Education
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Bell and BaldwinFrom: Fastest in the World |
1870-1909. Examines the partnership of Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin and what led to the creadtion of the HD-4, a record-breaking hydrofoil. | John Boileau | 10 | 2004 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! A Clash of Agendas: The Teacher Job Action (2016-2017) |
Grant Frost | 19 | 2020 | $1.90 Add | |
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From  A Generation No One Was Counting OnFrom: In Defiance |
The meetings at some schools attract thousands of students, and the debates about the strike heat up. This chapter asks why this particular generation of students became vocal and active so quickly. | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
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From  A Letter to my Granddaughter about Dartmouth |
You just turned 17 this month, granddaughter, and you’ll be leaving the nest for college soon, I suppose. I wish you wouldn’t, but I know better than to say that, so at least let me … | John Taylor Gatto | 17 | 2010 | $1.70 Add |
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From  A Parachute for Ralph |
Richard Doiron recounts the story of Ralph. The chapter discusses his functional illiteracy, difficulties in school, foster care, the Moncton Boys & Girls Club, and his active journey to literacy. | Richard Doiron | 5 | 2009 | $0.50 Add |
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From  A Professor’s LifeFrom: Campus Confidential |
An insider’s look at the life of a professor including: 60 Too Much Research? 61 A Teacher’s Lament 62 It’s Almost Impossible to Fire Profs 63 It’s Hard to Get a Faculty … | Bill Morrison; Ken S. Coates | 35 | 2013 | $3.50 Add |
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From A Student’s Guide to UniversityFrom: Campus Confidential |
Focuses on what it means to be a student in university divided into the following: 1 University Isn’t for Everyone 2 Should Tuition Be Free? 3 Consider the Skilled Trades 4 University … | Bill Morrison; Ken S. Coates | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From A Twelve-Vote MarginFrom: In Defiance |
How student organizations engaged students on various campuses and fostered mass meetings and voting on the strike. | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 12 | 2015 | $1.20 Add |
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From Abbreviations and GlossaryFrom: Fastest in the World |
Abbreviations and Glossary | John Boileau | 1 | 2004 | $0.10 Add |
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From AfterwordInvitation to an Open Conspiracy: The Bartleby Project |
The whole diseased empire of institutional schooling is, like the wonderful one-horse shay, extremely fragile. Its most vulnerable point, the glue that holds the thing together, is standardized … | John Taylor Gatto | 14 | 2010 | $1.40 Add |
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From Afterword: Adventures in Literacy |
Greg Cook concludes the book with the afterword: Adventures in Literacy. The chapter reflects on the topics and stories discussed throughout the book including the empowerment of literacy, … | Greg Cook | 3 | 2009 | $0.30 Add |
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From All for What?From: In Defiance |
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add | |
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From An Afternoon of Aramaic |
Carol Knepper recounts the story of Jason. The story discusses dyslexia, the school system and disability, helplessness, hiding his condition, living with dyslexia, and finding motivation to … | Carol Knepper | 5 | 2009 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Annotated BibliographyFrom: Freedom To Learn |
Annotated Bibliography | Art Willans; Cari Williams | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add |
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From Appendices |
The appendix includes Canada’s Adult Literacy Statistics, a list of Educational Programs in New Brunswick, and a list of Literacy Service Providers Across Canada. | Angela Ranson; Marilyn Lerch | 10 | 2009 | $1.00 Add |
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From At the Parthenais Detention CentreFrom: In Defiance |
Actions of the police: protection or intimidation? | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
