students and faculty can help implement an overall great change all throughout a community. The article argues, “Administrators saw students go to college in athletic scholarships but then flunk out soon after because their grades were too low. Superintendent Bruce Hoover said, ‘it was kind of a sad statement about our district,’” This depressing fact shows what could happen if the GPAs aren’t implemented. Just imagine what a community would be like with the great efforts of all the students! To…
Furthermore, the scholar learned that professionally, it would be best to seek out professional development training in testing administration. Additionally, it is important for the student to understand that newest versions of the test to ensure the test continues to possess reliability and validity (this specific test has been edited more than three times). The adaptation of the test only specified braille and cultural differences as an adaptation, and may not show the learning success of a…
Andrew Carnegie Eulogy We are gathered here today to pay our respects to Mr. Andrew Carnegie. Andrew was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland. At the age of 13, in 1848, he moved to the United States. Andrew worked a series of odd-end jobs and later found his way into the world of business. He started Carnegie Steel Corporation in 1889 and in 1901 he sold his business and dedicated the rest of his life to his philanthropic work, including the founding of Carnegie Institute…
Most kids remember the sounds of rain, or thunder vividly because they are loud. I remember scratching. Rhythmic, repetitive, and right in front of me. The scratching of my blue ballpoint pen against paper. Whenever I'd do well in school, my mother would ask me what I wanted as a reward, even though she already knew. As we shuffled toward her car, I'd pretend to think about it. Maybe I'd surprise her and tell her I wanted toys, or candy like a normal kid. But I didn't. I wanted books, and…
needed illustrations. He then went on to study in Paris and was getting commissions for portraits. His oil painting, "The Atelier" was painted in the years 1854 and 1855. His painting was a commission offered by Nieuwerkerke, the Napoleons 3rd superintendent.…
had to fight for their rights through protests because they were treated poorly and sent to places like almshouses and asylums. In the article “Disability History: Early shifting attitudes of treatment “by National Park Service” it states “The superintendents of the Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum, which opened in 1855, argued that it offered good work and living situations but it was overcrowded and dirty.” People with disabilities were forced to live in places that were dirty and…
Lower Merion School District, being a part of the one to one program meant that they were being spied on by the computer program. The lawsuit was not just against the Lower Merion School District, but also against the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools. The Robbinses sued for violation of the fourth amendment. The fourth amendment protects U.S. citizens from unreasonable searches and guarantees the right of those citizens to feel secure in their homes and effects among other…
Denise D. Meringolo, the author of “Museums, Monuments, and National Parks: Towards a New Genealogy of Public History” purpose of her book is to expand on the field of public history and to educate the historical background of public history. Meringolo’s purpose is to add a layer of importance to the National Park Service, the importance of higher education, and the maintenance of Mesa Verde. She focuses on the nineteenth century when the government decided to take the steps to collect and…
Many children, like Matthew Migura, love homeschooling. He loves it because his mom teaches him and whenever he calls his dog, it comes into his “classroom” (Rosales). Homeschooling benefits students like Matthew who feel more comfortable in their home because they do not have to learn at any specific pace nor feel uncomfortable in any way since they are taught by their parents. Homeschooling grew by seventy-six percent from 1999 to 2007 and it still grows to this day (“Homeschooling”).…
1977. Roughly 5 decades of sterilizing occurred in an estimate of 7,600 individuals. The Board members’ positions were the Commissioner of Public Welfare, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State Board of Health, Superintendent of the Raleigh State Hospital, and another Superintendent of a State Hospital besides Raleigh. A major duty of all Board members included approving application for the four types of sterilization: for males, a vasectomy and castration, while for females, salpingectomy…