Description : If someone gave you a surprise exam on your favorite science fiction movie, what grade would you get?
Last Answer : answer:I would get an A on The Matrix. @takidavaki306 Indiana Jones is not science fiction, save maybe the 4th one.
Description : If a guy told you that he has a 2.2 GPA in college, but would ace any test on his favorite books and movies, would you think that he is stupid?
Last Answer : answer: stupid can mean a bunch of different things, and is an ambiguous term. It can mean lacking intelligence or lacking the ability to learn new information or simply lacking information about a ... not to. That in and of itself, could be stupid under the last definition I listed.
Description : Do you have any suggestions on improving grade school education?
Last Answer : Increase teacher pay and school funding. Ending steaming is a good thing too. There are probably tweaks that need to be made regularly to cirriculum to keep it globally competitive, ... between the cracks for various reasons. Class biases and stereotyping can strongly affect individual outcomes.
Description : What do you think of the way grade school math is taught in Singapore, as explained in this article?
Last Answer : I have lived in school districts that have adopted the Singapore math method, and I thought it was a nightmare. I was unable to help my kids, and my kids seemed so frustrated because they were quite capable of math, but couldn’t get their head around the new way of thinking of numbers.
Description : How can I prepare for the grade 12 English diploma exam (details inside)?
Last Answer : answer:No one can teach you how to do this. If it's a matter of sitting for the entire period and taking the test to completion (or completion of the time allotted, at least, whether or not ... judging you for your reasons - then perhaps college classes are not going to suit you in any case.
Description : What do you think of the idea of having computers grade student essays?
Last Answer : What a ridiculous idea! Does it write notes in the margins, too?
Description : Parents: How do you feel about grade-monitoring programs?
Last Answer : answer:I think when dealing with kids and education, the more parents know, the better. Kids can hide their grades or may not tell their parents that there is a problem until it's too late. I ... of an A+ and demand answers. But those moms usually already know their kids' grades every day anyway.
Description : In your area, what do teachers give as a grade to students who don't hand in anything at all?
Last Answer : 6
Description : Is anybody familiar with the simulation game featured in the documentary World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements?
Last Answer : answer:This is interesting and I'm certain it could serve as a valuable aid to teaching a whole slew of subjects. The object is for all countries to come out ahead. If that's really the ... 's ideological makeup. And leaving out such countries would seem to make world peace much easier to achieve.
Description : I got a B+ final grade from a [B+, 30%] and [A, 50%] with a remaining 20% participation. What did I get in participation for my final grade to be a B+?
Last Answer : Does the professor have anything in the syllabus about if the grade is teetering on the edge of an A-/B+, they have discretion over which way the grade goes? It could have come down to attendance ... e-mail or visiting them in their office to discuss it so your GPA can correctly reflect your effort.
Description : How would I convince a school district of the importance of fifth grade music education (see details)?
Last Answer : answer:I suspect that it is a budgetary issue. Every public school in my area has had to cut back, with great reluctance, many programs that they love. They have to make draconian decisions. Would ... go to the school board meetings when they discuss and explain the budget? It is a cautionary tale.
Description : Did you hear about the 3rd grade math problems in Georgia that include wording and subjects such as slavery and beatings?
Last Answer : Personally, I don’t think children should be exposed to slavery and beatings until they get to calculus.
Description : How much schooling have you had, and what do you call your various school years - e.g. grade school and high school? Middle school? Wherever in the world you are - please explain a bit about your schooling system.
Last Answer : I finished 7 of 11 grades in Russia where schools weren't divided into age-related portions. When I moved to the US, I went to some middle school followed by high school through grade 12. I went to ... in a PhD program that should last around 5-7 years. I never went to pre-school or kindergarten.
Description : What are some good academic lessons I can teach to a child going into the 5th grade?
Last Answer : answer:Make it as fun and interesting as you can and don't over do it! Kids who struggle will get frustrated even more if it becomes a chore. Reading with her is the biggest thing you can ... . Take her to kids museums as there are always engaging exhibits that kids really can learn things at.
Description : Why does Waldorf's second-grade reading policy work?
Last Answer : answer:Their theory is that the brain has not developed in appropriate ways until second grade. There's apparently some research to show this is true. If you learn other stuff (twiddling?) before you are 7, ... I use this as evidence to show you that I am and always have been somewhat slow. ;-)
Description : Should we make 12th grade optional?
Last Answer : Yes absolutely. Senior year is a joke. But then again, our entire public education system is a joke.
Description : How does a computer grade the written section of the GMAT?
Last Answer : An actual person grades those. They hire english teachers to do it and they give them a rubric to try and keep the scores as consistent as possible. They also have multiple people grade each one.
Description : Grading system A+ through F , but no "grade E"?
Last Answer : I’m pretty sure when the letter grade system was first introduced it ran from A through E. Later they switched the E for F, probably since it is the first letter in fail. Now tell me, where are all the B batteries?
Description : Can schools grade students based upon attendance?
Last Answer : Most school i know do this, unless u have a doctors notes\ records showing you where out for medical reasons. Its unfair, but it looks like they are allowed to do this
Description : What are some art project ideas for a 6th grade class studying Ancient Egypt?
Last Answer : It’s not exactly an art project, but I always thought drawing my name in heiroglyphics was fun… =)
Description : Please suggest some good fiction books!
Last Answer : Ordinary Grace and/or This Tender Land by William Kent Kreuger are two rich novels that you might enjoy. Another good book that I just finished was Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell that is a novel about ... London. And The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy is a much deeper novel set in India.
Description : What books or websites are useful for beginners in ESL?( younger kids to be specific)
Last Answer : The Cat in the Hat. Value Tales series from the 80’s. Veggie Tales
Description : What books, articles or documentaries really changed the way you thought about activism and/or the world?
Last Answer : answer:Het zijn net mensen, translated into English as either People Like Us: Misrepresenting the Middle EastPeople Like Us: Misrepresenting the Middle East or Hello Everybody!: One Journalist's Search For ... , Germs and Steel is supposed to be highly relevant when it comes to your last paragraph.
Description : What are good sources of foreign language books online?
Last Answer : When you wrote “foreign language books,” do you mean like stories/literature or do you mean like books that teach you the language? Or both?
Description : Which books are near-universally read for (non-religious) education purposes? Have you read them?
Last Answer : answer:I either read or was supposed to read all of those. Mockingbird and Catcher bored me to tears so I gave up. Not really into American literature, I guess. Gatsby was OK. Other required reading included The Odyssey, The Canterbury Tales (but not The Decameron, which angered me), and 1984.
Description : What books/things will help me figure out what to do?
Last Answer : Edit: sorry, I didn’t read your entire question. My bad. Have you googled careers for your Meyers Briggs type?
Description : Do you like the books, or the movies better?
Last Answer : 100 percent books. They let the characters and plot develop way more than a two hour movie.
Description : Good books that teach and entertain?
Last Answer : answer:This one’s fun: The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World It’s laugh out loud funny and along the way you do pick up some both useful and sometimes useless knowledge.
Description : School literature issue, books that kill dreams?
Last Answer : answer:Can you give us links to some books that supposedly have this effect? What area is it that you live in?
Description : Can you recommend any books/websites that would help me (re)teach myself math?
Last Answer : Totally: KhanAcademy.org is excellent. Otherwise Brightstorm.com is very good too.
Description : Where can I donate old college text books?
Last Answer : Look up “Books for a Better World” online. It is an organization my library donates many of their discards to; the books go to developing countries. Maybe there is a library in your area that collects for them so you don’t have to ship them. Otherwise, you could try a local prison library.
Description : Do you know of any books or movies that deal with International Education?
Last Answer : answer:Could you perhaps clarify your question a bit. Are you interested in (1) schools in developing countries that teach students from other nations (like the schools that foreign ambassadors send their ... are you looking for something with a story? Does this need to be relatively modern day?
Description : I think I'm getting dumber. What are some good books to read?
Last Answer : Neil Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon or Anathem or Snow Crash ftw!
Description : What do you think about E books?
Last Answer : answer:E-books are much better for the environment and they are cheaper but it will take society some time to get used to them. !! As far as a politician endorsing the iPad,I think one of ... lot of broken/scratched screens,it's hard enough to keep the iPhone & iTouch screens from being damaged !
Description : Why do schools make you read boring books?
Last Answer : What books are you talking about?
Description : What are some great Spanish books for intermediate level learners?
Last Answer : Here’s a great magazine, thinkspanish.com my niece is the publisher. It is not for beginning Spanish readers, but for people who want to improve their Spanish. It has a glossary and definitions of terms. The stories are written by great Spanish speaking authors all over the world.
Description : What are some great books about key science topics for a general audience?
Last Answer : Almost anything Richard Feynman wrote, although it is not entirely up-to-date.
Description : Why are college exams done in Blue Books?
Last Answer : Whatever the original reason for blue books was, now it’s probably largely due to tradition…
Description : What books would you read to help improve your general knowledge?
Last Answer : I’d say; ‘A short history of nearly everything’ By Bill Bryson is definitely a good place to start, it has a fantastic humour to it, whilst feeding you full of political, social (and, granted, mainly) scientific history and discussion.
Description : Best books on personal finances a teenager can read?
Last Answer : For the nieces I recommend On My Own Two Feet by Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar. It is so good. And it’s completely understandable for a teenager.
Description : Great fantasy fiction books for middle/high school students?
Last Answer : Brave New World
Description : What books would you recommend for a 15 year old in 11th grade?
Last Answer : All the other 11th grade books? Are you worried about questionable content? I don’t understand.
Description : What are some good read aloud books for 3rd grade?
Last Answer : a cricket in times square! (with voices), from the mixed up files of mrs. basil e. frankweiler (though it is pretty advanced), mrs. piggle wiggle
Description : Is the following sentence past tense I have borrowed books from the library since I was in first grade?
Last Answer : There are two verbs in this sentencehave borrowed = present perfectwas = past
Description : What is your favorite song from the 90's?
Last Answer : just about anything from alanis morisette’s jagged little pill [=
Description : Who was your favorite teacher (or professor) and why?
Last Answer : My art teacher in high school, Mr. Graveley. I miss him! He was amazing, creative and wacko.
Description : If you're from an 'abusive family', do you think you have a sixth sense about other people who were abused?
Last Answer : I'm not very good at picking out other people who were abused, but I think that's partially because I was gaslighted about it for many years. A friend of mine who was abused and who had the resources to ... who around me might have been abused. But like I said, I'm not very good at it yet.
Description : Three pirates, One Eye, Long John, and Peg Leg, were gambling with pieces of gold. All the winnings were piled up on the table. One Eye said, 'I have won 1/2' and took a large handful or two. Long ... ' Peg Leg said, 'I have now 1/6 of the originally.'How much was on the table originally? -Riddles
Last Answer : 282 Pieces.
Description : On the sixth day of battle, between Muhammad Bin Qasim and Raja Dahir, Raja Dahir was killed. This war was fought at the capital of Sindh, Aloor. The area(s) Muhammad Bin Qasim 126 conquered after capturing Aloor were: A. Berhaman Abad B. Multan C. Both Berhaman Abad & Multan D. None
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : On the sixth day of battle, between Muhammad Bin Qasim and Raja Dahir, Raja Dahir was killed. This war was fought at the capital of Sindh, Aloor. The area(s) Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered after capturing Aloor were: A. Berhaman Abad B. Multan C. Both Berhaman Abad & Multan D. None