...four day school week? There are more things that are hurtful than helpful about the four day school week. The four day would not benefit a school but hurt it more. There are many reasons that some schools might use the four day school day school week but it might hurt the school more than it would help. School days will be longer to make up for the day that is lost to make a three day weekend. The four day school week will mess up many things with a regular school day, some of these will be longer classes, sports at a later time, makes less time for kids to do their homework, and go longer into the summer.. The longer classes are to make up the day that was lost for the three day weekend. They could have an earlier start time to make it to where the school would still end at three o'clock. Secondly with the longer classes will make sports go later on into each evening. This gives less time for kids to do their homework or any chores that they have to do at the end of the day and after school. Kids will have to go more weeks in the school year because it is required for all students to go 180 days for a school year. This will cut into families summer plans. When 2,700 schools were polled 67% said that it was...
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...Would you want a four day school week, or would you prefer a five day school week? Many experts say that schools should have a four day school week because it would allow students to have more time outside of school to do other activities. Others say that schools should not have a four day school week because students would get bored and tired with having longer classroom hours which would be necessary for the four day school week. Schools should be held four days a week and should have longer classroom hours because it will benefit the students’ academic and social life. One reason why experts say that students should have a four day school week is because the new plan will help students academically, including getting higher scores on...
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...Four Days of Schooling A lot of work places are starting to shorten their number of days that they are giving to their employees. This means for a lot of them that they get to work for only four days. Schools are also starting to consider shortening their school week to four day. Most students go to school but really dislike how much time that they spend there, and a four day school week would help them in this fact. Students would prefer to have a longer weekend, but to have that would mean the students would have to give up something else. Here are the pros and the cons of having a four day school week. One of the pros to having a shorter week at school is that you get a longer weekend. Many students would like to have a longer weekend so that they can have more time away from the prison of which many call school. There are many thing that a student can then do on the weekends like practice for a school sport instead of being in school for most of the day doing things the student finds boring. The time spent at school would be shorten in the eyes of the student, since it would mean that only four of the seven days of the week are spent at school....
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...Scope and Sequence in English 4 Second Quarter School Year 2014 – 2015 |Number of Meetings|Competencies / Lessons |Assessment / Evaluation | |Week 1 |prepare a project / research proposal |Recitation | | | | | |Day 1 |Research Writing: Introduction to Research Paper Writing |Students identify the parts of a Research paper or a Term paper | |Day 2-3 |show respect for intellectual property rights by acknowledging citations made in research |Supervised Research | | | | | | |Writing a Bibliography ...
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...= = = = = = Research and Evaluation I - 341 Syllabus –Rev 6 Note: Please note each week’s individual assignments from this syllabus, find the corresponding chapter (s) and read them along with chapters assigned for reading in the e-text. As far as the assignments to be submitted are concerned, you are only, and only, responsible for the requirements which appear in my syllabus as presented below. |Values for the Course Assignments |Percent | |Individual | |Participation (All Weeks - 2% each) |10 | |DQ’s (All Weeks – 2% each) |10 | |Weekly Summaries (All Weeks - 1% each) |5 | |Business Research Paper (week One) |4 | |Survey (Week Two) |6 | |Assignments from the Text - – Section Exercises (Week Two) ...
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...Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Kowalski, R., & Westen, D. (2011). Psychology (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: The Science of Psychology Details Due Points Objectives 1.1 Examine the major underlying assumptions of the various schools of thought in psychology. 1.2 Explain how psychological research applies to various aspects of personal and social life. 1.3 Determine what guidelines should be applied to the evaluation of psychological research and practices. 1.4 Identify ethical dilemmas that may arise in psychological research. 1.5 Describe the basic biological foundations of psychology. Reading Read Ch. 1 of Psychology. Reading Read Ch. 2 of Psychology. Reading Read Ch. 3 of Psychology. Reading Review this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. (Journal articles that are...
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...[pic] |Syllabus College of Social Sciences SOC/120 Version 4 Introduction to Sociology | |Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is a foundation for studies of sociology. In this course, students gain an understanding of the sociological perspective, theories, and research methods. Students also explore culture, race, ethnicity, socialization, social interaction, deviance, social control, groups, organizations, social and gender stratification, population, and social change. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Macionis, J. J. (2011). Society: The basics (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Recommended Websites: The following are suggested websites that can be used as additional resources for researching information for your CheckPoints and Assignments. U.S. Census...
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... |Economics: The Financing of Health Care | Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of the economics of health care. The various payers are examined, including private, state, and federal entities. Issues such as the cost effectiveness of prevention, the management of patients and their diseases, as well as the cost of treatment settings are discussed. Third party reimbursement from various sources, ranging from for-profit insurance carriers to charitable donations, are reviewed. The health care system's use of grant funding and research dollars is described. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials...
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...materials and contacts. For Blackboard Help: Contact Joan Draper, for online help: jdraper@mercy.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course examines the basic ethical issues and current trends affecting the counselor working in a contemporary school or agency. Topics include: the nature and scope of counseling, the definition of ethics and its meaning for professional counselors, and the relationship between counseling and professional ethical practice as defined by the American Counseling Association. The variety of agency and school settings are examined to illustrate the specific ethical guidelines that apply to schools and agencies. Professional norms, such as non-malfeasance, patient autonomy, and confidentiality are explained. (3 credits) TEXT: Ethics in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Standards, research and emerging issues (4th edition) Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel (2013) Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage ISBN13: 978-0-8400-2858-7 American Counselor Association Code of Ethics http://www.counseling.org/docs/ethics/2014-aca-code-of-ethics.pdf?sfvrsn=4 Code of Ethics of the American Mental Health Counseling Association. Available on-line at www.amhca.org/ethics.html American School Counselor Association Ethical Standards for School Counselors, Available on-line at www.schoolcounselor.org/library/ethics.pdf Program Outcomes (PO) – Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling Program Outcome (PO) Code | Program Outcomes (POs) | Program Goal (PG) Alignment...
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...Education | | |AED/200 Version 5 | | |Contemporary Issues in American Education | Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of the teaching profession. It introduces the student to the various issues affecting teachers. Its primary focus will be on contemporary issues teachers and educators face in today’s schools. Throughout the course, all aspects of the teaching profession will be incorporated from the diversity of students in the classroom, to school organization and governance, to teaching philosophies and instruction. This course provides a foundation for understanding the education profession. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend...
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...Patrick Frank, Pearson Prentice/Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 07458. Method of Presentation: Lectures with PowerPoint presentations and class discussion. Student Learning Outcomes: Art 100 – Introduction to Art Concepts is a survey course whose purpose is to develop the ability of students to see an art object or building on objective, perceptual, and interpretive levels. The student will learn the vocabulary of art; recognize the materials and techniques of art processes and learn to recognize the historical styles and changing tastes of the public and the art market. To evaluate the student outcomes, standards of achievement will be measured by exams, practice tests, class participation, museum reports and research papers. This will identify how successfully each student processes the visual images and the meanings that they contain. Specific areas of student development will be: 1. Communication. Students will listen to multi-media presentations,...
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Not all people are given the chance to have a quality education especially in the Philippines because it is now complicated. That’s why having the chance to study and choosing the course should not be compared to some thing like for an example buying a dress for a special occasion and when realization comes into your mind that you don’t want it, you’ll return it or maybe get your money back. No, this isn’t right, because in college life, you have to treat every second as an important detail of your life. You should not waste every moment in it. So choosing the course which you think fits your capabilities is very important. Studying a specific course in college is not only about paying the fees rather the most important things here are the time and effort spent. Money, time and effort are the most precious things in one’s life and once it is used or spent, it’s hard to gain again or worst you may never have it at all. So the time these are wasted for nothing, for sure the blame for this mistake will be felt truly. When looking at the profile of those students who are working and at the same time is studying, you would notice that they never dare wasting their time. For them, every second counts. Make an observation and you will find out that almost all of the working students are working too hard to finish their studies. For them, wasting their effort, time and money is such a big mistake. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The objective of studying...
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...homeworkbasket.com/BSHS-342/BSHS-342-Complete-Course BSHS 342 Week 1 DQ 1 BSHS 342 Week 1 DQ 2 BSHS 342 Week 1 Individual Assignment Quiz on Philosophies and Theoretical Perspectives BSHS 342 Week 2 DQ 1 BSHS 342 Week 2 DQ 2 BSHS 342 Week 2 Individual Assignment Observation Journal BSHS 342 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Hot Topic Paper Methods of Delivery BSHS 342 Week 3 DQ 1 BSHS 342 Week 3 DQ 2 BSHS 342 Week 3 Individual Assignment Rite of Passage Paper BSHS 342 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Observation Journal Age 10 – 17 BSHS 342 Week 4 DQ 1 BSHS 342 Week 4 DQ 2 BSHS 342 Week 4 Individual Changes in Adulthood Personal Perspectives or Paper BSHS 342 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Slowing the Biological Clock BSHS 342 Week 4 Observation Journal Age Adult Middle Adult BSHS 342 Week 5 DQ 1 BSHS 342 Week 5 DQ 2 BSHS 342 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Research Paper on Issues Affecting the Aging BSHS 342 Week 5 Observation Journal Age Late Adulthood For More Homework Goto http://www.homeworkbasket.com BSHS 342 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Hot Topic Paper Methods Of Delivery Click Below URL to Purchase Homework http://www.homeworkbasket.com/BSHS-342/BSHS-342-Week-2-Learning-Team-Assignment-Hot-Topic-Paper-Methods-of-Delivery Select a topic as a team for your Hot Topic paper and presentation. • Birth control and abortion • Methods of delivery • Infant day care • Breast feeding versus bottle feeding • ...
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...PSY 202 Complete Class Week One Learning Outcomes This week students will: * Become familiar with course goals and procedures. * Identify three domains of development. * Illustrate the benefit of life experiences for the adult learner. * Discuss the role of negative and positive influences in creating a successful life stage. Overview Assignment | Due Date | Format | Grading Percent | Post Your Introduction | Day 1 | Discussion | 2 | Domains of Development | Day 3 (1st post) | Discussion | 3 | Past and Present Experience | Day 3 (1st post) | Discussion | 3 | Week One Quiz | Day 6 | Quiz | 5 | Note: The online classroom is designed to time students out after 90 minutes of inactivity. Because of this, we strongly suggest that you compose your work in a word processing program and copy and paste it into the discussion post when you are ready to submit it. Reading 1. Read everything located under the Course Home link in the left navigation of the online course. 2. In order to successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapter from the text, Adult Development and Lifetime Assessment: * Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Adult Development PDF Discussions To participate in the following Discussion Forums, go to this week’s Discussion link in the left navigation: 1. Domains of Development Identify the three domains of development, as described in Chapter 1 of the course text. Why is it essential to consider each domain when...
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