Achievement Gap Among Students
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A 10 page paper that explores the reasons one child/student achieves in school and other does not. The first section discusses the differences among children, including family background, culture, personal traits and other factors, including teacher expectations and school climate. The next section reports what some schools have done to increase student achievement. The last section reflects an action plan, in table format, that includes two objectives. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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ACT Scores; Statistical Analysis
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This 7 page paper uses data supplied by the student to examine the correlation between average correlated ACT scores and a range of independent variables, such as enrolment numbers, teacher salaries and students economic background. The paper gives and introduction and background to the study before using a range of statistical tools from Microsoft Excel to explore the data. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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ADD/ADHD & Compulsory Medication in Schools
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A 14 page research paper that explores the use of psychoactive drug use in the US with schoolchildren. The first half of the paper offers a legal analysis and the second half an ethical analysis. The writer concludes from a review of available research that while these drugs are crucial for some children (1 to 2 percent of the childhood population), they are dramatically over-prescribed and used as a "quick fix" to enforce compliance with unrealistic behavioral expectations for young children. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Adequacy and Equity in Education; The Case of Illinois
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This 5 page paper considers what is meant by adequacy and equity as it applies to education. The paper discusses the relationship between these two different goals of the education system. The paper then applies these to the situation in the Illinois schools. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEadeequ.wps

Admission Essay: MA in Education
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A 4 page paper placing the phrase, “Why I want to be a teacher” in more academic terms. The paper concludes that teachers always have had the opportunity to have lasting influence in students’ lives, but it appears that today’s educational environment holds more promise for that outcome than existed in previous generations. A solution for lack of performance in the past was to “throw money” at whatever symptom gained attention first. Today’s budgetary constraints prevent that from being the first – and even the only – alternative considered, encouraging the use of creativity and visionary thinking instead. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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