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		<title>Writing a thank-you note &#8211; 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/good-writing/writing-a-thank-you-note-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grammar 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thank-you notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the name indicates, a thank-you note is a “note”, not a letter. A note is a brief communication. Thankfully, you don’t have to write more than a few words.
What should go into this note?
[1] The salutation: the “Dear so-and-so” or a simple greeting.
[2] Saying “thank you.”
[3] Identifying the gift or the service – more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity in the classroom &#8211; Educating ourselves</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/general/diversity-in-the-classroom-educating-ourselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultural competence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethnic studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multi-cultural days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading books on different cultures]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.classof1.com/?p=2149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know how well this works, but we need in diverse classrooms is “cultural competence”.
[1] One way to enhance this is to have “multi-cultural days”. I find this happening in most schools, both private and public. I’ve been to one in New Jersey and several in California. [So we can expect better understanding of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity in the classroom – Language can mar or mend relationships</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/general/diversity-in-the-classroom-%e2%80%93-language-can-mar-or-mend-relationships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classroom diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethnic groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fissures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peer relationships]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.classof1.com/?p=2125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A major component of bias in a classroom is the language we reserve for divergent groups.
Let me tell how we create fissures.
(a) When we omit feminine gender attributes when addressing or referring to students in general. For example, when we refer to a general case study, we may use the pronoun “he” as a matter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity in the classroom &#8211; 4</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/happenings/diversity-in-the-classroom-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Parents]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Happenings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classroom diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethnic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.classof1.com/?p=2123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our next question should be: what can be done to make relationships smooth in a diverse classroom? 
Here are some ideas:
[1] Check if there are double standards in the way students interact with one another. If there is bias in the interactions.
For example, are women students given the same kind of assignments as male students?
Are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity in the classroom &#8211; 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/general/diversity-in-the-classroom-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bias]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.classof1.com/?p=2121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you give thought to diversity in American classrooms, the problems seem to centre on women and persons of color. May be bias affects all groups, but they get worse when targeted at these two groups.
If you have grown up in diversity-rich areas you might have got a hang on moving in a diverse campus. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity in the classroom &#8211; 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/general/diversity-in-the-classroom-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happenings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African-Americans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversity in the classroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigrants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latinos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students from other countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.classof1.com/?p=2119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If our aim is to open higher education for all those who want it, then diversity in classrooms becomes an inevitable consequence.
In a country whose historical milestones have been marked by the arrival of immigrants, diversity is something you recognize and embrace. Then there are women. Diversity had to be a natural happening at some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity in the classroom</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/general/diversity-in-the-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Parents]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classroom diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hispanic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.classof1.com/?p=2116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eiden’s sister, a grade IV student came up with interesting news the other day. Her California school was celebrating “Diversity Day” she said. And she had to talk about her Indian festivals. “Great!” I said. “A lot of your white American classmates will enjoy knowing about Diwali and Holi.”
“Not really,” she pursed her lips. “In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check-list for essay writing &#8211; 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/good-writing/check-list-for-essay-writing-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.classof1.com/good-writing/check-list-for-essay-writing-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home-work Help for School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home-work Help for Under-graduates / Graduates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Let's Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essay writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[literary present tense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[topics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We saw the first three points in the instant check-list for essay writing. Let’s find out the rest.
(4) Have you checked the tense of the verbs used? Throughout the essay, is your analysis done in the literary-present tense? Ex: The author prepares his setting with facts from history and places his characters in suitable spots.
(5) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check-list for essay writing &#8211; 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/good-writing/check-list-for-essay-writing-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.classof1.com/good-writing/check-list-for-essay-writing-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home-work Help for School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home-work Help for Under-graduates / Graduates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[check-list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good essay writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revising]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.classof1.com/?p=2112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A request came for a checklist for the final drafting of an essay. “What should I be looking for in the essay to get good grades?” was the question.
Here is the answer. It is in no way complete, but how many can you remember for a quick check-up?
Before you run through the check-list, there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is wrong with this?</title>
		<link>http://blog.classof1.com/good-writing/what-is-wrong-with-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geeta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grammar 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quiz Time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternate short and long sentences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[too many words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[write precisely]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.classof1.com/?p=2110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a long time, I&#8217;ve decided to take up a specific question in writing. It&#8217;s about the length of a sentence.
Oh, yes, we know a sentence &#8211; not the ones awarded in a courtroom &#8211; can be just one word: &#8220;Stop!&#8221;
It could have two words and so on. But that is not the bug-bite here. [...]]]></description>
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