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in rotation, showcasing a number of the items being offered. This argumentative ad showed a “suburban” teen preparing for school and wearing some Pepsi Stuff (sunglasses, t-shirt), as the items/stuff were depicted, numbers at the bottom of the screen revealed how many “Pepsi Points” they cost. At the end of this television commercial, this “suburban” teen landed a Harrier Jet near a bike rack at his school and the plane’s jet

destined to spend eternity in. To my surprise, in late June of 2013, I was forced to relocate to suburban New Jersey, which came as one of the biggest shocks of my life so far. Devastated, and absolutely heartbroken by this change of atmosphere, my life felt like it was falling apart. Unbeknownst to me, it would turn out to be one of the greatest

Segregation has been a trending topic in education for many years and still has some lasting effects on today’s schools. Legal segregation was stopped by the Federal Government in America through numerous decisions based on the Supreme Court decisions of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education) The continuous efforts from many pioneers who persevered to ensure equality for teachers and students has paved the way for many educational reforms

New York State adopted Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) in 2011. The standards identified a set of clear expectations for students, teachers, and parents. This was accompanied by accountability and assessment mechanisms to ensure that the standards were achieved. The initiative was directed towards K-12 students and their level of understanding in English language arts and Mathematics. It was an outcome of changing dynamics and challenges in education that the New York State Education Department

Fourth Congressional District In the congressional election coming this November, the Democratic and Republican candidates will be fiercely campaigning for the Fourth District’s seat in the House of Representatives. In the analysis of the electoral race, we will closely examine various aspects of the district including demographics, income and wealth, religious preference, important federal issues in the area, partisanship, and previous voting patterns. New York’s 4th District is located on the eastern

influx of soldiers returning home from the war, which brought on the need for more housing options for them. The modern American suburbs were developed to meet that need. A suburb is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (2014) as “an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one”. The emergence and development of the suburbs was made easier by the implementing of various zoning laws and advances in transportation. In some older American cities, specifically ones in the northeastern

Against High School Sports" by Amanda Ripley started to make me think. There were many strong points about how the priorities of the sports are beginning to be more important to students than their education. Another great point was that the financing and budgeting is unfairly distributed throughout school districts and is spent more on athletics and clubs and not enough on classes. And I Believe that schools should put certain restrictions on the spending and promoting or in school sports and clubs

Week 3 Leading with Institutions Jennifer Keck Leadership Approach and its Pros and Cons There are several ways that decision making can take place in an organization, one way is through directive leadership and another is through participative leadership. With directive leadership, the leader makes the decision and ensures the decision is carried out (Bass, 2008, p.875). Participative leadership has many more steps and requires more input from more sources or individuals which would lead one

to go to an accredited school. Urban schools are at the head of these challenges.7.1 million students are enrolled at an urban school across the United States. Hispanics make up 39%, African American 31%, White 19%, and other 9%; with 68% of those students needing free and reduced lunches (Council of the Great City Schools). The challenges include, but are not limited to: being over populated, race, ethnicity and structural challenges. The students attending these schools are not only having to subsist

pocket as a definitive implementation when I become principal. In an attempt to use time wisely and build internal relationships, I plan to strongly encourage collaboration. As progress is made teaming will become an innovation (Senge, 2013). Our schools have been “teaming” for years and it was interesting throughout my internship to see the way various teams functioned, but all successful and student success driven. We have operated under various structures and called our collaborations various