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This guide for independent learning and workplace training presents seven powerful strategies for staying ahead in today's knowledge-based economy.
These days, perpetual learning is an essential professional skill and a vital part of any business. It's important to have effective learning strategies that work for you and your team. This practical guide offers a comprehensive approach to creating a focused philosophy of learning, choosing the...
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When long-time reporter Carl Walworth volunteers for a local literacy program, he never imagines his weekly lesson with Eldo Ealy will turn into a twenty-four-year friendship. Nor does he anticipate what he learns in return: innovation, endurance, and the art of giving. Questioning assumptions and putting a human face on nonreaders, The Mayor of Moultrie Avenue explores education, health care, and poverty alongside the changing face of blue-collar...
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This two-week Spelling course book is meant for the general reader – especially if he/she is a weak speller. It contains methods that are not found in any other spelling book – methods that are much more effective than those currently being used. Whoever you are, this book will definitely improve your spelling.The following are the unique features of this book:Ten Methods guaranteed to improve your spelling Exercises throughout the text to test...
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Relentless Journeys is a collection of literacy stories shared by three women in Canada who are adult literacy learners. They have joined together to help bring awareness about literacy issues that 42% of Canadians face every day. Carey Rigby-Wilcox Carey's struggles with literacy issues did not stop her; she has risen above those challenges to achieve a full life. She was someone who found reading a struggle, but because of her volunteer tutor she...
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This book was written based on radical honesty in parenting. Answer questions considering the kid's current stage of development and understanding.
"-So, every time you have intercourse, you will have a baby?"
Well, the moment the question was out, Uma realized there are two kinds of sex talk, the recreational and the other, that don't involve reproduction.
Radical honesty can be uncomfortable sometimes, there will always be questions what hard...
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Addressing Health Disparities in the LGBTQIA+ Community is a comprehensive compilation of medical students' researches, reflections and discussions on the issue of health disparities experienced by the LGBTQIA community in the healthcare industry. It is a book that would be a good resource to medical students, health professions students in the Dentistry, Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Public Health and the Social Sciences. This book is...
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College, at a cost of up to $75,000 per year or so for some students (when taking most costs into account, including personal costs, but not lost employment), is priced through the American student-loan system far in excess of the value of a degree for most college graduates, who find out too late that a degree costing $50,000 to $250,000 too often results in a job paying only $10 to $20 per hour, which cannot pay off a student loan of $50,000 (or...
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In this book, I'm sharing my understanding about college education and communication in general. My book's name is "A Good Life" by Veronika Eskova. I wrote this book for the young adults to support them in their growing-up journey after high school. I hope they will find this Junior Students' Support Kit useful, resourceful and encouraging in their pursuit of higher education.
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Late in 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of Jaffee v. Redmond, over the issue of psychotherapy-patient confidentiality and specifically whether a clinical social worker and her client had the right to withhold case notes in a federal court proceeding. In early 1996 the Supreme Court ruled that, in all federal courts, the principle of privacy and confidentiality of therapeutic disclosures trumped the evidentiary value of such notes (with...
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Parents strive to be an inspiration to their children, but what happens when children become an inspiration to their parents? Carey Rigby-Wilcox offers a powerful story about a boy and his dad and how they come to support each other in their learning. The lessons they learn take them well beyond their ability to read. This story reflects Carey's own experiences as an adult with literacy issues and the parent of four children. Parents are their children's...
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Spark a culture of success. Building a professional learning community that fosters collaboration and collective responsibility can create lasting change and improve student learning schoolwide. Investigate the five challenges to school improvement, and uncover research-based strategies to confront them. Read a true account of a school that experienced reform, reversed its culture of failure, and reaped lasting results.
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Educator and teacher wellness is a personal journey. And like all journeys, there are starts, stops, and bumps in the road. The question becomes, how do we bring our best selves to our students and colleagues each day? Designed as a reflective journal and guidebook, Educator Wellness by Timothy D. Kanold and Tina H. Boogren will take you on a deep exploration where you will uncover profound answers that ring true for you.
Rely on this book of ideas...
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Coach Earl touches on a variety of topics named clearly in over 30 chapters. From banking, post office, women, budgeting, level of play, airline travel, lodging, language, money, food, and many, many more. So many times players go overseas to play professional basketball and come back saying I couldn't make it or it was bad. So now Coach Earl has a guideline for anyone in book form with it all in 1 place. Players can now make an informed decision...
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You've got an AMAZING book to tell. You just need a bit of help to get it written. You don't want to do a sloppy job. But how do you get started?Whether you're already published or you're just starting your first book, this provides invaluable help.In this book you'll learn: How to craft unforgettable characters How to draw ideas (seemingly) out of thin air How to make the setting work for you How to define your characters by the way they speak ...
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In Get Your Black-Belt in Proactive-Wellness: First Degree, you will discover the 7 Portals of Proactive-Wellness, which make up the Proactive-Wellness education system. By educating yourself with this powerful education system and applying these principals into your daily life experience, you will open up doors of possibility, where walls used to be. You will learn:
- How to communicate with and program your body's intelligence to improve its functionality.
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This is a great new and easy memory system (simplifying the ideas of memory experts). In just three days you will:
remember shopping lists
remember Pin numbers with ease
remember any historical dates
create and always remember passwords
remember any 7 or even 11-digit phone number
Helpful self-assessment questions and answers will make sure you master the contents of the book. The shortness of the book shows its efficiency and effectiveness....
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Millions of helpless children are being abused and neglected at any moment in the United States. As the nation's largest provider of behavioral health services, clinical social workers must be able to conduct effective interventions with these children and their families and caregivers. The characteristics of competent practice are the focus of this publication, which examines the levels and types of knowledge, training, skill, and experience, as...
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Jewish Approaches to Social Justice with Students
A step-by-step guide to creative use of There Shall Be No Needy: Pursing Social Justice through Jewish Law & Tradition in adult education, college, and advanced high school classes. Each lesson includes:
• Clearly stated goals
• Trigger exercises to draw out participants' own experiences
• Intriguing discussion questions that facilitate...
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Quick! What are your thoughts on race, racism, stereotypes and even the dreaded "N" Word? Have you ever challenged your own way of thinking? Are your thoughts on these subjects your own, or were you indoctrinated to believe certain things? How do you think children and teenagers view these topics today? How did you view them when you were in high school? Teenage Perspectives on The Black Experience in America explores the minds of the typical teenage...
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