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Starting from the Greenwich meridian this book takes the reader east imagining what children are doing at that moment in each of the twenty-four time zones.

"Take the mystery out of Common Core ELA!Designed to be a set of national educational standards, the Common Core has been adopted by 45 states across the nation. But if you're accustomed to traditional English courses, you may be having a hard time understanding what your kids are bringing home from school--and why. With easy-to-understand examples, comprehension tips, and practice exercises, this complete guide help you understand: The reasoning...

Explains why time zones exist and when daylight savings time is observed, including little-known facts and historical lore.

What statistical evidence shows us about our misguided educational policies
Uneducated Guesses challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of the most widely held beliefs in education today—and

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"Looking for a comprehensive, all-in-one guide to RDA that keeps it simple and provides exactly what you need to know? This book covers planning and training considerations, presents relevant FRBR and FRAD background, and offers practical, step-by-step cataloging advice for a variety of material formats"--

Most people think that appraisals are vital both for motivating staff and monitoring performance. But often they go badly wrong. This film explores the reasons why.

Gives lesson plans for use in classroom storytelling, and each plan is linked to national educational standards.

"Take the mystery out of Common Core ELA!If you are a parent struggling to understand the new Common Core English Language Arts standards for your child, you're not alone. Even though the Common Core ELA has been adopted by 45 states across the nation, if you're accustomed to traditional English courses, you may be having a hard time understanding what your kids are bringing home from school--and why.The Everything Parent's Guide to Common Core ELA,...

"The codes that matter most, clearly explained. This DIY-friendly guidebook to residential codes gives you the information you need to understand and apply the electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and building codes that actually impact today's homeowners. Beyond simply reporting the codes, [this book] interprets them for you and presents them clearly, with helpful color photos and simple graphics. This edition is current with the 2017 National Electrical...

Addresses the failures and consequences of America's early education system, advocating for a shared knowledge curriculum that provides an educational foundation for all students to strengthen American unity, identity, and democracy.