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This clаss is оffered cоmpletely оnline, meаning you аre not required to come to class.
Thоusаnds оf persоns аcross the U.S. live in the streets. The problem of homelessness hаs not eased through programs that subsidize housing, provide food stamps, and other forms of aid provided by charitable organizations and government agencies. As a matter of fact, homelessness has actually increased in the last decade due to pervasive unemployment and other social conditions. In order to deal with the problem of homelessness, it is necessary to understand the subgroups that comprise the homeless in America. One large group of homeless people includes veterans, mainly from the Vietnam War. Vets, it is believed, account for nearly half of the homeless population who are males. The mentally ill are another large group. Elderly persons who are forced to live on fixed incomes are yet a third category. Alcoholics and drug addicts form a large group of displaced persons, and their numbers are growing disproportionately. Still another group of the homeless is made up of runaway teenagers, some of whom leave their homes because of severe mental or physical abuse by family members. Those who became desperately poor because of lost jobs form another important group, and their numbers continue to grow as the economy worsens. The homeless, we can see, often end up that way due to actions, events, and policies that we have all in some way contributed to. For instance, when our leaders send young men to war to kill or be killed, many return and are unable to adapt to a “normal” life afterwards. Our laws force the mentally ill out of institutions to land on our streets. Government policies can result in lost jobs and financial difficulties when taxes are raised and inflation occurs. Can the problem of homelessness in America be solved? Perhaps we need to be more aware of the desperate circumstances under which millions of Americans live. As a result, there might be a change of attitude from one of fear and disdain of the homeless. Job training and more jobs may be part of the answer. Redirecting the use of our financial resources could help lessen this distressing social problem. “Alcoholics and drug addicts form a large group of the homeless. Still another group of the homeless is made up of runaway teenagers, some of whom left their homes because of severe abuse by family members.” What is the relationship between the two sentences above?
Suppоse yоu were interviewed fоr а teаching position soon аfter graduating from college and receiving your teacher’s certificate. A school district hires you and gives you a contract, a legal document that outlines the conditions under which you will work. Usually teaching contracts are renewed annually. Then, after three years of successful teaching, considered a probationary period, the school district which hired you will probably offer you tenure. Tenure is commonly referred to as continuing contract status. Each state has its own laws which indicate the requirements for tenure eligibility. The term “tenure” is derived from a Latin root “ten,” which means “to hold.” So a tenured teacher, in effect, has been given permission to hold a teaching position within a school district. Therefore, a tenured teacher will be entitled to have his/her teaching contract renewed each year. Of course, tenure does not assure a teacher will have the same teaching assignment each year. The teacher might be moved from a third to a fifth grade classroom, for example. A school district can dismiss untenured teachers after any academic year. A hearing as well as due process are rights that the untenured teacher normally has if dismissal occurs during a school year. Tenured teachers, on the other hand, are treated as ones who have earned the right to continue teaching for a school district. In order to fire a tenured teacher, then, it is necessary for the school district to justify the termination of employment by proving that some legal provision has been violated. States differ regarding what would constitute good and reasonable justification for dismissal. Some causes for termination include gross negligence, incompetence, sexual molestation of a student, and other crimes. If incompetence is charged, there is normally a requirement that the tenured teacher be given warning and afforded an opportunity to correct any perceived deficiencies before dismissal occurs. The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is to