded…
Imperialism and colonialism involve a large nation overpowering a smaller nation-state in order to increase its own power and wealth. Rarely does this practice occur without the invading forces bringing pain and misery to the natives of the province. George Orwell, an author and a member of the British Imperial Police, wrote several essays about his experiences during Britain's rule in Burma for the British literary magazine The Adelphi in 1931. Readers of The Adelphi, consisting mainly of…
“it’s just that this little boy seems rather reluctant to join in the ordinary erotic play.... I’m taking him in to see the assistant superintendent of psychology.” This show how in the World State Society dehumanizes people for being different. Just because the little boy wasn’t like the kids and didn’t wanted to have sex. They had to take him to assistant superintendent of psychology for being…
imitation of the “No Child Left Behind” act. The act is ironic because the test reflects how much a student can memorized rather than increasing or helping their learning level. The test itself doesn’t benefit the students but the schools. The superintendent explains that “the scores on this test will determine how much this shut shack gets for years to come.” This means that the school gets funding from the government based on the students score. The purpose of standardized tests is to measure…
of the caffeine you consume from chocolate milk. Next up, calories and cholesterol. Chocolate milk contains quite a bit of calories and cholesterol. In Los Angeles, the superintendent of a lot of elementary schools passed a rule that there would be no more chocolate milk or strawberry milk served in the schools. The superintendent based this decision on surveys with children about them drinking chocolate milk and because of research that it can cause serious health problems such as high…
however, Principal Harris isolating himself to his office became his biggest problem because he appeared to be a principal unwilling to work with his staff. Principal Harris could have been influenced by the pressures of the directive from the superintendent. Principal Harris also appeared to manage himself poorly which created a lack of professionalism and exhibited poor habits to the staff. Lastly, I believe Principal Harris would have benefitted from using the Participative Leadership…
begin learning to create my world in books. I credit my early reading of Dr. Seuss Books, and Nancy Drew with my love to write. At the age of six, I was very active in church. I was the youngest Jr. Superintendent in the district, which consisted of approximately twenty churches. As the Jr. Superintendent, I had to read the lessons prior to Sunday school every week. It was also my responsibility to write a response to the lesson and present before…
The United States Naval Academy established in October 10, 1845 known as the second oldest out of the five service academies. The purpose of the United States Naval Academy is to educate future officers that will soon in four years commission into the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps. More than 4,000 men and women representing every state and other foreign countries making up the Brigade of Midshipmen learn from both civilian and military instructors in both academic and…