Posts tagged with success

California Charter Schools Don’t Narrow Black-White Achievement Gap

3 comments, 01/12/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Do The Knowledge, Dont Believe The Hype, Edu-tainment, Freeing Slaves, News, World News

Recent report by Golden State charter advocates claiming gains tarnished after review by Arizona State professor BOULDER, CO (November 10) - In a recent report, the California Charter School Association claims that the state's charter schools are narrowing the Black-White achievement gap... Read more...

Higher Math in High School Means Higher Earnings Later

2 comments, 30/11/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Edu-tainment, News, program

There is a well-established correlation between years of schooling and labor market success. However, it stands to reason that it is not just years of education that affect future earnings. The curriculum-the kinds of courses a student takes-certainly must have an effect. For example, it seems rea... Read more...

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Physical vs Mental & Spiritual Health: Tips to Keeping Both Inline

0 comments, 22/11/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Health, mac

Physical Health Good and balanced diet is one of the requirements to achieving good physical health. We should always bear in mind that eating is not just about filling an empty stomach and following our nafs. As students, we tend to neglect our dietary intake especially during hectic examinatio... Read more...

Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students)

0 comments, 18/11/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News, program

Nearly 200,000 fathers and significant male role models are getting involved at hundreds of schools across America through an effective and exciting program called Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students). Watch D.O.G.S. is a program of the Kansas City-based, National Center for Fathering. ... Read more...

Why Tiger Mothers Are Superior And Raise Superior Children

1 comment, 28/10/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Music, News

By Amy Chua Can a regimen of no playdates, no TV, no computer games and hours of music practice create happy kids? And what happens when they fight back? A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what these parents do to produce so many ma... Read more...

The Pixar Story (Full Video)

2 comments, 24/10/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Documentary, Movies, Video

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, ... Read more...

Siri… On An iPhone 4?… Word?

0 comments, 20/10/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in iphone, mac, Video

An enterprising hacker in Ireland named Steve Troughton-Smith has successfully ported Siri to his iPhone 4, reports 9to5Mac. Siri is supposed to be exclusive to iPhone 4S owners. Troughton-Smith is a well-known iPhone hacker who's been liveblogging the Siri hack on his Twitter feed. He announce... Read more...

Beyond The Flash Mobs

1 comment, 12/10/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News, program

It is hard to watch the news without being confronted with images and stories that disparage young black people again and again. From Philadelphia to Chicago to England, elected leaders and the media represent black youth as being engaged in uncontrollable behavior that necessitate legal interve... Read more...

No Silver Bullet Solutions For City’s Failing Schools

0 comments, 12/10/2011, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Dont Believe The Hype, News

For 20 years, the Chicago Public Schools have tried it all. High-stakes tests, decentralization, ending social promotion, shuttering failing schools and opening new ones. And through it all, reading scores in the city's weakest elementary schools largely haven't budged, an exhaustive ... Read more...