Education Standards

Although the fact is not often recognized by educators, science and literacy are connected. As teachers, we must begin to recognize and leverage the role of language in science and this can be done with low-cost, readily-available educational DVDs.

Critical to science inquiry are the skills of reading, writing, and oral communication. For example, in science, we:

• Often read volumes of information before beginning experiments

• Write (almost continuously) to record experiments in minute detail

• Present scientific findings for others to read and evaluate

Educational standards for both science and English/language arts also dictate that science education involve more than acquisition of the scientific skills and facts, such as:

• writing procedures

• following procedures

• expressing concepts

• reviewing information

• summarizing data

• effective use of language

• constructing a reasoned argument

• responding appropriately to critique

When seeking to link science and literacy in the classroom, the goal is to address the four primary literacy components inherently present in science: Science Talks/Discussions, Science Notebooks, Reading Expository Text, and Formal Scientific Reports.

How Educational DVDs Can Help

Science Talks/Discussions - after viewing one or more educational DVDs on a particular topic, students discuss what they learned or present an oral report

Science Notebooks - students record in their notebooks, the findings from an educational DVD demonstrating a lab experiment

Reading Expository Text - students view an educational DVD, read expository text on the same subject and discuss how the writer captured (or did not capture) the appropriate information

Formal Scientific Reports - after viewing several educational DVDs on the same topic and taking notes, students are charged with creating a formal scientific report

Example Lessons for Integrating Literacy Education in Science

Unit: Electric Circuits

Lesson 1 - Discuss what the students already know about electric circuits, have them create drawings showing their thoughts

Lesson 2 - Show one or more educational DVDs on electric circuits

Lesson 3 - Allow students to work with batteries, bulbs, wires, motors to explore electric circuits and keep a science notebook on their findings.

Lesson 4 - Have students orally report their findings to the class using their notebook entries to support their conclusions

Lesson 5 - Have students read high-quality informational texts and make inferences from the material presented

Lesson 6 - Have students create a formal scientific report

The example above is provided only as a starting point for teachers. Overall change in classroom practice can only happen with additional reflection, study, and dialogue among teachers.

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ÂBy Sadaket Malik Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the student’s individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials, accessible settings, and other interventions designed to help learners with special needs achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success in school and community than would be available if the student were only given access to a typical classroom education. Common special needs include learning disability, communication challenges, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, and developmental disabilities.[1] Students with these kinds of disabilities are likely to benefit from additional educational services, different approaches to teaching, and use of technology. Intellectual giftedness is a difference in learning and can also benefit from specialized teaching techniques or different educational programs, but the term "special education" is generally used to specifically indicate instruction of students whose special needs reduce their ability to learn independently or in a classroom, and gifted education is handled separately. Special education can be an extraordinarily rewarding career for the right person. It takes someone with a great deal of patience, a love of children, and a thick skin to deal with difficult problems. But as in any field, the jobs with the greatest challenges tend to offer the highest rewards. You want a career that allows you to help others. Being a special educator allows you to make a positive difference in the lives of children with disabilities. With the help of special educators, an increasing number of children with disabilities have succeeded in school and enrolled in college. Being a special educator gives you the opportunity to use many talents and skills creatively and to grow both professionally and personally. The need for special education professionals has never been greater. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the need for qualified special educators and related service personnel will increase "faster than most other professions" in the next 10 years. And the U.S. Department of Education reports "The number of students with disabilities served under IDEA continues to increase at a rate higher than both the general population and school enrollment." Read about the need for special education professionals. The personal rewards of educating children and youth with disabilities is greater than you can ever imagine.  These days many schools and universities across the country are making efforts in teacher education reform in order to better the training of instructors, educators and therefore the education of children. Besides this, factors like reduced class sizes and an increase in the number of students are also forcing many schools to acquire teachers who have skills to handle every student effectively.  Looking at the present scenario, educators or teachers require special skills that can be nurtured through intensive training. Addressing to meet this demand, special education degrees have increased its popularity in recent years. So, if you are already involved in this teaching profession and wish to advance your career in the education leadership, a special education degree is a necessity. Today where teaching is considered as a highly noble profession, attaining a degree in special education can enhance your teaching career. A special education program can even help you learn special skills including understanding diversity, teaching reading literacy, counseling and special education. During this course, you will receive training and educational information that educates you how to translate the knowledge to the students. Once you complete this special education program, you will be able to make decisions and take a stand on political issues that affect education and learning. Another good thing about this degree program is that it gives teachers more opportunities in private schools and universities. This special education course provides you with one of the most convenient ways to gain higher income and greater career opportunities in the field of education. Today, in fact many of the employed teaching professionals looking to advance their career to leadership roles like principal or dean are considering attaining a degree in special education.There are lots of institutions and schools that offer degree programs in special education. They can vary from student behavior management, institutionalized learning methods, student-teacher supervision, specific areas and solutions for effective child education and more.Enjoying a better salary and job security, today a special education degree can put you at an advantage and may boost your career path. It is one of the best options for all those who are planning for career advancement in education.  In the last few years the requirement for qualified educators has boomed rapidly. In fact, with the rise in education standards and the number of educational institutes and schools, the education industry expects to look for more qualified educators in the coming years. Today, we cannot deny the fact that education is an extremely rewarding career field but currently it demands more qualified teachers to educate children at the elementary school or college level. Looking at the present scenario, educators or teachers require special skills that can be nurtured through intensive training. Addressing to meet this demand, special education degrees have increased its popularity in recent years. So, if you are already involved in this teaching profession and wish to advance your career in the education leadership, a special teaching degree is a necessity. Today where teaching is considered as a highly noble profession, attaining a degree in special education can enhance your teaching career. A special education program can even help you learn special skills including understanding diversity, teaching reading literacy, counseling and special education. During this course, you will receive training and educational information that educates you how to translate the knowledge to the students. Once you complete this special teaching program, you will be able to make decisions and take a stand on political issues that affect education and learning. Another good thing about this degree program is that it gives teachers more opportunities in private schools and universities. This special education course provides you with one of the most convenient ways to gain higher income and greater career opportunities in the field of education. Today, in fact many of the employed teaching professionals looking to advance their career to leadership roles like principal or dean are considering attaining a degree in special education. There are lots of institutions and schools that offer degree programs in special teaching. They can vary from student behavior management, institutionalized learning methods, student-teacher supervision, specific areas and solutions for effective child education and more. The popular national level institutes for disabled persons are the National institute for Hearing Handicapped, National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, National Institute of the Visually Handicapped and National Institute for orthopedically handicapped. National Institute of Rehabilitation, Training and Research and The Institute for Physically Handicapped are other two national level institutes run by government. Moreover, government has initiated District Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) scheme in ten states to make all-inclusive rehabilitation. Moreover, four Regional Rehabilitation Training Centers are there to train the staff and teachers who work with these institutes.Today due to global competitiveness, education scenario in India is fast changing. Along with that, special education is also catching importance and various government agencies are working hard to make it available to masses. There are almost 37 diploma courses in the field of special education in India some of the institutes offer courses like B.Ed as well. All these courses are regulated and governed by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)- a legislative body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.However over the years many scholars have questioned the importance of special education in India as they feel that it leads to segregation and isolation of the differently abled children. They argue that by segregating the children at young age the very purpose bringing all children to the mainstream of, the purpose of special education is defeated. Institutions Offering Special Education Courses in IndiaCourses Offered by Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) New Delhi:- Sl.No Training Course Duration in Year(s) (In the Field of Visual Impairment) 1. M.Ed. (Special Education) - Visual Impairment Norms for Appointment of Faculty for B.Ed. & M.Ed Spl. Edu. 1 2. B.A. B.Ed. (Visual Impairment) 4 3. B.Ed. (Special Education) - Visual Impairment Norms for Appointment of Faculty for B.Ed. & M.Ed Spl. Edu. 1 4. Bachelor in Mobility Science 1 5. Diploma in Education-Special Education (Visual Impairment) 2 6. Diploma in Education - Special Education (Deafblind) 1 (In the field of Hearing Impairment) 7. M.Ed. (Special Education) - Hearing Impairment) Norms for Appointment of Faculty for B.Ed. & M.Ed Spl. Edu. 1 8. B.Ed. (Special Education) - Hearing Impairment) Norms for Appointment of Faculty for B.Ed. & M.Ed Spl. Edu. 1 9. Diploma in Education - Special Education ( Hearing Impairment) 2 10. Diploma in Teaching Young Hearing Impaired Children 1 11. Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpreting(Level !,B,&C each of Four months duration) 1 (In the field of Mental Retardation) 12. M.Ed. (Special Education) - Mental Retardation Norms for Appointment of Faculty for B.Ed. & M.Ed Spl. Edu. 1 13. B.Sc. (Special Education and Rehabilitation) 3 14. B.Ed. (Special Education)- Mental Retardation) Norms for Appointment of Faculty for B.Ed. & M.Ed Spl. Edu. 1 15. B.Ed. (Special Education) - Learning Disability 1 16. P.G. Diploma in Early Intervention 1 17. P.G. Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation) * Same as Sl.No. 13 1 18. Diploma in Education - Special Education (Mental Retardation) 2 19. Diploma in Vocational Rehabilitation (MR) 1 20. Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education (MR) 1 (In the field of Rehabilitation Engineers / Technicians) 21. Master of Prosthetics & Orthotics 2 22. Bachelor of Prosthetic and Orthotics 4 1/2 23. Diploma in Prosthetic and Orthotics 2 1/2 24. Certificate Course in Prosthetic & Orthotic 1 25. Certificate Course in Hearing Aid( only for persons with hearing impairment)  ½ 26. Certificate Course in Ear Mould Technology(only for persons with hearing impairment)  1/2 (In the field of Community Based Rehabilitation) 27. P.G. Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation 1 28. Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation 1 ( In the field of Rehabilitation Psychology) 29. M.Phil (Rehabilitation Psychology) 2 30. P.G. Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology 1 (In the field of Clinical Psychology) 31. M.Phil (Clinical Psychology) 2 (In the field of Speech and Hearing) 32. "A"-Master in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (MASLP) - Annual "B"-Master in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (MASLP) - Semester 2 33. M.Sc. in Audiology 2 34. M.Sc. in Speech Language Pathology 2 35. "A"- Bachelor in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (BASLP) - Annual"B"- Bachelor in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (BASLP) - Semester 4 36. Diploma in Hearing Language and Speech 1 37. Diploma in Hearing Aid and Ear Mould Technology 1 (In the field of Locomotor and Cerebral Palsy) 38. B.Ed (Special Education) â€" Locomotor and Neurological Disorder 1 39. P.G. Diploma in Special Education: Multiple Disabilities -Physical and Neurological 1 40. P.G. Diploma in Developmental Therapy (Cerebral Palsy & Neurological Disabilities) 1 41. Diploma in Education - Special Education (Cerebral Palsy) 1 42. Basic Development Therapy Course for Children with Cerebral Palsy and other Neurological Handicaps 1 (In the field of Autism Spectrum and Disorder) 43. Diploma in Education - Special Education ( Autism Spectrum Disorder) 1 (In the field of Rehabilitation Therapy) 44. Bachelor in Rehabilitation Therapy 4 45. Diploma in Rehabilitation Therapy 2 1/2 46. Certificate Course in Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant 1 (In the field of Vocational Counselling and Rehabilitation Social Work/Administration) 47. Master in Rehabilitation Science ( Rehab Social Worker) 2 48. M.Sc. (Psycho-Social Rehabilitation) 2 49. Bachelor in Rehabilitation Science ( Vocational Counsellor) 3 50. Master in Disability Rehabilitation Administration 2 51. Post-Graduate Diploma in Disability Rehabilitation and Management 1 Credit System   Final Guide-Book B.Ed. & M.Ed.   Final Guide-Book Diploma  Care Givers   Foundation Course in Care Giving        Training Courses conducted through Distance Education Mode in collaboration with various Universities. 1. B.Ed Spl Edu.-HI/VI/MR/LI & CP 2 2. P.G. Professional Diploma for in-service teachers 1 3. P.G. Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation -Planning & Management 1 4. P.G. Diploma in Disability Management for Doctors 1 5. Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation 1 6. Certificate in Clinical Psychology 1 The list of Institutions offering courses in several states of India: ANDHRA PRADESH: 1.Thakur Hari Prasad Institute of Research & Rehabilitation for the Mentally Handicapped, Vivekanand Nagar, Dilsukh Nagar, Hyderabad-500660. 2.National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Manovikas Nagar, P.O Bowenpally, Secunderabad. 3.Department of Special Education, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam. 4.College of Teachers Education, Andhra Mahila Sabha, Durga Bai Deshmukh Vidhyapeethem, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad-500007. 5.Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati-517502. DELHI: 6. Department of Rehabilitation,Safdarjung Hospital, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110016 7. Spastic Society of Northern India, Balbir Saxena Marg, Hauz khas, New Delhi-16 8. Institute of Special Education, Y.M.C.A. Nizamuddin, New Delhi-110013. 9. Jamia Millia Islamia, Institute of Advanced Studies of education, Faculty of Education, Maulana Mohammed Ali Jauhar Marg, New Delhi-110025. 10. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India), 4, Vishnu Digamber Marg, New Delhi-110002. GUJARAT: 11. B.M Institute of Mental Health, Ashram Road, New Nehru Bridge, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380009. 12. Sh. K.L Institute for the Deaf, 51, Vidyanagar, Bhavnagar-364002. 13. Training College for Teachers of the Deaf & Blind, Navrangpura, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380009 14. Ankur Special School for Mentally Retarded, Plot No. 1945, Near Working Women’s Hostel, Sardarnagar Circle, Bhavnagar-364002. JAMMU & KASHMIR: 15. Composite Regional Centre for Persons with Disabilities (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) Bemina, bye pass (Near Women’s Polytechnic College), Srinagar-18. 16. MIER College of Education, Under Model Institute of Education & Research, B.C Road, Jammu-180001. KARNATAKA: 17. Dr. S.R Chandrashekar Institute of Speech & Hearing, Hennur Road, Bangalore-5600084. 18. All India Institute for Speech & Hearing, Manus Gangothri, Mysore-570006. MAHARASHTRA: 19. Mind’s College of Education Research Society for the Care Treatment & Training of Children in Need of Social Care, Sewri Hills, Sewri Road, Mumbai-400033. 20. The Poona School & Home for the Blind, Teachers Training Centre, 14-17, Koregaon Park, Dr. S.R Machave Road, Poona-411001. 21. S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Deptt. of Special Education, Sir Vithaldas Vidyavihar, Juhu Road, Santacruz (W) Mumbai-400049. 22. Dikush Teacher Training in Special Education, Church Road,Juhu, Mumbai-400049. 23. Hashu Advani College of Special Education, 64-65, Collector’s Colony, Chembur, Mumbai-400764. 24. The Spastics Society of India, Upper Colaba Road, Opp. Afghan Church, Colaba, Bombay-400005. ORISSA: 25. Training Centers for Teachers of the Visually Handicapped, S.I.R.D Campus, Unit- VIII, Bhubaneshwar 751012. 26. Swami Vivekhanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Oltapur, P.O Bairoi, Dist Cuttack 754 010. 27. Training Centre for Teachers of the Deaf ( A joint Project of State Govt. & AYJNIHH), S.I.R.D Campus, Unit- 8, Bhubaneshwar-15. TAMIL NADU: 28. Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalaya, College of Education, Sri Ramakrishna Vidhyalaya post, Coimbatore-641020. 29. Regional Training Centre, C/o Govt. Hr. School for the Blind, Poonamalle, Chennai-56. 30. Madras Institute to Habilitate Retarded Affiliated, D-171, RV Nagar, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600010. 31. Govt. Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, K.K Nagar, Chennai-600083. 32. S.B.T. College of Special Education, Dr. M. A Thangaraj Compound, DRO Colony, Madhurai-625007. 33. Holy Cross College, Dept. of Rehabilitation Science & Special Education, Tiruchirapalli-620002. 34. Avinashilinagam Deemed University, Institute of Home Science & Hr. Education for Women. Coimbatore (0422-2641043) 35. The YMCA College of Physical Education, Nandham, Chennai-600035. 36. Bala Vidyalaya Institute for Teachers Training, 18, 1st Cross Street, Shashtri Nagar, Chennai-20. 37. N.K.T. National College of Education for Women, 21, Dr.Besant Road, Triplicane, Madras-600005. UTTAR PRADESH: 38. U.P. Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, 4-7, Malviya Road, George Town, Allahabad-211002. 39. Chetna (A Society of the Welfare of Handicapped), Sector-C, Aliganj, Lucknow-226024. 40. Training College of Teachers of the Deaf, Aishbagh, (Tilak Nagar), Lucknow-226004. 41. Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, M.J.P. University, Bareilly-243006. 42. Banaras Hindu University, Faculty of Education, Kamachha, Varanasi. 43. Jagadguru Rambadrachry Handicapped University, Chitrakoot, U.P-210204. WEST BENGAL: 44. National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped, Bon-Hooghly, BT Road, Calcutta-700090. 45. National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Eastern Regional Centre,NIOH Campus, Bon-Hooghly, BT Road, Calcutta-700088. 46.AYNJIHH, Regional Training Centre, N.I.O.H Campus, Bon-Hooghly, BT Road, Calcutta-90. 47. Indian Institute for the Cerebral Palsy, (Formerly Spastic Society of Eastern India), P-35/1, Taratolla Road, Calcutta-700088. 48. Training Institute for the Teachers of the Visually Handicapped, Narenderpur, Calcutta-700103. 49. Manovikas Kendra, Rehabilitation and Research Institute for the Handicapped, 482-Madudah, Plotâ€"24, Sec-J, Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Calcutta-700107. 50. Training College for the Teachers of the Deaf, 293, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Calcutta-09. 51.Speech & Hearing Institute and Research Centre, (SHRC), State Resource Centre (HI), 10, Mandeville Garden, Kolkata.  Sadaket Malik is an Educational Consultant based in Jammu and can be contacted at sadaketmalik@rediffmail.com  Â

Sadaket Malik is a freelance columnist based in Bhalessa

“Anyone who stops learning is old whether this happens at twenty or eighty,” remarked Henry Ford at one time, “Anyone who keeps on learning not only remains young but becomes constantly more valuable, regardless of physical capacity.” Unfortunately, this was the bitter lesson learned by the 1,500 members of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia when it expelled them because they fell short of the set minimum education standards. Of the 13,000 members the organization let go of 1,500 people because the two-year deadline to complete a mortgage broker’s certificate course came and went and they had nothing to show for it. According to news reports, Mortgage Choice, Australia’s biggest privately owned mortgage broking business supported the expulsion move. Kristy Sheppard, spokesperson of Mortgage Choice, was quoted as saying that it is important to “…self-police…in preparation for national uniform regulation….” In addition, she also added, “Mortgage brokers source around 41 per cent of all new housing loans in Australia and the industry needs to continually demonstrate it takes this responsibility seriously.”This was one of the steps to be enforced to level up the bar of professionalism in the industry and ameliorate the image of brokers. It is also a big step ahead of the planned tightening of government regulation by the end of this year. In the coming months, the National Consumer Credit Protection Act will be introduced at a national level. The Australian Securities and Invesment Commission will keep a watchful eye on all providers of credit. Recently, rules and procedures on fast cash loans were also beefed up and more government security measures and other safety nets were put in. This is in the light of clamors against one of the negative image of brokers that was prevalent in recent years, that is, the predatory lending practices in some areas of the industry.The news reports likewise stated that the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia signifies to set in place a higher standard for its members than required by law. The organization would put in a diploma-level minimum education standard in the years ahead. Nowadays, there are many learning institutions, either through traditional methods or online and distance learning, that offer mortgage brokers additional training and education for certification. The first level for would-be brokers is to get a license in order to practice the profession. For employees who want to make a career shift, they could apply for payday advances to pay for the necessary trainings, workshops, and other seminars for licensing and accreditation.

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What do you need to become a teacher?

In almost every instance, in order for you to be able to become a teacher you are going to need at least an education degree. There are some instances where you can become a teacher at certain levels without one. Yet, most institutions prefer that, if you are going to teach in the K-12 system, you have a bare minimum of an education degree from an accredited institution.

The exceptions to this are generally teachers who are working at the post secondary instructional level. University professors often teach with a masters or doctorate degree in their area of specialty but may not have an actual degree in education. On the other hand, teachers in professional schools or community colleges may be teaching based on their professional experience rather than on any degree in teaching that they may have obtained.

Where can you get an education degree?

Since you know that you need one of these degrees in order to realize your dreams of becoming a teacher, you have to start listing your options for ways to get this kind of degree. The first option is through traditional universities or colleges, but this option can present several challenges for many individuals. Since you often need to attend classes full time in order to get this kind of degree, it can be difficult to pursue one if you are tied to an existing work or family schedule.

The next option is looking for distance or correspondence education options that will allow you to get your teaching degree. In the past, this meant taking a pen and paper course, usually through the mail, but the internet has allowed an entire new world of distance education options to open up.

How do you choose an online education program?

If you're looking for a good program to get an education degree online, the first thing that you want to be sure of is that you only look into schools that are accredited. Accreditation means that an educational institution has evaluated the school and determined that the educational standards enforced therein are up to the standards put in place across all educational institutions. This includes both, online and physical. From there, you may want to do research into the quality of the programs by reading reviews from the students who have participated in the courses, and employers that have hired graduates of the program to get a good idea of the program quality from the two most important viewpoints.

If you have been thinking about continuing your education, you should definitely check out Education Connection. You will find a fully functional, easy to use site that will allow you to compare the many educational institutions available, as well as hundreds of great programs! To find out more information on online degrees, visit Education Connection today at http://www.educationconnection.com.

Throw out the old standards of reading, writing, arithmetic. Forget the patriotism of the founding fathers that gave us liberty and freedom. Make sure we recite the Pledge of Allegiance with politically correct words. And let's learn about the environment and its global warming.

As your little ones go off to school, keep in mind that our new education system is one that is more globally focused and that sheds any influence of its national patriotism. The new motto is "We Are The World," rather than "God Bless America." Everything reflects on banishing the thoughts of traditionalism, and to progress to new standards that are more worldly compatible.

The new criteria has dumbed down our generations, and the mindset has indoctrinated our children for Liberalism. Each generation gets a little more off track from traditional ethics. It is replaced by Liberalism and relativism rather than absolutism and in some cases truth, which must take a backseat to compromise.

Look around at the result. Our teens today forgot how it is to be respectful. As God has been stripped from our society, they have been indoctrinated with the narcissism of this age that has encouraged them to question authority. They get out of college and expect jobs that puts them right at the top. And somewhere along the way they have lost touch with common sense. The education standards have slacked and some of our teens are as dumb as nails having no initiative. They lost sight of our American system. The only "system" they know is the latest video game console.

No child left behind has come to mean that no child will be given a failing mark. In some Liberal districts, educators are restricted from passing the whole class until all children exceed so that the self-esteem is not harmed. If they can't pass, the grades are curved so that each one can succeed. So the whole standard of the class is based on the dumbest kid.

Experiments of the 21st Century

Goals 2000 led the way for a politically correct environment where global indoctrination could be introduced into the schools. It was a radical experiment, but it brought in the Liberalism that helped fuel the declined of public education. The idea was to socially prepare students for the future. It focused more on recognizing alternative lifestyles, different family structures, and to instill in them the right to activism.

They have been redirected from the knowledge of the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the rights of the Constitution, of what men have fought for to bring them freedom, but they sure know that a family can be made up of two mommies, that single parenthood is normal, and that you can have safe sex by using a condom. And if you get that wrong, there's always the "right to choose."

The message they have been taught by some of your teachers is that war is evil and is the result of greedy Capitalists who want more oil. They have been led to believe that Democrats are good and Republicans are selfish. And they want you to know that with the government's help, you can have what you can't provide for yourself and that it should be a right.

Social Experimentation

It isn't by accident that the heritage of our country has been suppressed. Your children are under a grand social experiment where they are taught that "We are the world." They are being told that to recognize multiculturalism, we have to know about the customs of world cultures, as they are more important than our American culture. They want us to know that we are all one on this big ball we call Earth. And while that may be true under God, they want you to believe it without God, because not everyone believes in this "God."

Our Hijacked System

The reason for this shift in education isn't because we have become wiser than our primitive ancestors. It is because global Elitists have found a way to indoctrinate our generations. In an interview with G. Edward Griffin, Norman Dodd, Directer of Research under the Reese Commissionin 1954, revealed thatseveral tax-exempt agencies took over the education system in the 1950's. Foundations like the Rockefeller, Ford and Carnegie Endowment were given the power by government to restructure the education system. But these foundations were actually fronts for Communist and Socialist agendas. Their mentors were followers of Socialists such as Karl Marx and Cecil Rhodes.

What the heads of the foundations vowed to do was to reverse the student's influence from an American mindset to a Social Union style mindset. In that manner, they could indoctrinate students towards globalism that they, the Elitists, control. Their goal was to redirect students from the knowledge of the principles of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution, so that in the next generation they would have a Socialist world view. Our generation is experiencing the effects right now. Social Security, National Banking, multi-tier tax system, and government funded education are all influences of Socialism..

History Re-Written

In that interview with Griffen, Dodd claims the foundations set up an agency, called the American Historical Society, in which they hired their own people to oversee an operation to rewrite history so that it was compatible with their new agenda. The Elite then positioned their agents in strategic places in education where they would control the boards, assuring the progression of their agenda.

The plan is for the heritage of America to be exchanged for a Liberal Socialist style mindset where the Elitists have control over the masses. Through public funding, the government would be used to offer incentives to districts that used their syllabus. Many have caved since funding is slacking. Home-schooling has been a problem for their plan, since home-schooled children have access to information that exposes their historical tampering. In the future, there will be bills proposed to regulate home-schooling so that mandates can be put on the criteria.

The plan is to get all citizens on board with their agenda for a New World Order. Some agents in the government are doing all they can to stifle the voice of those in criticism with the agenda. They want no one to stop their fascist dictatorship. And they will try to get to your children through the education system. The same tactic was used by Hitler. Just another example how it mirrors the Socialism system.

Our Defense

Wise parents can monitor their children's teaching and question what they learned. They should discern the tactics and head it off by "debriefing" their children to know the truth. And that is why you need to be active in your child's education.

Attend school board meetings and have a voice. If they shut you up, remind them that this is your forum as well. Better yet, run for a position and be involved directly.

And most important, if you are concerned, then vote the party politicians out of office. Keep your ears open for grass root movements that eventually will unite to have a strong influence.

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It's commonly known that early childhood education is critical for developing comprehension skills that will influence a child's cognitive abilities and aptitude for learning. Of equal importance, yet seldom recognized, is how early childhood education can influence a child's future attitude toward academics.

Early childhood education is about more than building cognitive pathways to learning. It's also about fostering curiosity and a passion for academics at the most impressionable time in a person's life. The lessons learned at this stage reach far beyond educational and extend into the realm of self esteem and personal development. For children, these lessons will influence their view on academics as well as several other areas of their lives.

Careful consideration must be given to ensure that the needs of children are met during this time. Not all children will respond equally to educational stimuli across the boards. Too much emphasis placed on getting kids "up to speed" can have an adverse effect on their opinion of the learning process. Encouraging children to explore subjects they are naturally drawn to while working closely with them on those they are apprehensive to tackle is a far better option than forcing them to spend unreasonable amounts of time gaining proficiency in areas they may have an aversion to. For areas of deficiency in particular, positive reinforcement will help the child to develop an interested where it might otherwise never come to fruition.

In truth, academic subjects are not at all unlike foods to young children. Getting them to eat vegetables with cheese sauce may be a form of coercion (or at least bribery), but the alternative of forcing them to eat vegetables without it is destined to further reinforce what their taste buds are telling them. While their palate may change over time, lessons learned and habits formed at that age tend to stick.

If handled with care, early childhood education can be an experience that shapes children's views and gives them the capability to successfully face challenges they will experience as adults, both academically and in life. More so than any other time, a child's earliest years can greatly affect their adult outcome, which is why it's impossible to place too much emphasis on the importance of proper early childhood education.

This scenario is not a mistake of the television program. This is a controlled function in the industry to control volume levels at different ratios. The result is that it causes individuals to listen to the music differently. At this point, many are calling the industry standards for volume at a louder frequency, which is changing the instrumentation, the way that the music is played and even the listening capabilities of those who are tuning into their favorite CD.

When the recording industry started, the volume levels were closer to negative numbers, around 2 or 3. Records would be at this lower volume because it was considered to be more pleasant listening. It would also allow for the ranges of the instruments to be heard, such as loud and softer dynamic levels and high and low instruments that would blend together.

The use of these lower levels for volume allowed the industry not only to show off the instrumentation, but it also gave them room. When you are recording, your volume is a space where the noise can be increased or decreased. When you are moving into the negative numbers, usually -6 to -1, you have room to increase the volume in order to allow it to balance out. This is always a part of the volume levels within instrumentation.

As time went on, the frequencies of these volumes continued to increase. The industry standard now is close to 0 for music. This means that they are at one of the loudest points of volume that they can get to. Most don't notice, and simply turn down the volume on their stereo or in their car. However, this particular decision by the industry to change the volume levels to the maximum is changing everything within music.

Not only is it changing the musical concepts, such as dynamics, range and instrumentation, but it is taking out a lot of the traditional and innovative ideas that are musically based. If you listen closely to music, you will notice that the music does not usually have a lot of ranges, changes in musical instruments or pace that is going. This is because the volume level has been maxed out. Because this has changed, there is no room to put anything else in that is musical.

Of course, the volume controls and the mastering process that causes this will also differ according to the format that you get. For instance, there is a standard for radio playing that is very different than CDs, which is also different than MP3 players. For Indie musicians and those with specialized and custom recording studios, there is also a difference in preferences according to their musical tastes and style with volume as well as the arrangement that is being used. If you are recording, deciding on your preferences for volume that fits to different formats and style will be important before going to the industry standard or producing the CD.

One of the main concepts that should be kept in mind with recording is to know the volume capabilities and the differences that they make in music. You don't want to compromise the music for the volume, but you want to get close to industry standards. Knowing what you need to do with your volume, how it relates to your instrumentation and your concepts within music will help you to create a volume that is worth turning up and listening to.