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School Days is a ribald, terrifying, ultimately joyful journey through Patrick Chamoiseau's formative years.At the end, the author's younger self begins to master French at last, but he also finds" bit by bit by bit the homey little Creole in his head was joined by scraps of French words, phrases...There was no looking back...." In these lines, Chamoiseau provides a glimpse of the man this boy will eventually become. ... Read more

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Simply excellent!
This book captures the true issues that all Caribbean people live with daily. I am using it in my literature class of 16-18 year old and they have much to say about the issues highlighted. They feel very strongly about them and identify with them. It is a great work and I strongly recommend that all read it. It is a great must have for your personal library.
Thank you M. Chamoiseau for such a great work.

Read this book!!
School Days is one of the most charming, delightful books that I have ever read.It is filled with bold imagination, clever and expressive language, and a beautiful artistic vision.The excitement and love that this bookinspired in me was so strong that it took several days after I had finishedreading the book before my emotions dissipated.

Enjoyable and enriching!!
This is as satisfying as a book can get.I had a hard time putting it down once I started.The narrative is spiced with brilliant word-pictures and dialogue that will bring smiles to your face.As well as entertaining,it unfolds the drama of life for the Creole in Martinique.Well worth itto pick up this book and give yourself a superb treat. ... Read more

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Stay up to date concerning the remarkable advances in technology, computers and computer-related hardware, as well as significant reductions in costs, in and across America-s schools and educational system.  This book profiles innovative programs and practices that have been implemented within schools across-the-country.  It provides an overview of each program-s accomplishments and obstacles, along with details about the resources required (including human, financial and physical).  Also listed are the names and addresses of contact people at each site who are available to provide additional information. ... Read more

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A wonderful resource for educators, parents and students.
Want to know what's happening in the schools directly from teachers and technology leaders?This book is jam-packed with awesome technologyprojects from around the country. ... Read more

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Hope and her family travel to Belgium, where someone has been vandalizing their missionary friends' printing press. Hope is sure she has cornered the culprit--a mean looking man with a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. ... Read more

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Fun & exciting: homeschooled girls solve a big problem!
I loved this story about Annie & Hope because they are homeschooled like me and my friends. They travel to Belgium to help their dad and find out that their new friend is full of surprises! Really easy to read and agreat story. ... Read more

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A wonderfully useful, hones and comprehensive book, one which does not oversimplify the condition and the opportunities of the public schools.

--Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools

Based on an extensive, in-depth study of 150 students from across the country, Kids and School Reform offers a student perspective on schools that are transforming themselves. Using extended vignettes and the actual voices and stories of five students who differ in personality, economic and personal circumstances, and academic achievement, the authors show how reform efforts affect kids and what changes matter the most. The five high schools studied are part of the Coalition of Essential Schools.

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Finally - We get to hear what the Students think!
This is one of the best examples I've seen that shows what the adolescents actually think, instead of some overqualified person analyzing what they "think" the students think.This was a good study that looked at several different types of schools, and got to the route of the problems that each of these schools face.It's very easy to read and I found myself unable to put the book down.Good job!! ... Read more

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Literacy strategies are at the core of this text's distinctive approach. Through reflection on teaching and learning, content area teachers learn to improve their teaching practice and their students' strategic learning. Literacy and Learning also advocates teachers' use of specific teaching tools and strategies to support and assess students' learning before reading, during reading, and after reading.

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Okay, but not amazing
I used this book in an education literacy class in my undergraduate degree.At the time I was a music education major and struggled to make the class apply to my area of expertise to begin with.I read most of the book and while I found it somewhat interesting, I also found it quite abstract.Unfortunately I don't think the book is built around a wealth of content to begin with.That and the fact that it's really not readable (which textbooks really can be) and hard to glean hard and fast facts or useful ideas are why I give the book such a low review.I liked it enough to keep it instead of selling it back, but honestly haven't picked it up for 5 years, and don't foresee doing so anytime soon. ... Read more

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Children will have fun coloring as they learn about going to school! Learn About Going to School Coloring Book features fun illustrationsthat children will love to color.Plus, each illustration will helpthem learn about going to school as well as build hand-eye coordination.

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Founded in 1878, Creighton College started as a high school and graduated its first class holding bachelor's degrees in 1891. Between 1892 and 1905 it added the professional schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and law. Its benefactor, Count John A. Creighton, was reluctant to support the training of lawyers, but he trusted the wisdom and vision of his friend and counsel Father Michael P. Dowling and Creighton welcomed its first law students in 1904. This study is a narrative of the one hundred-year interaction among teachers, students, administrators, the judiciary, and the practicing bar about what it means to be a lawyer in America. ... Read more

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In Willa Cather's best-known work, she honors the immigrant settlers of the American plains. (20020501) ... Read more

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Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western publishing and engraving companyPublication date: 1920Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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University of Nebraska 101 is required reading for every future Nebraska Cornhusker! From the Big Red Welcome to championship football and the Homecoming Celebration, you'll share all the great memories and excitement with the next generation!This sturdy board book features loads of high quality photos and content for young and old alike. Perfect for fans and alumni to share with kids and grandchildren. The book makes a great baby shower gift, birthday gift and holiday gift! Make sure the little ones grow up supporting the RIGHT school and team!!!! ... Read more

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Little Critter has a part in the school play. He diligently practices his lines at home for each member of the family . Everyone comes to school to see the play, even his baby brother, who Little Critter worries might make noise during the performance.LC is startled to see how many people show up for the play and he starts to get the jitters, which blossom into total stagefright once he's on and it's his turn to speak. Luckily, his little brother pipes up at just the right moment, which helps LC remember his lines; the performance is a success and LC is pleased that it turned out well. He knows that the next time he's in a play, it won't be so hard. The story is on target for an audience of grade schoolers who perform for parents and friends in school productions.Mercer Mayer's illustrations add the right touch of feeling and humor to the story. ... Read more

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A Little Help for a Little Critter
This story is another fine addition to the Little Critter series. Little Critter has received a role in the school play -- as a green elf. He only has one line, but he takes the role very seriously --- even practicing in the bathtub. He's sure he's got the line down pat, but he does't count on stage fright.

Seeing all the people makes Little Critter nervous. He hopes that his nervousness will go away before he gets on stage, but it doesn't. Then, though, something unexpected happens to help Little Critter out.

This is a cute story featuring the trademark illustration style of the Little Critter series, with plenty of visual gags (this time mostly involving a little mouse) thrown in for added humor. Anyone who's ever have to give some sort of performance or speech before should be able to identify with this story. ... Read more

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quite repetitive
The book was informative, however the way it was structured was very repetitive. Many sentences in different chapters were almost identical. This format might be useful for a reference book such as an encyclopedia, however this book lacks enough information to be an encyclopedia.

they Called it Prairie Light
It would have been better if it had not been a duplicate of many other Native Stories I have read- just with a different tribe.I don't wish to make light of their situation in that boarding school, I just wish it would have had more about the families and their traditions-things that are unique to that tribe

Indian Boarding School
K. Tsianina Lomawaima's "They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School" provides a bleak picture of the Indian boarding school and how it, in a way, was unsuccessful in eliminating tribal identity. Lomawaima, however, agrees that the boarding schools could be very influential, as they had an impact on the use of language, religious conversion, attitudes towards education, and more. Indina children, at such a tender age could easily be culturally transformed. She also discusses the various tactics the students used to adapt to and resist the school's agenda of changing them completely.

Lomawaima, uses oral history heavily. It helps too, that her mother was a former student at Chilocco Indian School. I think this is a great book for Native American History students specifically, as she does provide valuable insights into the lives of these students and the use of "education" in the name of "civilizing" them.

About time we heard from the students themselves.
The book is very insightful for people trying to trace the history of the boarding-school experience among Native Americans.For too long, we have heard the story of this blight on education in this country from theperpetrators side only.This book goes far and away in advancing for thefirst time the views and stories of the people who lived it.Began as away to "civilize" Native people forcefully, Chilocco soonbecomes, after needed reform, a way of life for many Indian families till1980.Racism was the antagonist after the 20's which forced Native peopleto send their children to these schools, not the government.Sometimes,these schools were their own choices for higher education for theirchildren after grade schools.Clearly evident in this book is the natureof "vocational education" which was espoused by the boardingschools: that of subservience.They were not training these people to bedoctors, lawyers, educators, and civil servants, they trained them to dofor others and not to aspire to anything but.A great book to start youreducation into educational history of Native peoples.I highly recommendthis! ... Read more

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