fact I am a literature enthusiast, coffee drinker extraordinaire, and somebody who would likely fit right into a university environment, continuing my education at a post-secondary institution never seemed to be a possibility for me. I graduated high school and became a mother simultaneously. Due to this drastic lifestyle adjustment, obtaining the English degree that I had once planned for, unfortunately, was pushed to the bottom of my priority list. Since then, I have had two daughters in addition
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Things You”). Of all sports contributing to the concussion total, football is by far the main contributor. “High school football accounts for 47% of all reported sports concussions, while 33% of these concussions occur during practice,” (“Head Case - Complete”). The main reason for this could be improper technique and teaching, neglect, and other factors. But for these players, high school is followed by college and possibly the National Football League (NFL), where concussions get much more attention
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even though Coach Michelle and I had our conflicts but, I do not/will not considered anyone else my coach. Coach helped me through every aspect in my high school career. She tracked our grades, watched our attitudes, helped with outside cheer relations, and was a huge impacted on my future cheer
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Growing up in the Bloomington Schools I always knew I wanted to be a teacher and there were many teachers that I had who I wanted to be just like. I would like to give the students today the opportunity to fall in love with education just as I did. I believe that I am a strong applicant for employment with the Bloomington Public Schools because I love everything about education and would like to share my love of education with every student, also I believe every student can succeed if given the right
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Novel: The Chocolate War Robert Cormier’s The Chocolate War gives readers a dark tale that leaves them on the edge of their seats. Ever since its debut in 1974, it has angered and shocked parents, transfixed students, and has been banned in many schools throughout the nation. Robert Cormier was born on January 17, 1925 in Leominster, Maryland and died on November 2, 2000 due to complications from a blood clot in Boston, Maryland. Cormier was the son of Lucien Joseph, a factory worker, and Irma
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One of my best memories was when I got to meet coach Patterson. It was in the fall of
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proposals by the state to consolidate several public schools on O’ahu has created no small amount of concern by parents, students, and teachers. This is probably due to the recent attempts by the state to close small public elementary schools like Pu’uhale and Likelike Elementary. Despite the state’s numerous attempts to cut short the number of school days in a week (furlough days), the state legislation has finally decided to cut short the number of schools on the island (consolidation). Their goal - which
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frustration. Anger. Maybe even tears. For three years, she consumed my Sunday afternoons. At times, I got so frustrated that I wanted to just end it. But still, I stayed. I stayed for the shimmering voice that she resonated herself with. I stayed for the memories that we made. I stayed for the hundreds of sunny days we had that shined through the very somber ones. I'm not sure that even I knew what I was getting myself into when we convened for the first time in the fourth grade. Initially, there was excitement—to
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Many Chicanx/Latinx students, including myself, never really learned our history in U.S. high schools. Growing up, I never really cared that my people were excluded from textbooks, maybe it was because I was always conditioned to think of U.S. history as the same thing we’ve always been told in every single textbook we looked at. For me, it was good enough to think that Cesar Chavez was included in a small section of my textbooks. It wasn’t until I started college and took my first Ethnic Studies
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STUDY HABITS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE SIX PUPILS IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF PUERTO GALERA DISTRICT A Thesis Presented to the Graduate School Faculty Southwestern Institute of Business and Technology In Consortium with Rizal Technological University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree Master of Educational Management By: MA. CRISTINA C. CENIZA 2013 CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
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