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Hometown Heroes: A Cross-Country Road Trip into the Heart of High School Football
by Theron HopkinsAuthor Theron Hopkins travels from sweltering summer practices to heated crosstown rivalry matchups to one of the biggest games in the country, the Texas 5A state title game, held in San Antonio’s Alamodome, witnessing thrilling wins and devastating losses along the way. Hitting twenty towns in twenty weeks, this story showcases a cross section of America seen through football, from Great Falls, Montana, where the coach borrows five hundred dollars in his own name to purchase weight-training equipment for his team, and builds them up to championship caliber; to Waldport, Oregon, where the varsity squad is just fourteen boys strong and gearing up to take on one of the toughest teams in the conference; to Massillon, Ohio, where high school football is so important that the president of the booster club puts a tiny orange football into every baby boy’s crib in the hospital. But the author also finds that the wins or losses on Friday nights are only part--and maybe not even the best part--of what makes the game so irresistible and so important to all those people who watch it, coach it, and play it. Night after night, all across America, the story uncovers the true heart and soul of high school football.
Homework Done Right: Powerful Learning in Real-Life Situations
by Rob Ley Barbara Knighton Jere Brophy Janet Alleman Ben BotwinskiHomework Done Right shows teachers how homework assignments can connect with the curriculum and how to make it applicable to their students' lives. Educators will learn how to design and implement active, creative assignments that promote useful skills like inquiry, problem solving, and critical thinking.Moving beyond the current "homework debate," this resource is split into three sections to explain the rationale for meaningful homework, how to make it relevant, and how students in different grades respond to it. Additionally, teachers will learn about:Effective homework strategies and sample assignments for all K-12 levels in numerous subject areasDo's and don'ts of homework planningPromoting parent involvementGuidance on helping students develop leadership and collaboration skills through activities such as questioning, evidence gathering, and interviewingClassroom-ready tools, including homework planning forms and other reproduciblesWhen homework assignments are challenging and relevant, students have a new opportunity to engage with learning and will be able to succeed academically!
Homework Done Right: Powerful Learning in Real-Life Situations
by Jere E. Brophy Janet E. Alleman Barbara L. Knighton Robert T. Ley Benjamin C. Botwinski Sarah C. MiddlesteadTurn homework into a meaningful learning experience that excites students! This step-by-step guide shows teachers how homework assignments can connect with the curriculum and with students’ lives. Moving beyond the current “homework debate,” this resource provides: <p><p> Effective homework strategies, sample assignments, and classroom-ready tools for all grade levels and numerous subject areas <p> Richly detailed vignettes describing how real teachers have changed their homework practices, including do’s and don’ts <p> Insights on how to use homework to promote parent involvement <p> Guidance on how assignments can build 21st-century skills such as inquiry, problem solving, and collaboration
Homework Helpers: Calculus (Homework Helpers)
by Denise SzecseiThe essential help you need when your calculus textbook just isn’t making the grade!Homework Helpers: Calculus is a straightforward and understandable introduction to differential calculus and its applications. It covers all of the topics in a typical calculus class, including:• Limits• Continuity• The product, quotient, and chain rules• Implicit differentiation• Related rates• Graphical analysis• OptimizationThis book, from a longtime teacher with a PhD in mathematics, also contains a review of the pre-calculus concepts that form the foundation on which calculus is built.
Homework Helpers: English Language & Composition (Homework Helpers)
by Maureen LindnerEssential preparation for the new SAT Writing and Grammar Section. Homework Helpers: English Language & Composition is a user-friendly review book that will make any student—or those trying to help them—feel like he or she has a private tutor. Each chapter includes detailed questions that allow students to assess how well they've mastered each idea. Not only does the author provide the right answers to these self-study questions, but also detailed explanations of why the wrong answers are wrong. When is a comma used? Why are some titles capitalized? How are dangling modifiers prevented? There are hundreds of grammatical and compositional rules, many of them difficult to understand and memorize. And just as many exceptions to the rules! Homework Helpers: English Language and Composition focuses on all aspects of writing, with clear lessons and exercises on:• Parts of speech• Punctuation• Tone• The writing process• Types of sentences• Types of essays• Revisions• Common errors to avoid Students from high school through college will find this book to be an essential writing tool. Younger students can follow the lessons from beginning to end to learn everything they need to know about language and composition. The more experienced student can pick and choose lessons and exercises according to need—especially if they're facing the new SAT. The Homework Helpers Series is just what students need to boost their confidence and give them the help they need to ace even the most challenging classes and tests.
Homework Helpers: Trigonometry (Homework Helpers)
by Denise SzecseiThe essential help you need when your trigonometry textbook just isn’t making the grade!Trigonometry includes concepts that have both a geometric and an algebraic component. Homework Helpers: Trigonometry covers all of the topics in a typical trigonometry class, including:The unit circleTrigonometric functionsInverse trigonometric functionsIdentitiesGraphical analysisApplicationsThis book also contains a review of the algebraic and geometric ideas that are the foundation of trigonometry. Let a longtime teacher with a PhD in mathematics give you the boost you need to pass the class, prepare for an AP course, or just strengthen your skills.
Homework Sucks!: A Drivetime Book of Really Useful Information
by Simon MayoCan a crocodile spit? What does the Queen have for dinner? How do you measure a rainbow? Why is q always followed by u?Originally open for children to phone in with their homework issues, these days the ‘Homework Sucks’ segment of Simon Mayo’s award-winning Drivetime show invites listeners of all ages to send in questions they've always wanted to ask. Because the chances are a member of the very clever Radio 2 audience will have an answer. So now all you need to do is learn the contents of this book by heart. We apologize if, in the process, you become:a) smarter b) more interesting c) better at pub quizzes d) all of the aboveGot a question? Got a better answer? Join in! #homeworksucks
Homework and Study Support: A Guide for Teachers and Parents
by Julian SternFirst Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Homework for Grown-ups: Everything You Learned at School ... and Promptly Forgot
by E. Foley B. CoatesA nostalgic compendium of essential knowledge that can help you show the world that you’re smarter than a ten-year-old after all! Have you ever stared blankly at your kids when they’ve asked why the sky is blue? Or clumsily changed the subject when they’ve wanted to know why the wind blows? If you’re done with school, it’s likely you’re also done knowing the difference between an isosceles and equilateral triangle, and you probably leave participles dangling all over the place. Well, not anymore! Thanks to professional know-it-alls Foley and Coates, you can now gain back your self-respect and actually show those kids a thing or two as you tell it to them straight (and not make it up from fragments of facts you kind of remember). Packed with all the basic facts that have managed to free-fall from our heads over the years,Homework for Grown-upsis the ultimate grammar school refresher course in book form. In fact, there’s even a quiz at the end of each chapter to ensure you’ve been paying attention! Written in the light, engaging style of a favorite teacher and featuring lessons in English, math, history, science, geography, art, and even home economics and recess, this fun and handy guide will help you stop hemming and hawing and start speaking with a lot more authority—and a little less shame. E. FOLEY and B. COATES are editors at Vintage who both live in London.
Homework with Impact: Why What You Set and How You Set It Matters
by Andrew B. JonesThis book reveals the types of homework activity that are most beneficial to pupils’ attainment and makes practical sense of the research on homework and how it can be used most effectively. Suggesting ways in which the impact of homework can be improved, this book offers practical ideas, strategies and activities that teachers can implement, trial and adopt in their own classrooms. Linking current evidence from cognitive psychology on retrieval practice, spacing and interleaving to the setting of homework, the book includes the following: suggestions for effective preparation tasks a discussion on metacognition and how this can help pupils revise and complete schoolwork independently an overview of how we can effectively check homework the importance of feedback how schools can support pupils and parents with homework as well as the importance of having a crystal-clear homework policy. This is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders wanting to ensure that their homework activities have a real impact on pupil’s learning.
Home–School Work in Multicultural Settings (Routledge Library Editions: Home and School)
by John BastianiOriginally published in 1997, the purpose of this collection was to raise the profile of the valuable work that was being done with minority ethnic parents and families in many different settings and circumstances. Contributors discuss issues and concerns and illustrate the range, scope and variety of provision and practice at the time. The collection will be of interest to those with a special responsibility for working with black and bilingual parents in schools and other agencies, and also to teachers and others who work with minority ethnic pupils in mainstream classrooms.
Homing Pigeons: Independent Reading Orange 6 Non-fiction (Reading Champion #1151)
by Jackie WalterThis book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Homing Pigeons is a non-fiction text reporting on the amazing skill and history of homing pigeons. The simple sentence structure offers readers the opportunity for an independent reading experience with the support of the illustrations.Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.This early non-fiction text is accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Homo Academicus
by Peter Collier Pierre BourdieuBourdieu constructs a map of the intellectual field in France and analyzes the forms of capital power, the lines of conflict and the patterns of change which characterize the system of higher education in France today.
Homo Creativus: The 7 C’s of Human Creativity (Creativity in the Twenty First Century)
by Todd Lubart Marion Botella Samira Bourgeois-Bougrine Xavier Caroff Jérôme Guegan Christophe Mouchiroud Julien Nelson Franck ZenasniThis book focuses on creativity and showcases a specific approach to creativity. It uses a new 7 C’s basis for understanding creativity (creators, creating, cooperation, context, creations, consumption, and curricula). This new approach to creativity is an extension of the 4 ‘P’ approach (person, process, press, and product) which has dominated the literature since the 1960s. In each section, there are two chapters, which illustrate work on the topic and focus on some key issues.
Homo Deus: Breve historia del mañana
by Yuval Noah HarariTras el éxito de Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari vuelve su mirada al futuro para ver hacia dónde nos dirigimos. Bestseller del New York Times con 1 millón de ejemplares vendidos Yuval Noah Harari, autor de Sapiens, un fenómeno internacional unánimemente aclamado por la crítica, regresa con una secuela igualmente original, convincente y provocadora, centrando su atención en el futuro de la humanidad y en nuestra obsesión por convertirnos en dioses. A lo largo del último siglo, la humanidad ha logrado lo imposible frenando la hambruna, la peste y la guerra. Por primera vez en la historia, más personas mueren por obesidad que por pasar hambre y hay más probabilidades de quitarse la vida que de morir en un conflicto bélico o un atentado terrorista. ¿Qué pasará con la democracia cuando Google y Facebook lleguen a conocer nuestros gustos y preferencias políticas mejor que nos conocemos a nosotros mismos? ¿Qué pasará con el estado de bienestar cuando la inteligencia artificial expulse a los individuos del mercado laboral, creando una «clase innecesaria» de humanos? ¿Cómo podremos lidiar con los avances en ingeniería genética? ¿Terminará Silicon Valley por establecer nuevas religiones en lugar de enfocarse a producir únicamente dispositivos inteligentes? Homo Deus explora los proyectos, los sueños y las pesadillas que configurarán el siglo XXI: desde superar la muerte hasta la creación de la inteligencia y la vida artificial. ¿Hacia dónde nos dirigimos? ¿Cómo protegeremos al mundo de nuestros propios poderes destructivos? He aquí una mirada hacia el futuro de la evolución. He aquí Homo Deus. Reseñas:«Yuval Noah Harari, autor del fenómeno Sapiens, reflexiona sobre el futuro de la humanidad en Homo Deus, un libro de prosa inteligente, fresca y libre de prejuicios.»Jorge Wagensberg, Babelia «Aún más legible, incluso más importante que su excelente Sapiens.»Kazuo Ishiguro, Premio Nobel de Literatura «Homo Deus te impactará y te cautivará, pero sobre todo te hará pensar como nunca antes.»Daniel Kahneman, Premio Nobel de Economía «Harari se convierte en una especie de filósofo del futuro que desarrolla las intuiciones de su primera obra [...] un ritmo y una energía que convierten Homo Deus en un libro francamente ameno.»El Cultural «El épico y mundialmente celebrado Sapiens recibe la secuela que necesitaba: una intensa y compulsiva investigación sobre el apocalipsis de la humanidad en un futuro impulsado por la tecnología.»The Guardian «Un libro implacable y fascinante que seguramente se convertirá, y merece ser un éxito de ventas.»Kirkus Review «Un estimulante libro que lleva al lector a profundizar sobre cuestiones de identidad, conciencia e inteligencia.»The Observer «Un brebaje embriagador de ciencia, filosofía y futurismo.»Mail on Sunday «Un estudio brillante, original, estimulante e importante sobre hacia dónde se dirige la humanidad.»Evening Standard
Homo Oppositus: Opposites Ideas , New Vision
by Abdulmouti SouwedThe core concept of this book is one that resonates with everyone, yet it is explored and presented in a fresh and unique perspective as envisioned by the author. After delving into and discussing this familiar idea, the author arrives at a profound conclusion: that humans embody contradictions within themselves. This introspection leads back to the timeless question: what truly defines a human? In this insightful exploration, the author proposes that humanity is inherently chaotic and self-contradictory. This raises a compelling question in our current era of digital advancement and artificial intelligence: Are we, as a species, still influenced by an ‘archaic mindset’ in this modern age? This book challenges readers to reconsider their understanding of human nature in the context of rapidly evolving technology.
Homo Problematis Solvendis–Problem-solving Man: A History of Human Creativity
by David H. CropleyThis book presents the history of modern human creativity/innovation through examples of solutions to basic human needs that have been developed over time. The title – Homo problematis solvendis – is a play on the scientific classifications of humans (e.g. Homo habilus, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens), and is intended to suggest that a defining characteristic of modern humans is our fundamental ability to solve problems (i.e. problem- solving human = Homo problematis solvendis). The book not only offers new perspectives on the history of technology, but also helps readers connect the popular interest in creativity and innovation (in schools, in businesses) with their psychological underpinnings. It discusses why creativity and innovation are vital to societies, and how these key abilities have made it possible for societies to develop into what they are today.
Homophobia in the Hallways: Heterosexism and Transphobia in Canadian Catholic Schools
by Tonya D. CallaghanSection 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ensures equality regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Canada. Despite this, gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming teachers in publicly-funded Catholic schools in Ontario and Alberta are being fired for living lives that Church leaders claim run contrary to Catholic doctrine about non-heterosexuality; meanwhile, requests from students to establish Gay/Straight Alliances are often denied. In Homophobia in the Hallways, Tonya D. Callaghan interrogates institutionalized homophobia and transphobia in the publicly-funded Catholic school systems of Ontario and Alberta. Featuring twenty interviews with students and teachers who have faced overt discrimination in Catholic schools, the book blends theoretical inquiry and real-world case study, making Callaghan’s study a unique insight into religiously-inspired heterosexism and genderism. She uncovers the causes and effects of the long-standing disconnect between Canadian Catholic schools and the Charter by comparing the treatment of and attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer teachers and students in these publicly-funded systems.
Honestly Ben (Openly Straight Ser.)
by Bill KonigsbergIn the companion to Openly Straight, Ben confronts pressure at school, repression at home, and his passion for two very different people in figuring out what it takes to be Honestly Ben.The companion to the award-winning Openly Straight, called "remarkable...deeply satisfying and as honest as its appealing protagonist" (Booklist). Perfect for fans of David Levithan, Andrew Smith, and John Green!Ben Carver is back to normal. He's working steadily in his classes at the Natick School. He just got elected captain of the baseball team. He's even won a full scholarship to college, if he can keep up his grades. All that foolishness with Rafe Goldberg the past semester is in the past.Except...There's Hannah, the gorgeous girl from the neighboring school, who attracts him and distracts him. There's his mother, whose quiet unhappiness Ben is noticing for the first time. School is harder, the pressure higher, the scholarship almost slipping away. And there's Rafe, funny, kind, dating someone else . . . and maybe the real normal that Ben needs.
Honestly, Mallory! (Mallory, Book #8)
by Laurie FriedmanWhen Mallory cannot decide what to be on Career Day, it makes her feel like she is not good at anything and she ends up telling a lie that quickly gets out of control.
Honey for a Child's Heart Updated and Expanded: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life
by Gladys HuntA modern classic with over 250,000 copies sold, Honey for a Child's Heart is a compelling, essential guide for parents who want to find the best books for their children ages 0-12. This updated and expanded edition includes a new preface, an updated list of recommended reads for each age group, and audiobook suggestions.A good book is a gateway into a wider world of wonder, beauty, delight, and adventure. But children don't stumble onto the best books by themselves. They need a parent's help. Author Gladys Hunt, along with her son, Mark, discusses everything from how to choose good books for your children to encouraging them to be avid readers.Illustrated with drawings from dozens of children's favorites, Honey for a Child's Heart Updated and Expanded includes completely updated book lists geared to your child's age and filled with nearly one thousand longtime favorites, classics, wonderful new books, and audiobooks that will enrich your child's life. It will also show you how to:Understand the importance of being a read-aloud family, enjoying books together by reading aloudGive your children a large view of the world, of truth, and of goodnessEncourage each child's imagination and good use of languageFind the best books for your childrenThousands of parents have used this guide to furnish their children's inner spirit with the wonder and delight of good reading. Updated and expanded to keep pace with the ever-changing world of children's literature, it is sure to enrich the cultural and spiritual life of your home.
Honey, I Homeschooled the Kids: A personal, practical and imperfect guide
by Nadia Sawalha Mark Adderley'Persuasive and timely reading' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'They share the challenges and rewards they've faced along the way with humour and honesty' OK!WHAT A YEAR IT'S BEEN! HAS HOMESCHOOLING DRIVEN YOU (AND YOUR KIDS) CRAZY?? WE KNOW HOW IT IS, WE'VE BEEN THERE, WE ARE THERE STILL. AND WE ARE HERE TO HELP!A personal and practical guide to homeschooling by Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha and her husband Mark Adderley.TV presenter Nadia and her husband Mark took their two children out of mainstream school five years ago. Since then they have homeschooled them. At a time when so many of us are being forced to rethink our roles as parents and teachers, Mark and Nadia bring their experiences - the good and the bad - and offer a candid and practical guide to teaching at home.Statistics show that the number of homeschooled children in the UK has increased by 40% over the last three years, and the rate is steadily increasing. With humour and frankness Nadia and Mark share the challenges and rewards of their home school experiences, and ask what 'success' really means when it comes to our children's education.Bringing their energy, enthusiasm and openness to what is becoming an ever more relevant aspect of our lives, Honey, I Home Schooled the Kids will share obstacles, insights and resources that all parents can learn from, whether they're looking for help supporting their child at school or if they have decided to take the plunge and home school.This book is an honest and no holds barred guide for anyone interested in embarking on the homeschooling journey.
Honey, I Homeschooled the Kids: A personal, practical and imperfect guide
by Nadia Sawalha Mark AdderleyA personal and practical guide to homeschooling by Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha and her husband Mark Adderley.TV presenter Nadia and her husband Mark took their two children out of mainstream school five years ago. Since then they have homeschooled them. At a time when so many of us are being forced to rethink our roles as parents and teachers, Mark and Nadia bring their experiences - the good and the bad - and offer a candid and practical guide to teaching at home.Statistics show that the number of homeschooled children in the UK has increased by 40% over the last three years, and the rate is steadily increasing. With humour and frankness Nadia and Mark share the challenges and rewards of their home school experiences, and ask what 'success' really means when it comes to our children's education.Bringing their energy, enthusiasm and openness to what is becoming an ever more relevant aspect of our lives, Honey, I Home Schooled the Kids will share obstacles, insights and resources that all parents can learn from, whether they're looking for help supporting their child at school or if they have decided to take the plunge and home school.This book is an honest and no holds barred guide for anyone interested in embarking on the homeschooling journey.(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Honing Your Knowledge Skills (Industrial Society New Skills Portfolio Ser.)
by Mariana Funes Nancy JohnsonNew technology and organizational structures are transforming the workplace, but management skills have not yet caught up. Harnessing knowledge and using it as a competitive advantage is one of the key priorities of organizations today. Honing Your Knowledge Skills looks at how to define knowledge working and identifies the practical skills of knowledge management needed by line managers. This book shows you how to *handle information overload *become an expert *harness new ideas *turn knowledge into action * keep knowledge skills fresh * understand IT resources and knowledge based systems The New Skills Portfolio is a groundbreaking new series, published in association with the Industrial Society, which re-defines the core management skills managers and team leaders need to be competitive. Each title is action-focused blending 20th century management initiatives/trends with a new flexible skills portfolio.The Industrial Society is one of the largest public training providers in the UK. It has over 10,000 member organisations and promotes best practice through its publishing, consultancy, training and advisory services. For more information contact their website on www.indsoc.co.uk
Honing a Champion: My Pandemic Journey From White Belt to Achieving Black Belt
by Haon CampbellThe Pencraft & Royal Dragonfly Award-Winning Author shares his journey of mentorship, training and self-discovery. An award-winning martial artist, widely acclaimed as one of the world’s best martial arts practitioners under 10, Haon establishes his author status with his groundbreaking start to his publishing career. <p><p>This book written and published by Haon gives him a chance in his words to tell his story of how he achieved blackbelt status with the help, mentorship, and guidance of others. A five-year journey that included over 50 martial arts competitions. He started at age 4 and won his 1st championship at age 5. <p><p>In this story, he chronicles the journey which resulted in him achieving the level of black belt candidate at 8 years old. The book covers his wins, losses, lessons, self-discovery, and self-discipline.