Gene Said:

Could you summarize or comment on the following article?

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In 1192 the state of Indiana set up a board that was to teach and license teachers throughout the state, this board was to decide how they were going to do just this, they used the first year to decide what needed to be done then in 1994 they decided that teacher's would be tested on their license would be based on a performance review. Now they have decided that it just would not be a one time thing that these teachers would be tested throughout their teaching career. This way they would stay current on all things.

Pedro Said:

How likely is a university to accept a student who failed his first year?

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If his high school record's strong and, as you said, he gives a good account of what happened and how he learned from it, he could certainly get into a university. He should make sure to highlight the real-world experience he gained during his year off.
And if possible, I'd also recommend that he take a least one course at a local university or community college before applying in order to improve his chances of admission.

Robert Said:

Has anyone heard of or taken the college course Advanced Mathematics for Teachers?

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I have not personally take a math course for teachers, but I am majoring in education and biology. My concern would not be if the math material itself would be harder, but what is the focus of the class is. Usually with education classes there will a focus on how to teach the subject, not just about learning the material yourself. So I would, try to investigate more about the content or class assignments. If you can't find a student who has taken the class, I would try looking up the professor who is teaching the class or if no one is assigned to the class yet, some in the math / education department who could answer your questions through e-mail.

Wendy Said:

What 2 Class's should I take?

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If you want to own your own software business someday, you will absolutely need knowledge about starting and operating a small business. You will also need to know as much about software engineering and computer programming as possible (hopefully you will be able to take some additional classes down the road to supplement this class), so I would say out of the thee, drop salesmanship.

Glenn Said:

Is there any grammatical error? try to fix my senteces instead of my paragraph unless that's necessary?

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But I refused, because I'm afraid of the unknown. So I kept studying in China. Then I graduated from my elementary school. As I entered middle school, I was amazed by the stupidity of the educational system. Certainly I had noticed how stupid the system was in elementary school, but I hadn't realized it was that stupid. I noticed that there was no weekend, no afterschool, no vacation. The school forces the students to take as many classes as frequently as possible, so that they can earn more tuition. And the students must accept the situation because of the serious competition in Chinese society, competition fostered by the population of China.

Competition is good as long as it promotes something but when it gets too serious it is not competition anymore ... it is a struggle. The more the students want to survive, the more colleges they need to get into. The more colleges they want to get into, the better their scores must be on the college extrance examination. The better the score they need to get, the better the high school they need to attend. The better the high school, the more classes they need to take and the more time they need to spend studying. The more classes the students need to take, the more money the schools make.

The students are powerless to oppose the ever-increasing workloads imposed by the schools ... they would be sabotaging their own futures. Whether or not the students are willing to take extra classes, they will become willing. Whether or not the classes are mandatory, they will become mandatory. The score has become the only thing to evaluate a student. Students no longer study to acquire knowledge and skills; they study to get a high score. They have no time for friends, family, emotions, dreams. They have turned into test machines.

As for the younger students, they have no freedom, no rights to administer their own time. What they do is planned and limited by the school. Their activities are all the same, their studies are all the same, likely when they grow up they will be all the same. What the schools are producing are millions of all-the-sames. According to evolution, when a species loses it variation it's about to die out.

Added: Very interesting ... and sobering.

Andre Said:

How do I describe myself in an application?

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You just did. Use what you wrote here./

Joyce Said:

what do you think of my paper?

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It's o.k. I'd pay a little more attention to the paragraph divisions and tense shifts.