Different Education Systems Are Available

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Some children may find it difficult to function in a class with too many pupils. There are schools that specifically consider this. Detailed information can be obtained from the schools themselves, on websites or from the relevant Education Boards.
If a child is not doing well in a certain school, then it might be an idea to take the child out of the school and place the child elsewhere. Education of children is a serious matter, as they are the future leaders of nations.
Charter schools are public schools that have the mandate to operate independently as though they are an independent school. There is a period to this and it is usually for about three to five years. During this period, the school will enjoy freedom that other schools do not enjoy. The price for this freedom is that the school has to display good academic results throughout the year. If these results are not achieved and maintained, the board may not allow the charter to be renewed.

Some schools only attract certain types of students. These are referred to as magnet schools. These schools are generally reputable and seem to specialize in certain areas. The kids in these schools are amongst other kids that share the same interests. Some schools are entirely magnet. This means all the students participate in the magnet system. Other schools are referred to as PWS (programs within schools). This means only some of the kids in the school participate in the magnet program.

Many of the schools in districts that have them offer some sort of magnet system. Principals or teachers can refer parents to these programs on request. They are in a position to effectively evaluate the suitability of each child to the program.

Once such a school has been found, then the principle should be paid a visit. Questions should be asked and if possible observing a class that operates in this way should be done. If the parents like the system, then it may be necessary to place the child on a waiting list.

Ask the principle if contact can be made with parents who have kids in this system. If allowed then speak to the parents and find out why it is such a good idea. There may be the case that the parents have removed their child from the system, find out why this is the case.

Programs obtain funds from the public. This money is made available to parents in the form of vouchers. Parents can utilize these vouchers to enable their child to attend the school best suited their needs. Normally, ordinary public schools would receive these funds. In those states that do not support the voucher system, restrictions are placed on where and how parents can use them. Home schooling is readily acceptable in other states, as is religious, private or magnet schools. It is very important that careful consideration be given to the best available education for children, with all options being taken into account.


PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN

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In the year 2000 literacy rate in pakistan was estimated at 47%( males 59% females 35%).National eucation policy envisages enhancing literacy rate to 55% by 2003 and 70% by 2010.Level of literacy in pakistan is the lowest in southeast Asia.Most of the people in our 47% literate population have aquired a very basic literacy level.Literacy rate in our female population is extremely low.Our total development expenditure on the education sector is 2.3% of the GNP.Illiteracy and ignorance are the paramount causes of our backwardness.    
 The problems our education sector is facing are being outlined as below:
1.Low literacy rate.
2.Quality of education.
3.Lack of uniformaty in the education system.
4.Increasing cost of higher education.
5.Lack of moral direction.
6.Threat of cultural and social disintegration.

EDUCATION SECTOR REFORMS

1.Education for all.
2.Adult literacy.
3.Technical education.
4.Quality assurance.
5.Teachers training.
6.Revamping of science education.
7.Public-private partnership.

REMEDIES
 
The problems of education are closely interlinked and interwoven with the peoblems of the culture in which an education system is operating.The problems cannot be solved with out bringing out a comprehensive cultural change.The experts have however,suggested certain steps which they believe can help a lot in improving our education system:
1.Education at primary level should be universal,compulsory and free.
2.The state should finance private institutions directly.
3.The education should have a moral and spiritual bases.
4.In terms of content,special emphasis should be placed on natural sciences,technology and buisness      managment.
5.The curricla of courses in sciences and technology should be redesinged to reflect the demands of the        
labour market.
6.Enphases should be shifted from purely theoretical knowledge to the practical.
7.Uniformity between the curricula and the methods of teaching should be ensured.It should be made obligatory upon all teachinngs institution to follow the national curriculum to a stipulated minimum level.



Stop Procrastination and Apply Time Management Strategies

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Procrastination is the act of postponing doing a project or task until another time. Time management is the exercise of certain procedures in order to accomplish goals or complete tasks or projects on a timely basis.
How do you know if you are a procrastinator? If you continually use excuses to postpone things that need to be done, if you do not get projects done on time, if you are constantly running behind schedule, then you are probably a procrastinator.
How do you stop procrastination? You need to establish a time management plan for yourself. Set specific times to do specific job tasks and allow precise time to do each task. Do not let yourself make excuses to avoid sticking to your plan.
One way to make sure you can overcome procrastination is to make a habit of getting things done. It takes 21 days to form a habit. It has been said that if you practice doing a new activity for 21 days it will become a habit.
What worked for me is that I kept track of what I did each day from the time I woke up in the morning until I went to bed at night. I did this for a couple of days. I was surprised to find out how much time was wasted doing nothing.
Set priorities for yourself. The best way to get organized is to make a list of the tasks that need to be done from most important to least important. Set a time or time period to do each task so each task gets done. Start with the daily tasks that need to be done. Do these before doing activities that are more distracting, like answering e-mail, checking in on the social media sites, making telephone calls or listing to voice mails.
Once you get your daily activities prioritized, you can then begin to start setting into motion those same management skills you are developing and apply them to task that need to be done monthly, quarterly or yearly. Make sure that you plan some flexibility into your schedule should a sudden change in plans occur.
The next step is to step up and do the work. Do not let yourself procrastinate with the tasks at hand. Remember, we are doing time management so do not let procrastination steal valuable time from you.
Staying motivated to continue working at the pace you have set for yourself is not always easy. It is up to you to keep that motivation going. What I have found to help is to keep track of what I have already accomplished and I feel better by knowing I have achieved my goals.
Having effective time management will improve your personal life not only be relieving stress, but also will be leaving a pleasant and positive effect on your health. When you implement time management strategies,  it will have a positive impact on your business. When it comes to running your business, time management becomes all the critical and demanding.
Be realistic, you are never going to get more than 24 hours in a day, so managing your time better is what you need to do.
Time management strategies are useful for everyone in both their personal lives and in their businesses if they want to succeed. A nonchalant attitude will not get you the achievement you are striving for.


Gary Collins Arrest Warrant for Hit-and-Run |

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Gary Collins -- a former host of the Miss America pageant was allegedly involved in yet another alcohol-related car accident. he was also the former host of ''Hour magazine''.


Steve Blake, Shannon Brown the Opening Night Heroes for the Lakers

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LOS ANGELES -- Take a quick glance at the box score of the Lakers' 112-110 opening night victory over the Rockets, and you'll see familiar names jump out at you on the stat sheet. Pau Gasol led the team with 29 points and 11 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant followed closely with 27 points of his own, along with five rebounds and seven assists. Yet without the heroics of Steve Blake and Shannon Brown, we'd likely be talking about Bryant's and Gasol's efforts coming in a Lakers loss.

"We just didn't seem to find traction until Shannon and Steve got in the ballgame and changed the contexture of that ballgame," Phil Jackson said afterward. "It was a great effort by those two. They gave us a big rally."
 
Blake's threes to end the third got things started, and Shannon's big fourth helped them finish it. But Blake ultimately made the big shot, receiving a kick-out pass behind the three-point line from Kobe Bryant, with his team trailing by one and just under 19 seconds remaining on the game clock. Blake calmly drained the wide-open three, and one of the newest members of the Lakers successfully endeared himself to the team's fans in his very first contest wearing the home gold jersey at Staples Center.


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A Clear and Ppresent Danger To our Free Speech Rights

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Few things set my teeth on edge more than someone quoting Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ classic rhetorical overreach to justify squelching free speech, but there it was again today coming out of the mouth a former Supreme Court justice.
Doug McMurdo’s story has retired Justice John Paul Stevens, right, arguing against a court ruling that upheld flag burning as protected speech, recounting the circumstances of Johnson v. Texas.

Today’s story paraphrases Stevens, “As the flag burned, Stevens recounted, the protesters chanted, ‘America, the red, white and blue, we spit on you.’

‘Those were fighting words. Much like yelling fire in a crowded theater that isn't actually on fire is not protected speech due to the harm it could cause, Stevens said the flag burning and chants certainly could have incited violence.”

But it didn’t, and neither did the man who went to jail for what Holmes’ thought was tantamount to falsely shouting fire in crowded theater.
What Charles Schenck did was distribute a flier that questioned the constitutionality of the draft during World War I by citing the 13th Amendment prohibition against slavery and involuntary servitude. Holmes basically banned speaking out against the acts of one’s own government by petitioning it for redress of a grievance — a one-two punch to the First Amendment. 


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Jon Kitna Replaces Injured Tony Romo at Quarterback for Cowboys

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The Cowboys' season is heading nowhere fast, and Jon Kitna is now the quarterback to take them there.

The 38-year-old Kitna stepped under center for Dallas Monday night after Tony Romo fractured his clavicle, likely sidelining him for several weeks.

Kitna, who has previously been a starter for Seattle, Cincinnati and Detroit, didn't look particularly sharp upon entering the game. And the Giants reeled off 31 unanswered points to take a 38-20 lead. Kitna managed to rally Dallas late, but the Cowboys still fell short, losing 41-35.

Having said that, who exactly is Jon Kitna? Well, he was NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2003. And he was last seen starting 6-2 with Detroit in 2007 ... before losing 7 of 8 to end that season. Then he lost the first 4 games of the Lions legendary 0-16 2008 season, before landing on the IR.

In 2009, the Cowboys brought Kitna over from the Lions to serve as a competent veteran backup for their stud QB. But with the severity of Romo's injury unknown, it appears Kitna will have to be a whole lot more if Dallas has any hope of saving its season.

Of course, that starts with Kitna throwing a little better than this:

Jon Kitna had a great season in 2006, although the Detroit Lions did not have great talent. Kitna led the league with 372 completions that year and had a personal best 4,208 yards.
It shouldn’t be surprising that Roy Williams sees the bright side of Kitna being the starting quarterback because the same year, Williams had his best season as a pro with 82 receptions for 1,310 yards.
The bad news in all those stats is that the Lions were 3-13. But those stats could be a sign of what we might see the rest of the season if the Kitna-Williams duo can re-connect.


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Washington earns credibility in Texas the hard way

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Getting the Texas Rangers to play the game the way he did was never going to be an easy sell. Tougher still was how Ron Washington got them to play for each othe
Back when he was still cashing checks as a player, Washington was a skinny middle infielder, with no pop in his bat, who learned to make the most of every opportunity. He was good with the glove, smart on the basepaths and stubborn enough to make every swing count, especially late in games.

The Rangers are hardly a "small-ball" team, not with the kind of power that Washington could only dream about, sprinkled throughout the lineup. But the Rangers have used those fundamental skills — plus solid pitching — to offset the Yankees' edge in playoff experience and forge a 3-2 edge in the ALCS.
I'm just a guy that loves to stress the little things in the game of baseball," Washington said after practice, "because those are the things that take care of business and the big things happen."

Nothing, though, may have had a bigger impact on his ballclub than Washington testing positive for cocaine during the 2009 season.

He called Jon Daniels, the general manager who hired him, and learned the job was still his if Washington wanted it. Local hero and team president Nolan Ryan signed off on the decision.

"Look at all the things a manager has to do. How he handles the media, the Xs and Os. How he handles a bullpen — and he's doing it for 162 games, plus spring training, plus offseason camps," Daniels recalled Thursday.

"When we looked at it through that prism, it was a real easy decision. We knew what kind of man he is and we believe in giving second chances."

Sports Illustrated reported the positive test in March, leading Washington to run the gauntlet in his own clubhouse. He called a meeting, but first he called in a handful of the team's leaders and broke the news. Among them was Josh Hamilton, whom Washington had backed in his battle with substance abuse; another was Michael Young, the longest-serving Ranger and the same guy who wound up the center of an argument that earned Washington his first-ever ejection as a manager.

Players don't forget gestures like that, but Washington was always good at one-on-ones. He taught Eric Chavez the intricacies of fielding while coaching in Oakland and the six-time winner sent back one of his Gold Gloves in gratitude.

But facing a clubhouse full of players wondering whether the man preaching patience and teamwork had the standing to do so was another matter. The moment Washington finished talking, he offered to field questions.

Even a brief examination of their manager's career should have been enough to answer any lingering doubts. Washington soldiered on 10 years in the minors with only one call-up to the bigs, that barely lasted a month. He spent 15 years after that coaching or managing at both levels to get his shot at running the Rangers.

Whether Young knew that history or not, he knew enough to cut off the debate. He told his teammates forcefully that Washington was "our manager."

"At that point," Young added in a recent interview with The New York Times, "it wasn't just Wash's issue; we made it our issue."

His ballplayers demonstrated that by marching from the locker room to the press conference to stand behind their manager. They've had each other's backs ever since, showing it most recently by spraying ginger ale in the clubhouse after winning the division so Hamilton could join the celebration.

That spirit, Daniels said, "is shining through in the playoffs. Guys feed off him, they believe in him."

Remember that when the camera cuts to Washington, still skinny, perched on a step in the dugout. He'll look caught up in the moment, but that's because most of the hard work is already behind him.

"But why did it take four years?" a reporter asked Washington on the eve of Game 6.

"Because I'm no miracle worker," he replied evenly. "Everyone takes time to develop and understand what's right and what's wrong. If it was that easy, I think everybody would be able to go out there and create something.


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