Ergebnis für "The Streets" in Bildung & Lernen

Joyce Carol Oates called Joan Didion "an articulate witness to the most stubborn and intractable truths of our time." Ms. Didion is the author of the novels Play It as It Lays and The Last Thing He Wanted, the essay collections Slouching Toward Bethlehem and The White Album, and the memoirs Where I Was From and The Year of Magical Thinking.

In these four series, we return to the inner-city primary in the new millennium. A different head is in charge, but the challenges remain the same: from planning a big fundraising concert, to searching for a truant, to coping with wintry weather and a disappearing lollipop lady. In addition, the teachers contend with personal and professional upheavals as Mr Maxwell’s attempts to maintain playground order land him in trouble, Mr Long suffers a painful little problem, Miss Featherstone is arrested - and a surprise awaits the staff as they return from their summer holidays.

The relationship between those who wield power and those whose job it is to tell us what they are doing has always been fraught with tension. Politicians now expect to be on camera and facing aggressive questions from the moment they open their front door to the moment they return home at night...

Disgraced group home RA Paige Jagger finds redemption stealing pregnant and trafficked teenager, Josie, from her pimp with the help of Josie's lovesick hero, Preston.Paige battles a demon worshipping pimp, Jack, and his drug dealing partner, Caesar. There are knife fights, car chases, fists...

Mexican Spanish for Real is the unapologetic guide that skips textbook Spanish and teaches you how Mexicans actually talk. If you are a no sabo kid, dating or married to a Mexican, moving to Mexico, working with Mexican teams, or tired of being the confused outsider at family gatherings, this book is your insider pass to real Mexican Spanish, including slang, street talk, and cultural codes.

Mr. Jonathan Chambers senses that something is very wrong. The walk he takes every night is suddenly, slightly shorter. All around him things are vanishing. Is it because of the recent war or famine in the world? Does the scandalous theory that cost him his job hold the key? Or is it just the slowly unhinging mind of a recluse?

Sparky Sweets, PhD, and Wisecrack proudly present this outrageously funny, ultra-sharp guide to literature based on the hit online series, Thug Notes. Inside, you'll find hilarious plot breakdowns and masterful analyses of sixteen of literature's most beloved classics, including: Things Fall...

Financial freedom is a dream we all pursue. But what if the conventional path to wealth was a game rigged against investors and in favour of big banks and lending institutions? Drawing on his personal experience and expertise, John introduces you to a world where money management isn't just about amassing wealth, but about using what you have more efficiently — revealing the areas where you are unknowingly and unnecessarily losing money. He champions a transformative belief: being more efficient with your money outplays the mere acquisition of riches and speculating in the markets.

Education can be transformed if we eradicate our fixation on big data like standardized test scores as the supreme measure of equity and learning. Instead of the focus being on “fixing” and “filling” academic gaps, we must envision and rebuild the system from the student up—with classrooms, schools and systems built around students’ brilliance, cultural wealth, and intellectual potential. Street data reminds us that what is measurable is not the same as what is valuable and that data can be humanizing, liberatory and healing.

«No se trata de un libro amable, sino de una auténtica declaración de guerra. Porque estamos en una guerra cultural y el enemigo no es un partido ni un político, es un sistema entero sostenido por un cártel mediático que ha traicionado al ciudadano». El poder digital es la radiografía de una revolución silenciosa que ya ha cambiado la forma en que se ejerce el poder. Durante décadas, los medios de comunicación controlaron el relato, manipulando la información y moldeando la opinión pública a su antojo.

From the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast, comes a guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities. Narrated by Roman Mars, with a bonus Q&A and a Full Episode of 99% Invisible. Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk...

In 2000, after the Tribune Company acquired Times Mirror Corporation, it comprised the most powerful collection of newspapers in the world. How then did Tribune nosedive into bankruptcy and public scandal? In The Deal from Hell, veteran Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor James O'Shea takes us behind the scenes of the decisions that led to disaster in boardrooms and newsrooms from coast to coast, based on access to key players, court testimony, and sworn depositions.

During the height of the crack epidemic that decimated the streets of D.C., Ruben Castaneda covered the crime beat for the Washington Post. The first in his family to graduate from college, he had landed a job at one of the country’s premier newspapers. But his apparent success masked a devastating secret: he was a crack addict. Even as he covered the drug-fueled violence that was destroying the city, he was prowling S Street, a 24/7 open-air crack market, during his off hours, looking for his next fix.

The Fleet Street Girls is the inspiring story of the female journalists who broke down barriers in the 1970s as women arrived on Fleet Street for the first time. Julie Welch was the first ever female football reporter. To achieve this role at the Observer, she had to battle the National Union of Journalists nearly calling a strike when she dared to write an article as a mere secretary; an entire room of men falling silent to listen to her give her first football report over the phone, before pronouncing it passable; and many other battles in-between. 

Jeannie grew up with autism, but no one around her knew it. Twirling Naked in the Streets will take you on a journey into the mind of a child on the autism spectrum; a child who grows into an adolescent, an adult, and becomes a wife, mother, student, and writer with autism.

Charlie et Gonz sont deux amis passionnés des langues qui racontent leur expérience avec le français !

With foreword by Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, this is a beginner’s guide to true wealth and a level-set for those of you who are on your journey to financial independence. Written by an entrepreneur/doctor who has walked in your shoes and achieved financial freedom, Why Doctors Don’t Get Rich is a self-help book on how to become rich in mind and body.

Learn Paris street French and real spoken pace. Travelers and new Paris residents who learned classroom French and cannot follow real street speed and slang. This is a practical French lesson podcast for English speakers: short real-life situations, French phrases with phonetic spelling, what natives actually mean, register tips, and when a safer alternative is better. Episodes are hosted in English with real French examples — not a dry textbook lecture. Each episode helps you follow real Paris speed and slang beyond classroom French. Audio for this show is produced with AI assistance. ...

Most homeowners think selling FSBO is too risky or too complicated. Agents push that fear because it keeps the $31,000 commission tax flowing.The FoolProof FSBO Podcast is here to prove them wrong. Every week you’ll get short, clear, step-by-step guidance to sell your home yourself — faster, safer, and for top dollar.Inside, you’ll learn: • How to price with confidence using the Bidding-War Pricing Formula™ • How to avoid lawsuits and contract mistakes with the No-Mistakes Legal Checklist™ • How to spark showings and offers in 7 days with the Market-Ready Checklist™ • How ...

From coronavirus lockdowns to critical race theory in the classroom, it has become crystal clear that America’s schools aren’t working for America’s students and parents. No one knows this better than Betsy DeVos. Long before she was tapped by President Trump to serve as secretary of...