Primary & Secondary Education (Education & Reference) - July 2006

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Is the "moment of silent reflection" at your school a joke?

is it required where you live?
is it practiced?
is it truly "60 seconds?"

It's a requirement where I live, and it's also a joke. During the 12 years I've been teaching, I've have observed that no more than about 10 seconds is used for this, and, for the most part, it's wasted.

Comments?

2006-07-05 20:06:45 · 3 answers · asked by My Big Bear Ron 6

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What is a good metaphor for the sun???

2006-07-05 19:37:25 · 7 answers · asked by adomacro 1

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Just curious..How many of u would buy if I sell Spore Pri Sch exam question paper with ans. thru internet?

Is there a lot of people searching around for past year test papers?

2006-07-05 18:08:07 · 1 answers · asked by Peamonk 1

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Should boys and girls be separated in school? Some studies show it might help both learn better.?

2006-07-05 18:03:24 · 14 answers · asked by cliffinutah 4

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Why do people get in trouble in school?

Why do teenagers get in so much trouble in their middle schools and high schools? What should a parent do? Why do you think it causes for them to get in trouble?

2006-07-05 16:26:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

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When will the upper administration realize that the No Child left behind is in fact leaving Children behind?

2006-07-05 15:55:19 · 9 answers · asked by Kimala E 1

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what is the difference between debating and arguing?

what is the distinction between the two? can you argue without debating? or can you debate without arguing?

2006-07-05 15:12:14 · 12 answers · asked by speak_your_mind 3

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in India after high school we have 10+2,here in US what is after high school?

and what is jr high and senior high?
and how they chosse college subjects,and what base kids decide to do major.will really appreciate if someone answer those questions.

2006-07-05 11:09:43 · 7 answers · asked by silkartdesign 1

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what are the elementary schools like near nashville, TN?

how are the the city schools versus near mt juliet / east of nashville.?????

2006-07-05 11:09:26 · 1 answers · asked by k9 1

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What kind of school did you attend?

If you were homeschooled, I definitely want your opinion. We're considering it. Thanks for looking!

2006-07-05 10:28:10 · 14 answers · asked by chickenfeed 2

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what is the first day of 9th grade like in a humungous school?

serious answers only please. really i don't know what it will be like. i am going into the biggest high school in state and i don't know where everything is. did you ever get lost when you entered high school? what is the first week of school like?

2006-07-05 08:05:34 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2

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If you switch schools, do you gain or lose credits?

If I leave my current school which uses a period schedule and go to a school with a block schedule, will I gain or lose credits?

2006-07-05 08:01:57 · 7 answers · asked by James N 2

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Are we short changing our children with current English Literature education?

When I was at school ( a long time ago), some of the books I had to read were Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), Animal Farm, 1984 (George Orwell), Sons & Lovers (D H Lawrence), The Hobbit (Tolkien), and many others. These books inspired me to continue reading - Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Solzhenitsyn, Jane Austen, The Brontes, Elizabeth Gaskell, George Elliott, Balzac, Mervin Peake, Trollope, Wilkie Collins, Robert Graves, Evelyn Waugh, Grahame Greene and so on and so on.

My 15 year old son came home last week with an essay to do for English Lit on the film 6th Sense. I've never seen it. I've heard it's a good film. But......is it really literature??? Are we doing our children a great disservice by not introducing them to great literature?

Or am I just old fashioned and living in the past.

2006-07-05 07:30:30 · 8 answers · asked by Guru Nana 2

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