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The Sudoku Effect: Universities in the Vicious Circle of Bureaucracy
by Stefan KühlThis book shows that the introduction of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) of credit points as a new accounting unit at universities has led to increased bureaucracy and the schoolmaster-style regimentation of Bachelor's and Master's courses. It explains how, due to the pressure of having to plan every single working hour of studying in advance, a 'Sudoku Effect' is created by the necessity to combine courses, exams and modules in such a way that the points 'add up'. An unintentional side effect of the introduction of the ECTS, the Sudoku Effect has led to more classroom style teaching, an inflation of exams and fewer choices available to students. It has resulted in such complex and contradictory guidelines for the planning of the curriculum that the values attributed to the higher education reform can often only be realised if the rules for Bachelor's and Master's programmes are ignored, or at least stretched, in practice. The book describes how the reaction to this situation is the continuous further refinement of the complicated rules rather than their abolishment.
The Suffering Son of David in Matthew's Passion Narrative (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series #183)
by Nathan C. JohnsonIn this book, Nathan C. Johnson offers the first full-scale study of David traditions in the Gospel of Matthew's story of Jesus's death. He offers a solution to the tension between Matthew's assertion that Jesus is the Davidic messiah and his humiliating death. To convince readers of his claim that Jesus was the Davidic messiah, Matthew would have to bridge the gap between messianic status and disgraceful execution. Johnson's proposed solution to this conundrum is widely overlooked yet refreshingly simple. He shows how Matthew makes his case for Jesus as the Davidic messiah in the passion narrative by alluding to texts in which David, too, suffered. Matthew thereby participates in a common intertextual, Jewish approach to messianism. Indeed, by alluding to suffering David texts, Matthew attempts to turn the tables of the problem of a crucified messiah by portraying Jesus as the Davidic messiah not despite, but because of his suffering.
The Summer School (The Kids in Ms. Colman's Class #8)
by Ann M. MartinFrom the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation!Looking forward to summer camp and its fun-filled days of reading books, writing plays, and having singalongs, Audrey is saddened knowing that her best friend, Sara, will not be with her.
The Sun Also Rises
by Connie Hunter-GillepsieREA's MAXnotes for Ernest Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each section of the work is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.
The Sun Also Rises (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesThe Sun Also Rises (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Ernest Hemingway Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:*Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
The Sundance Reader (3rd edition)
by Mark ConnellyThe Sundance Reader contains more than ninety readings drawn from a range of academic disciplines and professions. The collection of essays and articles, organized by rhetorical modes, includes both classic and contemporary authors such as George Orwell, E. B. White, Chris Hedges, Anna Quindlen, Scott Simon, Ellen Goodman, and Maya Angelou. In addition to writing from the disciplines of law, medicine, and science by writers such as Alan M. Dershowitz, Oliver Sacks, and Carl Sagan, The Sundance Reader offers students practical advice on résumé writing and job interviews.
The Sundance Reader (6th edition)
by Mark ConnellyThis edition has been updated to include over two dozen new readings, a four-part questioning strategy that follows each entry, expanded descriptions of the writing process to include thesis statements and outlines, sample student essays, a sample MLA-documented essay, materials on social issues, new visuals, expanded coverage on analyzing media, critiques of how writers use more than one method of development, and information on writing beyond the classroom. Connelly (Milwaukee Area Technical College) works thematically, focusing on the writing context and process, critical reading, narration, description, definition, comparison and contrast, analysis, division and classification, process, cause and effect, argument and persuasion. Along with a range of worthy readings, Connelly provides useful samples of writing students can analyze and many tips on organizing ideas and getting them down on paper. The result would work in survey literature and composition undergraduate courses.
The Sundance Reader, 7th edition
by Mark ConnellyTHE SUNDANCE READER, Seventh Edition, features more than 70 concise yet distinct essays drawn from a range of academic disciplines and professions to appeal to a variety backgrounds and interests. Combining classic and contemporary, traditional and provocative, this rich collection of engaging essays and articles emphasizes critical thinking, careful analysis, and effective writing and composition skills. Topics are as varied as the environment, culture, social issues, the media, and business. Selections include works by William Safire, Jessica Valenti, Robert Reich and Al Gore.
The Sundance Writer: A Rhetoric, Reader, Handbook (Third Edition)
by Mark ConnellyThis successful 4-in-1-- handbook, reader, rhetoric, and research guide-- text incorporates electronic writing and visual rhetoric. Practical strategies, real-world emphasis and focus on critical thinking are the highlights of this book.
The Sundance Writer: A Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook
by Mark ConnellyPraised for its practical strategies, real-world emphasis, and focus on critical thinking, this successful 4-in-1 text (rhetoric, reading, research guide, and handbook) prepares students for writing in college and the workplace. This edition has been revised so that students move more quickly from the writing process to writing in the modes and incorporating research into their writing projects.
The Sunken Ship: An Acorn Book (Mermaid Days)
by Kyle LukoffDive under the sea with Mermaid Days, a series perfect for beginning readers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Swim along with mermaid Vera and octo-kid Beaker! In these three stories, Vera and Beaker go on adventures in their town of Tidal Grove. They explore a sunken ship, and Vera helps Beaker with an unusual octopus problem. With text from Stonewall award-winning author Kyle Lukoff, and bright, colorful artwork from artist Kat Uno, Mermaid Days is sure to be every young reader’s favorite new series. Balancing easy-to-read-text, endless humor and charm, light nonfiction, and a loveable cast of underwater creatures, these laugh-out-loud stories are the perfect fit for new readers!
The Super Awful Superheroes of Classroom 13 (Classroom 13 Ser. #4)
by Joelle Dreidemy Honest Lee Matthew J. GilbertFor fans of Captain Underpants or Sideways Stories from Wayside School, this new chapter book series is perfect for reluctant readers.When the 13th Classroom is struck by purple lightning, something strange happens--all of the students get SUPERPOWERS! You might think this was superb, but it was not. (It was sorta silly.) With great gifts comes wild weather, giant roaches, atomic farts, and other tricky troubles. As the students of Classroom 13 are about to learn, getting superpowers is not always super. If YOU could have a superpower, what would it be? The final chapter of each book encourages young readers to write their OWN chapter and send it in to the author, Honest Lee!The Super Awful Superheroes of Classroom 13 is the fourth title in a new chapter book series of hilarious stories about a very unlucky classroom. Each story is full of humor, action, and fun that will prompt hours of conversation among friends, families, and classrooms. (Psst! Hey you. Yeah, YOU! Just between us, this book also has a secret code hidden in every book that kids will have to figure out to read a chapter. Kids'll love it!) ©2018 by Hachette Book Group, Inc.
The Super Quick Guide to Learning Activities
by Andy GoldhawkLearning activities for effective teaching summarised and explained for trainee teachers. This book provides key knowledge on specific learning activities and their use in everyday teaching. It considers the suitability and challenges of each activity and supports trainee teachers to adapt them for their phase, learners and subject. Includes content on how the ITT Core Content Framework links to the selection and adaptation learning activities.
The Super Quick Guide to Learning Activities
by Andy GoldhawkLearning activities for effective teaching summarised and explained for trainee teachers. This book provides key knowledge on specific learning activities and their use in everyday teaching. It considers the suitability and challenges of each activity and supports trainee teachers to adapt them for their phase, learners and subject. Includes content on how the ITT Core Content Framework links to the selection and adaptation learning activities.
The Super Quick Guide to Learning Theories and Teaching Approaches
by Andy GoldhawkLearning theories and teaching approaches summarised, explained and critiqued for trainee teachers. This book provides key knowledge on how people learn and how they can be taught. It opens up discussion about the challenges to, and limitations of, theories and supports readers to question what they read about. Includes signposting on how theories are interconnected and sources of further study.
The Super Quick Guide to Learning Theories and Teaching Approaches
by Andy GoldhawkLearning theories and teaching approaches summarised, explained and critiqued for trainee teachers. This book provides key knowledge on how people learn and how they can be taught. It opens up discussion about the challenges to, and limitations of, theories and supports readers to question what they read about. Includes signposting on how theories are interconnected and sources of further study.
The Super Secret Adventure Club (Scholastic Reader, Level 1)
by George McClementsThree boys + a supercool clubhouse + "No sisters allowed!" = tons of adventure!Sam, Matt, and Luke have built the coolest clubhouse ever. But they can't decide what kind of club they should be. Are they space explorers? Dino hunters? Piratecaptains?For three small boys with big ideas, life is one crazy adventure after another in this simple Level 1 reader!
The Super Tutor: The best education money can buy in seven short chapters
by Joe NormanWhat do you remember from your school days?Analysing poems that didn’t make sense?The dreaded set texts?The Super Tutor celebrates the love of learning things for their own sake. Drawing on 15 years of tutoring, Joe Norman offers seven lessons that will stay with you for life – how to tell a story, how to structure an argument, how to read a poem, how to think…Whether you are still a student or long finished with formal education, this book will build your confidence and remind you of the real purpose of learning: to fill your head with things that are useful, or beautiful, or hopefully both.
The Super Tutor: The best education money can buy in seven short chapters
by Joe NormanWhat do you remember from your school days?Analysing poems that didn?t make sense?The dreaded set texts?The Super Tutor celebrates the love of learning things for their own sake. Drawing on 15 years of tutoring, Joe Norman offers seven lessons that will stay with you for life ? how to tell a story, how to structure an argument, how to read a poem, how to think?Whether you are still a student or long finished with formal education, this book will build your confidence and remind you of the real purpose of learning: to fill your head with things that are useful, or beautiful, or hopefully both.
The Super, Epic, Mega Joke Book for Kids
by Whee WinnThe Mega Joke Book is just the thing for comedians and joke-lovers, young and old! Kid-friendly and fun, this collection of hundreds of jokes, riddles, tongue twisters, and more will keep everyone giggling for hours.So, what’s the funniest joke you’ll find in this book?Knock, knock. Who’s there? Lena. Lena who? Lena little closer and I’ll tell you!
The Super-Duper Magnet! (Step into Reading)
by Lauren ClaussMecha Elmo, Mecha Abby, and Mecha Cookie Monster have a very attractive problem to solve!When a super-duper magnet at a construction site accidentally turns on, attracting all the metal in the city, the Mechas are ready to help. But the robot friends are made of metal, too! The mighty Mecha Builders try different plans and they don't give up until the problem is solved. This Step 2 Step Into Reading Comic Reader features word balloons and eye-catching graphic panels. Based on an episode of Mecha Builders, from the creators of Sesame Street.
The Superintendent as CEO: Standards-Based Performance
by John R. Hoyle Lars G. Bjork Dr Virginia Collier Thomas Eugene GlassThe first of its kind, this unique text identifies the knowledge needed by current and aspiring school district CEOs to become high performers.
The Superintendent's Fieldbook: A Guide for Leaders of Learning
by Nelda H. Cambron-McCabe Harvey S. James Jr. Luvern L. Cunningham Professor Robert H. KoffGuidance for ever-changing challenges, success through improved effectiveness Equip yourself to face the demands of a superintendent with this practical guide for new and veteran district leaders. Understanding leadership and budgets is only one piece of a pie that has grown to include privatization, performance-based teacher compensation, technology, and global comparisons like PISA. Based on research with 300 superintendents, this new edition is your touchstone for practical advice on how to: Survive on the job Bargain like a pro Work with your school board Tackle the achievement gap Explain to the public what's right with American schools
The Superintendent's Planner: A Monthly Guide and Reflective Journal
by Gloria L. Johnston Rene S. Townsend Gwen E. Gross Margaret A. Lynch Lorraine M. Garcy Benita B. Roberts Patricia B. NovotneyThis reflective calendar and planning journal helps new and veteran superintendents address day-to-day concerns while keeping student achievement in perspective throughout the year.
The Superintendent’s Rulebook: A Guide to District-Level Leadership
by Patrick Darfler-SweeneyA concise and accessible text, The Superintendent’s Rulebook explores the human-resource, political, and leadership dimensions of the superintendency. This important book is designed for new aspiring superintendents and Boards of Education, helping readers to apply the many leadership lessons taught in training programs and education leadership courses to their everyday practice. Full of real-world examples, takeaway strategies, and supplemented with discussion and "inbox" questions, this valuable resource encourages reflection, while capturing the day-to-day spirit and complexities of district-level leadership.