Home Schooling: A Parent's Right
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This 10-page-paper presents an in-depth look at the home schooling movement in America. it opens with a discussion about the history of home schooling and the reasons parents choose to do it. Throughout the paper the legal and moral aspects of home schooling are examined and the conclusion outlines the ideal educational setting for children. Bibliography lists eight sources.
Filename: CWparhom.wps

Home-Schooling Versus Traditional Schooling
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A 5 page paper that argues home-schooling is better than traditional schooling. The arguments against home-schooling are presented and refuted. Data are presented about the scores and successes of home-schooled youngsters. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGhomsc.wps

Homeschooling: Not All its Proclaimed to Be
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A 5 page discussion of homeschooling. Written as a critique of the practice this paper points to the lack of consistency in state and national regulation as the real root of the problem. Points out that while parents might be uncommitted or even ill-prepared to educated their own children state regulated testing would catch problems before they evolved to the point of irrepair. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPedHome.wps

Human Development/The Middle School Years
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A 6 page research paper that categorizes the numerous changes, and their resultant needs, which occur during these years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: 99middle.wps

Improving California Schools
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A 5 page paper. The question is: if you were the superintendent of schools, what would you try to do to improve the school system? The writer offers some controversial ideas but focuses on the promise of charter schools. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGcasc.wps

Improving Student Achievement / What Principals Can Do to Improve Performance
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This 9 page paper considers the issue of low test scores and low achievement in schools in general, but in California schools in particular, and evaluates what a principal in Bakersfield City School District, for example, might do about this issue. This paper considers the nature of school reform, factors that have impacted school performance, and integrates a notion of assessment that is designed to improve the overall outcomes of the teacher/student relationship through the leadership of an effective principal. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: Studach.wps

In Loco Parentis, Tort Liability & Field Trips
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An 8 page paper that reflects the application of in loco parentis in school settings, reflects on the nature of tort liability and considers the liability of teachers during field trips. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Locopar.wps

Increasing Education Value Through the Use of Increased Funding
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This five-page-paper presents a discussion on the need and use of increased funding to the American public school system. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: CWincfun.wps