Our grade 7 team is putting together a reading and writing unit on the rights of children. We are looking for age appropriate readings on all aspects of children's rights. We would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.
My kids met her through Peace Jam, an organization that brings Nobel Peace Prize winners in contact with young people. (Other board members include Archbishop Desmond Tutu and H.H. the Dalai Lama.)
Peace Jam is likely to have some age-appropriate materials about her and her work. It should also be possible to get in touch with her assistant, Rusty, who may be able to help you find materials on Children's Rights.
I should warn you; Betty is an activist, so she will be very willing to help you, but she will expect the kids to be active in their support of Children's Rights.
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On 8/04/08, hannah wrote: > Our grade 7 team is putting together a reading and writing > unit on the rights of children. We are looking for age > appropriate readings on all aspects of children's rights. > We would appreciate any suggestions. > Thank you. >
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The basic experiment involves dropping a 9-volt battery into a glass of salt water, and watching the "hydrogen and oxygen" bubble off as the electricity electrolyzes the water.
The truth is that those gases are hydrogen and chlorine. The salt changes the chemical reaction. The experiment teaches this reaction:
2 H2O + energy -> 2 H2 + O2
But adding salt changes the reaction to:
2 H2O + 2 NaCl + energy -> H2 + cl2 + 2 NaOH
Both the chlorine gas and the sodium hydroxide (lye) left in the glass are poisons. If the reaction is allowed to continue long enough, the concentrations could approach harmful values.
An electrolyte that enters the reaction produces different compounds:
salt: hydrogen, chlorine, and lye baking soda: hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and lye k-salt (KCl): hydrogen, chlorine, and potash
Some people having seen this little demonstration have built large tanks at home to make hydrogen with. It's a wonder that they haven't been poisoned.
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Do you have any idea if Wal Mart is going t...See MoreOn 10/20/08, Giada wrote: > On 10/18/08, Thank Goodness wrote: >> Kmart is trying to keep the business of those without >> credit by offering the Lay- Away Plan. > > > > Do you know which KMART? I live near Howell NJ Kmart and > they DO NOT offer the Lay away. Thanks
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By Andrew A. Duffy, Times Colonist January 3, 2009
Ron's Disposal Inc., a 27-year-old Saanich Peninsula company, has been acquired by industry giant Waste Management of Canada.
The deal for Ron's Disposal, or RDI as it is commonly known, became official on New Year's Day.
RDI will retain its routes, rates and almost all its 34 staff.
"They are very keen to keep everything the same right now -- it's an investment they've made," said RDI co-owner Al Gardner. "They are buying the name, the track record and the people."
While terms of the deal weren't disclosed, Gardner said he and partner Ron Schwab didn't have any trouble accepting the offer and walking away from the company.
"It was time. The offer was good and the way they were treating the employees was paramount to us and the way they were treating our customers was paramount to us," he said. "They did not want to upset the apple cart in any way.
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Gardner said reports that staff lost their jobs en masse as a result of the deal were completely false. While RDI terminated its 34 employees with severance, Waste Management rehired all who qualified.
"Everyone was offered a job who qualified," said Gardner, adding all the drivers were back on the road yesterday.
He estimated only three employees did not qualify to be rehired.
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Waste Management, which employs 3,400 people at 116 locations in nine provinces, could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Waste Management Canada is a subsidiary of Waste Management Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, and boasts 52,000 employees.
Gardner did not know if or when RDI would adopt the Waste Management name, logo and livery.
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I have a good personality to keep the relationship going.
<...See MoreI am a high school teacher with illiterate students in her class. These students have somehow made it into my 11th grade English class without learning to write sentences! I am not exaggerating. Here are some examples of students' work: We just be chillin in everthing all Saturday
I have a good personality to keep the relationship going.
I no what I wont form a relacionschip.
I can be mean but I can be nice when I want if I like some body or not it depens on the people cause if I like you I am nice and if I dont then I am not.
These are 16-17 year old students in a Junior level class. My question is not if I should help them. That is an obvious YES. My question is: how on earth did they progress to the 11th grade without learning how to write simple sentences? 10 teachers before me had many opportunities to help these students. If they did not learn the skills they were supposed to learn, why did they pass that grade level?! If a student in the 5th grade does not master 5th grade level skills, why are they passed to 6th grade? This had to have happened to my students, because here they are, Juniors in high school and they cannot even write sentences.
I would love for someone to please explain to me how my students reached the 11th grade without the skills they should have learned in the lower grades?
Are they now passing my 11th grade class? NO! They are not passing because they cannot correctly complete 11th grade level work! You do not pass an 11th grade class because you show up or because you write a string of meaningless words down on paper and try to pass it off as an essay.
Can someone, anyone, please tell me what happened? What is happening now? Where do we expect these teenagers to end up if they cannot even write a sentence correctly? If they do not know words such as appeal, ingrain, deliberately, convey, and govern by the time they are 17?
GA TeacherI think this is happening all over. We are not allowed to retain students. It is hard to hold students accountable when they don't care about their grade. > > > > > > On 3/29/09, Tatum8567 wrote: >> I understand what you are saying. I teach middle school and >> they can't create a sentence much less write an essay. I s...See MoreI think this is happening all over. We are not allowed to retain students. It is hard to hold students accountable when they don't care about their grade. > > > > > > On 3/29/09, Tatum8567 wrote: >> I understand what you are saying. I teach middle school and >> they can't create a sentence much less write an essay. I see >> how the students are struggling and lose interest in school >> altogether. I know the schools I have worked in believed in >> social promotion and students knew they would go on without >> being held accountable. I also understand that NCLB was >> supposed to help with that but someone needs to realize that >> teachers and schools are not the only responsible ones in the >> education process. Students and parents need to take on some >> responsibility. >> >> >> On 2/23/09, Surprise wrote: >> >>> I really admire your willingness to take the problem on. >>> >>> This is exactly why NCLB came about. It's just that those at >>> the lower levels still cannot see any accountability in their >>> actions. Remember, blame the parents, blame the students, >>> never look at thyself. That will get you and through the >>> day. Said sarcastically, of course. >>> >>> >>> On 1/22/09, Teachaustin wrote: >>>> I am a high school teacher with illiterate students in her >>>> class. These students have somehow made it into my 11th >>>> grade English class without learning to write sentences! >>>> I am not exaggerating. Here are some examples of students' >>>> work: >>>> We just be chillin in everthing all Saturday >>>> >>>> I have a good personality to keep the relationship going. >>>> >>>> I no what I wont form a relacionschip. >>>> >>>> I can be mean but I can be nice when I want if I like some >>>> body or not it depens on the people cause if I like you I am >>>> nice and if I dont then I am not. >>>> >>>> These are 16-17 year old students in a Junior level class. >>>> My question is not if I should help them. That is an >>>> obvious YES. My question is: how on earth did they progress >>>> to the 11th grade without learning how to write simple >>>> sentences? >>>> 10 teachers before me had many opportunities to help these >>>> students. If they did not learn the skills they were >>>> supposed to learn, why did they pass that grade level?! >>>> If a student in the 5th grade does not master 5th grade >>>> level skills, why are they passed to 6th grade? >>>> This had to have happened to my students, because here they >>>> are, Juniors in high school and they cannot even write >>>> sentences. >>>> >>>> I would love for someone to please explain to me how my >>>> students reached the 11th grade without the skills they >>>> should have learned in the lower grades? >>>> >>>> Are they now passing my 11th grade class? NO! >>>> They are not passing because they cannot correctly complete >>>> 11th grade level work! You do not pass an 11th grade class >>>> because you show up or because you write a string of >>>> meaningless words down on paper and try to pass it off as an >>>> essay. >>>> >>>> Can someone, anyone, please tell me what happened? What is >>>> happening now? Where do we expect these teenagers to end >>>> up if they cannot even write a sentence correctly? If they >>>> do not know words such as appeal, ingrain, deliberately, >>>> convey, and govern by the time they are 17?
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My kids met her through Peace Jam, an organization that brings Nobel Peace Prize winners in contact with young people. (Other board members include Archbishop Desmo...See More