Bilingual Education

Read the following article about bilingual education

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/education/09ipod.html?ref=bilingual_education

Do you think ipods are a constuctive way to teach bilingual education?

What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks?

Learning Styles

Read the following article about learning styles. Click on the link of the learning style that you identify the most with to read more detailed information. Comment on which learning style you identify with and 3 things you can do to learn/study better.

http://learning-styles-online.com/overview

Chinese Healthcare System

Find an article about the Chinese Health care system. Link it to this post. Write 3 strengths and 3 weaknesses of the system.

Cause and Effect

For this week's assignment: find a cause and effect article and link it to this post. Here are some good places to look:

www.nytimes.com

www.arkansasonline.com

I can't wait to see what you found!! Here are what

Fall 2011

Welcome to Advanced Reading and Vocabulary! I am so excited to see so many familiar faces and get to know those of you I don't know yet! Be sure to post a summary about yourself and what you hope to learn in this class. Here is an example of a summary:

My name is Mrs. Meg Eddins. I am originally from Florida. I graduated from Harding with a masters in Reading. I have been married to my husband JD for almost 10 years. We have 3 daughters: Gabie, Lexie, and Lucie. I love to run half-marathons, do crafts, and help with the preschool program at church. My faith is very important to me because it defines all areas of my life. I love teaching at Harding because it gives me a chance to meet so many wonderful people and get a chance to share my faith. I'm really looking forward to this semester!

Environmental Disasters

This unit is a study of how the environment is rapidly changing due to destruction, disaster, and misuse. Find an article than discusses an environmental disaster and link it to the blog. Make a comment about the problem and the solution (if there is one).

Aral Sea Disaster

http://www.orexca.com/aral_sea.shtml


Our next unit contains readings about the Aral Sea Disaster. Read this article to preview the unit. Choose 3 words that you don't know and write the words and their definition in the comments section. Also, comment on what you hope to learn in this unit.