Education & Reference - 21 May 2007

2007-05-21 04:47:01 · 6 answers · asked by lala0022 1 in Teaching

Should the U.S Government consider abolishing the 11th and 12th grade as a step to reforming our american education system?

2007-05-21 04:46:33 · 6 answers · asked by pisces02 4 in Other - Education

2007-05-21 04:39:27 · 1 answers · asked by Don T 1 in Quotations

Last sentences of the year help [:

hermetic

bestial

lucid

crematory

colic

prostrate

2007-05-21 04:39:03 · 1 answers · asked by M&M 1 in Words & Wordplay

2007-05-21 04:32:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Education

2007-05-21 04:31:10 · 8 answers · asked by siddu 1 in Homework Help

2007-05-21 04:28:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

I am a 24 yr old single mom and plan to get back into college in August--to finish this time. But tuition is crazy for a one income family taking care of more than one! Any website where you can key in your credentials and it finds scholarship matches for you?! Any specifically for single moms? I live in GA

thanks!

2007-05-21 04:24:04 · 1 answers · asked by Staying Quiet 3 in Financial Aid

2007-05-21 04:08:30 · 3 answers · asked by jamaal_taylor 1 in Higher Education (University +)

2007-05-21 04:05:57 · 5 answers · asked by deepak57 7 in Other - Education

2007-05-21 03:57:13 · 2 answers · asked by freddy g 1 in Higher Education (University +)

I don't have enough income to pay for the 20% that Medicare doesn't pay, so that I can have physical therapy, along with water excercises. My income is at the poverty level, and I can't afford the 'price' starting out at 3 times per week, of which I would have to pay approximately $180.00 per month. And that doesn't count my transporation cost either, which is $2.00 each way, on the Handi Wheels bus for the handicapped. At this time, I'm without any form of exercise. Thank you for the chance to explain my situation to you.

2007-05-21 03:52:11 · 2 answers · asked by Barbara S 1 in Financial Aid

Is it possible to skip from 9th to 12th grade, if someone's from another country? Count the facts that the schools in that country study significantly more than the American schools do...

2007-05-21 03:27:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Education

ARE U CRAZY?

Vote for Barack Obama!

2007-05-21 03:15:58 · 2 answers · asked by Crackhead 1 in Higher Education (University +)

2007-05-21 03:11:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

2007-05-21 03:07:04 · 5 answers · asked by kmof6322 1 in Homework Help

please be very specific and give as many details .

list web sites if can.

THANK YOU! =]

2007-05-21 03:06:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

2007-05-21 03:04:56 · 17 answers · asked by kmof6322 1 in Homework Help

Does anyone know of a good quote to begin my philosophy of education with?

2007-05-21 02:37:41 · 2 answers · asked by babyoutlaw 2 in Teaching

2007-05-21 02:31:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

2007-05-21 02:13:24 · 1 answers · asked by ~T~r~E~n~D~y~ 1 in Homework Help

What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895


--Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?
This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas, USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS -1895
Grammar (Time, one hour)

1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of"lie,""play," and "run"
5. Define case; Illustrate each case.
6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)

1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per metre?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.

U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?
8 Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.

Orthography (Time, one hour)

1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?)
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8 Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

Geography (Time, one hour)
1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10 Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.

Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying "he only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning, doesn't it?! Also shows you how poor our education system has become... and, NO... I don't have the answers, and I failed the 8th grade test!!

2007-05-21 02:05:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trivia

This is from Aussie men's mag The Picture Magazine again ... sorry.
The clue is: Taking your missus to Bangkok is like taking ... to Newcastle. It's 5 letters long and I have _ O _ L _.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. It's from the Cheeky Cross so god only knows what the answer might be.
Thank you to anyone who can help.

2007-05-21 01:51:05 · 2 answers · asked by Eths Mum 1 in Words & Wordplay

Can anyone think of a good slogan, religion wise.
example of slogan: Live, Laugh, Love and be Yourself.

2007-05-21 01:36:42 · 6 answers · asked by bicker12 1 in Words & Wordplay

Hello, I'm an upcoming freshman in a university here in asia. I'm taking up Physical Therapy hoping to find a better future in the US as a Physical Therapist.

Do you think ill have a good career on the other side?


disclaimer: i love my country but this is just a desperate action

2007-05-21 01:05:59 · 1 answers · asked by elphie 2 in Higher Education (University +)

2007-05-21 00:48:44 · 19 answers · asked by andykpln 4 in Trivia

A) Extensive use of fossil fuels
B) The increase in sea level
C) Widespread planting of forest for timber
D) The steady increase in average world temperature

2007-05-21 00:12:22 · 5 answers · asked by Unkownly FamoUs 1 in Homework Help

try it to be almost fully devoted to it.
lumbering in canada,I mean.

2007-05-21 00:05:44 · 1 answers · asked by ILUVROCK 1 in Homework Help