Download or read book School Of Dreams written by Edward Humes and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the price of an education at a top public high school? Whitney High delivers everything we ask of a school: a love of learning, a sense of mission, and SAT scores to die for. But there are unintended consequences to attending the school of our dreams, as author Edward Humes found during his year inside this world of high achievement and high pressure. Students work nearly around the clock, building futures to please parents as much as themselves. Their drug of choice? Caffeine. Their goal? Getting into a top college. Their biggest fear? Not living up to their families' stratospheric expectations. But what these kids have going for them is the extraordinary community within Whitney High-- a school with doors open seven days a week, where teachers love teaching and the students linger long after the school day ends.

Download or read book The Knowledge Gap written by Natalie Wexler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty. It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability. It was something no one was talking about: the elementary school curriculum's intense focus on decontextualized reading comprehension "skills" at the expense of actual knowledge. In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system--one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware. But The Knowledge Gap isn't just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong--it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed. If we truly want to fix our education system and unlock the potential of our neediest children, we have no choice but to pay attention.

Download or read book Before You Meet Prince Charming written by Bekah May and published by . This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study guide to accompany the sold-separately Before You Meet Prince Charming.

Download or read book Children of Cain written by Michael Howard and published by Three Hands Press. This book was released on 2019-07-20 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mid-twentieth century saw the birth of popular occultism in Europe and the New World, including an interest in witchcraft. Chief among these was Wicca, a recension of ceremonial magic and nature worship advanced by Gerald Gardner and Alex Sanders, now widely regarded as a religion. However, lesser-known streams of the witch-current thrived the shadows, having older historical roots, and linked to a body of practice - witch-bottles, knotted cord spells, curses, exorcisms, sexual magic, and charms ranging from the conjuration of angels to protection for livestock and hearth. This is Traditional Witchcraft, whose origin in part lies with the sorcery of the cunning-folk of Britain and Colonial America. Eschewing the popular occult limelight, its perpetuation as a mystery-cult continues as a largely closed group of initiates. Now revised and expanded, the second edition of CHILDREN OF CAIN is the definitive history of Traditional Witchcraft and its key operatives in Britain and the United States, and is based on over forty years of research and private collaboration with practitioners of this mysterious form of folk magic.

Download or read book The Magnificent Mya Tibbs Spirit Week Showdown written by Crystal Allen and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious and spunky new heroine in the vein of the heroines of such beloved books as Ramona the Pest, Ivy and Bean, and Clementine, from Crystal Allen—the acclaimed author of How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy. Nine-year-old Mya Tibbs is boot-scootin’ excited for the best week of the whole school year—SPIRIT WEEK! She and her megapopular best friend, Naomi Jackson, even made a pinky promise to be Spirit Week partners so they can win the big prize: special VIP tickets to the Fall Festival! But when the partner picking goes horribly wrong, Mya gets paired with Mean Connie Tate—the biggest bully in school. And she can’t get out of it. Good gravy. Now Naomi is friend-ending mad at Mya for breaking a promise—even though Mya couldn’t help it—and everyone at school is calling Mya names. Can Mya work with Mean Connie to win the VIP tickets and get her best friend back?

Download or read book The Laura Line written by Crystal Allen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A touching and funny story of one girl’s journey to discover where she came from and the unlimited possibilities of who she can become, from Crystal Allen, the acclaimed author of How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy and The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown. Laura Dyson wants two things in life: to be accepted by her classmates and to be noticed by ultracute baseball star Troy Bailey. But everyone at school teases her for being overweight, and Troy won’t give her a second glance. Until one day, their history teacher announces a field trip to the run-down slave shack on her grandmother’s property. Heck to the power of no way! Her grandmother insists that it’s more than just an old shack; it’s a monument to the strong women in their family—the Laura Line. But Laura knows better: her classmates will never accept her once they see the shack. So she comes up with the perfect plan to get the trip canceled . . . but when a careless mistake puts the shack—and the Laura Line—in jeopardy, Laura must decide what’s truly important to her. Can Laura figure out how to get what she wants at school while also honoring her family’s past?

Download or read book Projective Methods written by Lawrence K. Frank and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.

Download or read book The Music of Gabriel Faure written by James Sobaskie and published by . This book was released on 2009-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) was a master of widely acknowledged influence on the subsequent generation of composers that included Maurice Ravel and Les six. James Sobaskie has discovered that the secret to the seductiveness of Faure's music is the principle of allusion, whose presence may be felt from the first work to the last, and whose power is expressed as a range of stylistic features and structural aspects. Sobaskie employs Schenkerian, motivic and contextual analysis, complemented by clear graphic examples to reveal the elements and techniques behind the music's engaging effects."

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Download or read book And Still We Rise written by Miles Corwin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001-03-20 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author of The Killing Season and veteran Los Angeles Times reporter Miles Corwin spent a school year with twelve high school seniors -- South-Central kids who qualified for a gifted program because of their exceptional IQs and test scores. Sitting alongside them in classrooms where bullets were known to rip through windows, Corwin chronicled their amazing odyssey as they faced the greatest challenges of their academic lives. And Still We Rise is an unforgettable story of transcending obstacles that would dash the hopes of any but the most exceptional spirits.

Download or read book Paul Meets Muhammad written by Michael R. Licona and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A creative, out of the box approach to examining the validity of Christ's resurrection from the virtual perspectives of two religious heavyweights.

Download or read book Initiation Into Witchcraft written by Brian Cain and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the religion of Witchcraft. It honors the old Gods, the ancient mysteries, and the secrets of magic. Witchcraft is personal empowerment magnified through a relationship with the old gods. Through it, you can find a path to your most powerful self. This book shall be your first signpost to guide your way!

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Download or read book Follow Your Dreams written by Peter press publishing and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ** INSPIRATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EXTRA SPARK OF PASSIONWe all lack motivation and inspiration from time to time. In such times, it is easier to stay in our comfort zone although deep inside we are really excited about a new life project, getting to better health, prosperity or simply ending procrastination about anything. When our drive or determination is lagging, we need an extra spark of passion to keep ourselves on track in life.UPLIFTING PHRASES FOR MUCH NEEDED MOTIVATIONIn such times, getting inspired again makes a great difference! However we all know that it is easy to lack motivation and inspiration if you open a blank journal and try to figure out what to write for the day. But there is an easier and more productive way to light up your passion. Why not start with a journal that gives you motivational and inspirational phrases, quotes and sayings and use it as your guidance in finding the much needed motivation in your heart?QUOTES TO KEEP YOU POSITIVEThis journal is designed to have the freedom in finding your own path through motivational and inspirational phrases, quotes from literary figures, philosophers and writers. You'll notice that you'll be more positive, resilient and definitely more self-aware as you keep journaling a few minutes a day. This journal is created for you! Remember: Follow Your Dreams!A journal with over 100 pages of uplifting, inspiring and motivating sayings and ample lined space to write in each dayElegant illustrations to make you want to really use the journal every dayYou can write your wildest dreams in this journal! But if you don't have any wild dreams right now, no worries! The great thing about this journal is that you might simply need some spark in life. We know that sometimes the tiniest spark can lead to the greatest results in the end!This journal also would make a great gift for many occasions. Everybody needs some inspiration on their birthdays, graduation, first day at a job, first day as a boss, or when they are simply embarking on any kind of journey of their own!Keep dreaming!If you are looking for a different book make sure you click on author name for other great journal ideas.