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Communicating with Your Child's Teacher Reasons parents should stay in contact with their children's teachers, and ways to do so.

The Fallacy of the American Dream This college research paper discusses the falsehood of the notion that "anything is possible in America," focusing on the determining factors of wealth and success in...

Adventures of Huck Finn is NOT Racist Touches on the issue of race and morality in Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

An Explication of "Talking in Bed" This poem breaks down each line of the Philip Larkin poem "Talking in Bed" in order to understand the underlying meaning of the poem.

• Technology in the Classroom—If You Can’t Beat ’em…

  3/6/2012

  An argument for teachers to accept that electronics are here to stay, but they can be used in meaningful and productive ways in the classroom.
• Race to the Top ... Of What?

  2/23/2012

  Teachers are under pressure to teach to the test more than ever, and creativity and credibility are on the line.
• Promoting Reading in the Home

  12/5/2011

  A Guide for parents who want to build a literacy-rich environment in their home.
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  Communicating with Your Child's Teacher

  12/1/2011

  Reasons parents should stay in contact with their children's teachers, and ways to do so.
• The Values of Early 20th Century America

  9/29/2011

  The author reviews events from Time of Man, The Sun Also Rises, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, and All The King's Men, drawing parallels between the values of the characters to the values of society at represented time period.
• The Fallacy of the American Dream

  1/5/2011

  This college research paper discusses the falsehood of the notion that "anything is possible in America," focusing on the determining factors of wealth and success in today's United States
• Transactional Theory of Reading: Uses in the Classroom

  8/6/2009

  An overview of the transactional theory of reading and its uses within classroom practices.
• Constructivism: Uses in the Classroom

  8/6/2009

  An overview of Constructivism and its uses within classroom practices.
• Behaviorism: Uses in the Classroom

  8/6/2009

  An overview of Behaviorism and its uses within classroom practices.
• Cognitivism

  8/6/2009

  A short discussion of Cognitivism and its translation into practice within the classroom.
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  Shakespeare's Literature as Timeless Classics

  10/26/2008

  Discusses the timelessness of Shakespearean themes, using specific examples from Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet
• Philosophical Views on Education

  9/12/2008

  A look at the modern trend of inquiry-based education, and the importance of fostering independent and logical thinking.
• Hillside

  9/9/2008

  The story of a group of friends' newfound independence and the deception and backstabbing which soon follows.
• The Effects of Music and Television on Childhood Development

  5/2/2007

  A discussion of the positive and negative effects of music and television on children in America today.
• Analyzing The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

  5/2/2007

  A discussion of the roles of knowledge and power in Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus."
• Adventures of Huck Finn is NOT Racist

  4/30/2007

  Touches on the issue of race and morality in Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
• An Explication of "Talking in Bed"

  11/17/2006

  This poem breaks down each line of the Philip Larkin poem "Talking in Bed" in order to understand the underlying meaning of the poem.
• H.D. Thoreau on Being "Awake" in Walden

  11/17/2006

  This essay talks of a reading of Walden, in which Thoreau speaks of being "awake" in the sense that one is completely aware of his or her surroundings.
• Philosophy of Education in America

  11/14/2006

  This essay discusses some of the pros and cons of today's educational facilities. From standardized testing and report card grades to acknowledging seperate learning abilities, this essay explains what needs to be done to perfect American schools.
• Ironies Within the Treatment of Blacks and Native Americans in Early America

  11/14/2006

  This essay ponders the irony of founding America on the basis that "All men are created equal" at a time during which Blacks and Native Americans were so often discriminated against.
• Paradoxes and Ironies at SUNY New Paltz

  11/6/2006

  This essay chronicles my first month at a four year university after attending a two year community college. It criticizes the majority of the students, as well as the professors, who live false lives and never see the truth.