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9-11 attacks were a disaster for the U.S.
The actions of the few who participated in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks have made living in American more difficult fr Arabs and Muslims. We need to experience each other' lives.
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Here’s a book you can really devour
Thousands of miles, hundred of hot dogs and a 125 pictures went into telling the story of how Detroit and Michigan became the capital of the Coney Nation.
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Check this out: The chess club makes its moves
The Unis Middle School chess club practices and competes with other schools in a game of strategy and thinking that requires no electricity or internet connection. Just imagine!
Continue ReadingCareer cruising at such a young age
Middle school is not too soon to start thinking abut careers. Before long, middle school students will be adults. They take their career cues from the economy, teachers and school programs.
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Book Review: ‘Divergent’ a tale of factions
This complex story has 16-year-olds changing their allegiance from one of five factions to another, sometimes with alarming consequences. People learn to look beneath the surface.
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Book review: The Kite Runner, a first novel
This novel shows how different people can be, even when they live right next to each other, and how common interests can lead people to accept one another -- and wind up with some regrets.
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What is the Living Textbook Project?
Added on 05 May 2011
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Watch the Unis Middle School students and instructors of the Living Textbook Project in action.
Unis Middle School
Unis School serves grades K-8 in the Dearborn Public School District. The school principal is Heyam Alcodray. These are its beliefs about education:
- A student's highest potential includes improvements academically, artistically, emotionally and socially.
- Student achievement requires a cooperative effort among parents, teachers and the community to provide encouragement and reinforce core values.
- Good instruction is assessment-driven, outcomes-based, active, and engaging.
- Effective instruction touches the world of each student providing for different learning styles and needs.
- Education is a life-long process that prepares students to be successful, contributing citizens in a changing world.
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