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other classification categories emerged such as gender. Investigating college-readiness by looking at the data for particular groups pinpoints definite achievement gaps. The profile of a college student in the United States reveals that about 60% of recent graduate are “not college-ready” (Kirst, 2007). High school graduation data broken down by ethnicity indicates that 97% of African Americans and 90% of Hispanics are not college-ready upon high school completion (Collins, 2009). This percentage

At the age of three my parents decided to put me in gymnastics, I excelled immediately and after a couple months I entered into the pre-competitive program. My love for gymnastics continued and I became a provincially ranked, high level gymnast until the age of fourteen when I shattered my ACL and meniscus in my knee which required surgery. However, my years of gymnastics taught me a great deal of skills that I carry with me to this day. Primarily, I learned exceptional self-discipline, time management

Teacher Shortages – In many areas of Alabama there are subject-specific teacher shortages, especially in the area of secondary mathematics. As I travel from school to school, I have found that many of the middle and high schools I visit have unfilled mathematics positions. Many of these schools are in economically disadvantaged areas of the state, but the teacher shortage issue is not isolated to a particular area or demographic. I have found classrooms staffed by long-term substitutes in wealthy

Indiana. Therefore, I will have not any concerns about traveling to the Art Institutes of Indianapolis Campus. 2. When is the earliest you would be able to start should you be offered the position? I am no longer working for Charter Oak State College. This is a result of a billion dollar State of Connecticut budget shortage. I am available within a week of being notification that I am selected as the final candidate for the position. 3. Do you have any upcoming vacation plans this year? I

Even before a child is born, college looms in the distance. Parents have preconceived ideas about their child’s future, and for some families that includes college. Early education is not nearly as worrisome due to the legislation passed in The United States of America (USA). Laws mandating school attendance have changed over the years; however, ever since 1918 all of the states have created and enforced enrollment laws (Landes & Solmon, 55). The USA also funds the public school system, thus eliminating

De-Aundra C. Kerby October 13, 2016 SOC 211 Response Paper: Ain’t no Makin’ It I grew up in an “urban area” on the East side of Chicago. I would say that peer pressure is pretty much on every corner. I attended the neighborhood high school which was predominately black. Unfortunately, majority of my high school classmates did drugs such as marijuana, pills, (ecstasy, molly, Xanax) drank alcohol, engaged in sexual activities and created their own forms of “lean” which is a drink made from promethazine

What is the meaning of going to college? Is going to college worth it? Should a college education be free or should it not? Many high school students are constantly replaying this question in their minds as they approach graduation, and when undergoing the process of making a decision on their future college attendance, the decision is usually based off of many different factors; the greatest one being if one will be able to afford the tuition of the college of his or her choosing. In the article

Running head: THE INFLUENCES OF CULTURAL CAPITAL 1 THE INFLUENCES OF CULTURAL CAPITAL 14 The Influences of Cultural Capital on Schooling and Learning Warapark Maitreephun University of Missouri The Influences of Cultural Capital on Schooling and Learning Many scholars and journalists (e.g., Bergin & Bergin, 2015; Boaler & Staples, 2008; Lareau & Horvat, 1999; Lareau, 2002; Lewin, 2005) insisted that culture initiated and possessed by different groups of people influences schooling and learning

In my younger elementary years, I didn`t love math, but I also didn’t hate math. I loved learning the times tables. We had practice tools with string on them, and I had to figure out what answer belonged to the equation. I would have to connect the equation and the answer by using the string. It would create a pattern, and I would compare with my partner to see if I got the same pattern. I always enjoyed using those to help me further my knowledge. There were a lot more hands on activities, such

College planning for home-schoolers Homeschooling is a concept of doing schooling at home. In this kind of study a child from a family receives his academic education from somebody within the house. There are range of legal definitions of homeschooling that may be different for the different countries and regions. Child can have so many benefits from home schooling. For many families and children’s home schooling could be very beneficial, often the schools might not be providing that kind of education