Bilingual education is necessary in classrooms for the benefit of language minority children, especially in states such as NY, Florida, and California where the diversity of students in public schools varies in large numbers; and where there are many students of different backgrounds. The transition of learning a new language is extremely difficult for these …
The book is a chronicle of the late HIV/AIDS activist Guy Nakatani who died of AIDS. It tells the story of his family and himself and how dealing with this disease became part of the family. It taught the family lessons in forgiveness, love and hope. I felt the book was beautifully written that gave …
Television has become a significant socializing agent whose influence begins well before children enter public school. Most children grow up in homes where the television is on for an average of seven hours a day, creating a virtually closed-circuit environment. The average preschool child (ages two to five) watches about 28 hours a week, and …
Sexual abuse in itself is naturally disturbing however; sexual abuse among children of both genders is more disturbing than the issue itself. Sorensen and Snow (1991) reported that between 1980 to 1990, cases of child sexual abuse reported a 322% increase. Finkelhor and Williams (1988) asserted that an average of 5. 5 children per 10,000 …
Taking into consideration the existing plight and alarming predicament involving children around the world, it is an undeniable fact that adults and societies have in some way failed to achieve and perform their essential ethical responsibilities. This failure has apparently resulted into notable sufferings and misfortunes among children. Additionally, because of the vulnerability of children, …
Media activist Kalle Lasn (1999, p. 12-13) observes that the fundamental reason why society collectively does not worry about the effects of media on individual psychology and physiognomy is that, despite an abundant amount of research that has been conducted, there is a general lack of consensus in terms of results and findings. Nonetheless, the …
Several arguments exist on the effectiveness of homeschooling versus the conventional means of educating children. The debate has gone on for a long time, and there are many still, who refute the credibility of children who were educated at home. However, upon my own personal research, I have come across some articles both on child …
This research paper will focus on the personal and professional theories of childhood education as it is expressed by Noam Chomsky, David Johnson et al. , Ritzer, John Dewey and Sniegowski and Lenski and present an argument based on their findings for the early development of language in children. The paper will delve into cognitive …
From the past to present, people all over the world have been determined to live together, which is called “marriage” in another word, so that they depend on for living with each other. Nevertheless, some couples are unable to maintain their relationship; therefore they choose divorce, which is one of the solutions to cope with …
When parents break the news of divorce to their children, the latter’s initial reaction might vary from sadness, to extreme anger, to drawing an instantaneous conclusion that their parents’ divorce is their fault. Children deal with the losses, adjust as the best they can and they grow up trying to understand the circumstances for themselves. …
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