...thought to have in the back of one’s mind is that “the psychosocial benefits of after-school programs are well-documented and include, among other things, enhanced social skills, greater motivation, and better classroom behavior (Martin et al., 2007).” Disruptive students simply want an outlet for expression that isn’t constricted to sitting in a chair for hours at a time while listening to a lecture that doesn’t spark their interest. After-school programs are not constrained to academics, but also branch out to athletics and promote events when...
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...Service Demand The Civic, Social & Youth Organizations industry includes 42,015 business with combined annual revenue of about $17 billion. After School Program Providers industry includes about 22,273 establishments with combined annual revenue of about $22 billion. According to ibisworld.com, “During the next five years, rising government funding and a declining US unemployment rate will lead to more children enrolling in after-school programs, benefiting providers”. In Massachusetts the demand for afterschool youth outreach programs is growing fast due to environmental and economic trends that have parents in a tough spot. In order to successfully maintain a household more than two thirds of families have to rely on two incomes. This means that often kids are left home alone while their parents work. Quality youth outreach afterschool programs offer kids a safe place away from home. Data from the MA-AA3PM-2014-Fact-Sheet shows that more than 210,000 students statewide are not supervised; nationwide the number jumps to 11.3 million. 800,000 of these children are just in elementary school. Frank Fowler, police sheriff of Syracuse New York, says that this puts kids in a dangerously vulnerable situation because "they do not stop learning when the final bell rings, kids are always learning. The questions are: what are they learning and who's teaching them?”. If you combat those facts with the current data showing that kids are currently dealing with a number of high...
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...Part I: Group Development The group is at the forming stage. Our textbook states the forming stage is characterized by a great deal of uncertainty about the group’s purpose, structure and leadership. Members “test the waters” to determine what types of behaviors are acceptable. After reading over the case study I was torn between the group being at the forming stage or the storming stage. The group does have purpose as they plan to create an after-school program which will improve school performance both by the students and the teachers. The group is structured as the Woodson Foundation and the school system will develop a new agency that will draw on resources from both organizations as well as a representative from the NCPIE. This is where the group comes up short from the storming stage as there is no leadership yet. They are still establishing ground rules such as: Will the new jobs be unionized? And Will the Woodson Foundation be able to use hard data? An understanding of the stages of group development can assist The Woodson Foundation in a strong way. Right under their nose they have Meredith Watson working for them. Meredith has six years working as a teacher in a classroom setting and working on the leadership team will provide some similarity within the group. She knows what the teachers are going through and can help on all levels. Part II: Problem Identification The primary problem is putting together a development team together that will stop pointing fingers...
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...Tiffany Bush MGMT 591 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Professor Barbara Vallera August 1, 2015 Case Study In this case study, The Woodson Foundation is a large nonprofit social service agency that is looking to work with the public schools in Washington D.C. to try and improve the outcome of their students. The schools have problems such as: truancy, low student performance, and crime. The staff that start out new to their school become burn out in a short time frame due to the harsh working conditions. The two parties are attempting to develop a group with will be able to create an after school program for the students. There are many factors that the parties will have to take into account in order for them to be successful. The group members will have to have to become informed about one another and understand what it takes for a group to operate. Each member will have to be motivated and get along with one another. This group has completed the forming stage. There are five stages of group development which are; forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. With this group and from my understanding of where they are from reading the case, I would conclude that they are in the storming stage. The reason I came to the conclusion is because from the textbook’s definition of forming which is when “great deal of uncertainty about the group’s purpose, structure, and leadership” and from the case study it shows that all the parties do understand...
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...Case Study 3 Challenge Summary The public school system in Washington, D.C. is suffering from problems with truancy, low student performance and crime. To make significant changes to the current state, a proposal to develop a new after school program to target these three problem areas. The Woodson Foundation has extensive skills in raising private funds and coordinating community efforts with that of educational professionals. Utilizing the strengths of the Woodson Foundation will be paramount to creating a successful after-school program. Assets to Successful Implementation: * All Parties have the common goal and benefit of student success. * The Woodson Foundation has a proven track record of raising funds to create a program that is self-reliant and not dependent on revues from the school board. Additionally, they have won several awards for minimizing costs and still proving excellent service. * National Coalition for Parental Involvement (NCPIE) is able to encourage parental involvement via the PTA by educating parents in constructive ways to assist the program. * Teaching staff is motivated by better student performance as it will result in a more positive working environment * Enhancing student performance will in turn help resolve truancy and crime Hindrances to Successful Implementation: * Bureaucratic School Board wants to limit practices within existing policies and procedures with strict hiring guidelines. * Racial imbalance...
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...Building a Coalition It is evident after reading this scenario that the Washington D.C school district is facing problems with student performance, crimes and a high turnover rate of teachers, just like many schools today. Teachers are often faced with harsh realities when they start fresh at a school, because of the dysfunctional system in place and then they burn out, and quit. Our textbook talk about the five stages: Forming-Stage, Storming Stage, Norming Stage, performing stage and adjourning Stage. It seems the group is stuck in the forming and storming stage. The group has no sense of direction, structure or leadership and everyone has their own opinions of how the groups should be run. There are already strong opinions on how the problems should be solved regarding truancy, low performance, crimes rate and creating an effective after school program. Referring back to the stages and understanding of the stages would have assisted the Woodson Foundation tremendously. First the forming stage was not completed, the groups should have met and established roles, structure and the purpose and it’s clear that was not established. You have the principal and the superintendent thinking the school should have more power, and not involving the parents, and other members with their opinions as well, which is a clear example that a purpose was not established. Second, the members did not hash out who was going to be doing what, and this stage was not completed because there was...
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...reading, English/language ars, and mathematics (Phillips, Roland, ndero, 2013). As a parent of the Peach County School System curriculum, teachers spend time working with student to build on the skills needed to successful pass the CRCT and academic subjects. Many parents and concerned citizen feel as if not enough time is spent preparing students for the CRCT test. The Peach County Schools Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) group meets once a month to discuss strategies on how to improve students’ academic grade which will lead to passing the CRCT test. The PTO group agrees that students need extra help outside of school. Currently, Peach County School’s does not have the funding to operate an afterschool program. To improve student’s academic grade and CRCT results a free afterschool tutoring program need to be organized. My Challenge Living in a small community where resources are limited for a tutoring program for the school-age children. All students deserve the opportunity to learn. Most of the classrooms are overcrowded. The teacher’s main focus is to teach each lesson in a timely matter which can be a struggle for most students. Research shows that well designed-tutoring programs will increase academic achievement for elementary students. Student will also show improvement in behavior and social skills. While much of the literature on effective after-school programs...
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...Problem Traffic jams are common occurrences for many individuals who to commute to work using their motor vehicles. According to Hartman (n.d.), “the roadways leading into and out of most major cities can become gridlocked due to an accident, road construction or simply a high number of cars on the road. Traffic congestion can have a number of effects on drivers, the environment, health and the economy” (para. 1). The problems associated with traffic jams can be handled using many different decision making processes. However within this paper, I will use Osborn’s 73 idea spurring question process to create an idea checklist of questions that I will ask and answer as a means determining a solution to traffic jams from a new perspective. Osborn’s 73 Idea Spurring Questions Marakas (2003) proposed that Osborn’s model presents nine basic ideas: put to other uses, adapt, modify, magnify, minify, substitute, rearrange, reverse, and combine. 1. What are some new ways to utilize time spent in traffic jams? There are a lot of professional students at all levels, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral. Many students can take advantage of this time stuck in traffic to catch up on homework since most schools rely on Internet as a mode of delivery. 2. How have people learned to adapt with traffic jams in their everyday lives? Many people realize that traffic jams are inevitable. Therefore, many people attempt to leave out as a means of beating the traffic jam or reducing the amount...
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...Term Paper on Traffic Jam in Bangladesh TERM PAPER ON Traffic Jam in Dhaka City Prepared For Mohd. H.R. Joarder United International University Prepared By MD. Aminul Islam Ariful islam MD. Mesbahuddin Shahanaz Parvin Mou Jeenniifeerr Islam Date of submission Name of Group Members Letter of Transmittal May 5, 2012 Mohd. H.R. Joarder Faculty School of Business Administration United International University Dear Sir, It is a great pleasure for us to submit our Term papers on “Traffic Jam in Dhaka city”. It is a great opportunity for us to implement the knowledge that we have learned in our academic career to work a Term papers on “Traffic Jam in Dhaka city”. We try our level best to make this Term papers to the required standard. We hope that this report will fulfill your expectation. We therefore, hope that you would be kind enough to go through this report for evaluation Sincerely yours ------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- MD. Aminul Islam Ariful Islam Shahanaz Parvin Mou ----------------- ------------------- Jennifer Islam MD. Mesbah...
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...I would recommend the book Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer to my friends. In the beginning, the protagonist, Jamaica Gollahue, nicknamed Jam, is sent by her parents to The Wooden Barn, a boarding school for emotionally hurt people, because her English boyfriend, Reeve Maxfield, "died". She attends a class called "Special Topics" to study Sylvia Plath's writing and read The Bell Jar, and she with four other students are given journals, by Mrs. Quenell, and are assigned to write about anything they wish. Jam soon discovers that writing in her journal brings her to another peaceful world with Reeve. Jam states,"I"m unable to get over how he's [Reeve] simply been returned to me like a lost object that I'd long ago misplaced." As the students progress...
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...is able to sprint 252mph, but the citizens of Dhaka (sometimes) cannot reach few miles to Gulistan from Mohakhali or any other place to our destination place within hours. You must go out from your house before two or three hours to reach destination which is only 20 or 30 minutes required. Who is responsible for this? Traffic jam is that magician. Traffic jam has become a great monster in our modern life. Traffic congestion is not only affecting our business but the education sector as well. Students cannot do other tasks such as photocopying or collecting notes before attending class in the morning because a lot of time gets wasted on traffic congestions. It wastes lot of working hours of students as well as teachers. In many occasions, students and teachers fail to attend classes in due time. And it is more painful when students fail to reach exam halls and fails just due to a social problem. Now just think everyday how much national time is wasting, how much economical activities are losing, for the traffic congestion problem. This assignment is focusing current situation of traffic congestion problem in Dhaka city. What is Traffic jam? A traffic jam is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something. Over the last few years the traffic congestion problem of Dhaka City has visibly been deteriorating steadily. Limited resources, invested for the development of transport facilities, such as infrastructure...
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...you consider all of the great things parkour involves, it seems ridiculous to prohibit it. College campuses should allow students to practice parkour on school property because it is a great way to meet new people, promotes a healthy lifestyle, is safe when practiced correctly, encourages community involvement, and is practically free. Larger parkour training sessions, also known as "jams", are a great way to meet new people. Approximately 75 people showed up to participate at a "beginner's jam" hosted by Chicago Parkour on October 17th, 2009 at the University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago Parkour Meetup). I myself attended this event, and met many new great friends that I now see on a regular basis for training. During the warmer seasons of the year, Benjamin "Strafe" Zumhagen, one of the leaders of Chicago Parkour, hosts what is known as the "Stego Jams" every weekend at Grant Park. Zumhagen agrees that jams can be an excellent way to meet new people and estimates that an average of between 5 and 10 new people attend his jams every week (B. Zumhagen, personal communication, January 30, 2011). The vast number of jams held by communities worldwide opens up the possibility of student travel to other states, or even countries! Many traceurs are willing to provide housing to traveling traceurs in-town for a big jam. Parkour builds a great sense of camaraderie, especially when a group of traceurs...
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...was waiting in anticipation for him to let me at the box, it was driving me crazy not knowing what it was. Finally after what felt like an eternity, my dad set the box down in front of me. I started digging into the box, coming across a strange-looking rectangular shaped object that had PlayStation written across the top of it. I turned to my dad and I asked him what is a PlayStation, and he said that it was the way me and him would battle in in the Rock world playing our guitars to see who was better. Guitar Hero was the name of the game my dad had bought. That day was the day that I discovered the power of music...
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...strongest of the species who survive, not the most intelligent, but those who are the most adaptive to change.” This semester in Professor Lowenkron’s English 1013 course, our community was our sources a collection of figures who have achieved various types of success, from defining success to relating each key to success to the Pearl Jam to the community of successful people. Therefore, the attitude of the people makes the community. By examining the definition of success and seeing how success is attained from the band Pearl Jam’s dynamic success, we see that it takes time and a lot of effort to achieve success. This is important because making a positive...
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