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the school by using funds from the Effective Teaching and Learning Literacy Program (USDOE,
2010a).
These government programs are examples of how educators and scholars are redefining
literacy as the term expands into the experiences and lives...
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Doctrine and Covenants in section 132, The Lord explained that the principle of plural marriage, as part of a “new and everlasting covenant” was an essential principle of salvation. As such, it was imperative for Joseph...
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members lived in relative peace as they established colonies throughout, what are today the states of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, and Nevada. As the borders of the United States expanded to include the Mormon...
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followers to remain full members of the LDS Church because they continued to believe that it was the proper organization of God’s kingdom on earth created by Joseph Smith. Before his death in 1934, Lorin Woolley called and...
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Church converted to the Work, but as time passed, fewer outsiders converted to the Work. Despite the fewer numbers of converts, a high birth rate within the community caused the congregations to steadily grow through the...
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The message that the Centennial Park community is separate from these groups and is a community full of good, honest, and hard-working people, often got drown out by the din of prejudice and naïveté. Most people who live...
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culture are flexible enough to adapt to the other culture; thus, creating a stronger and richer joint culture as a result (Orbe, 1998).
In America, the dominant demographics have historically been white, protestant,...
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that chose not to live the polygamous lifestyle still remained an active part of the family and maintained strong relationships with her siblings and parents. Her decision to not live the principle of plural marriage caused...
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their community and help their own children become well-rounded and “comprehensively literate” members of the community.
The people of Centennial Park recognized that the stigma associated with the polygamous lifestyle...
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or engage in other housework. Because of this, she earned her degree in one year instead of the typical two years. In many ways, each family acts as an autonomous community in itself. The members contribute in their own ways...
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with the people’s feeling of disappointment in the hypocrisy of the nation that claimed to grant people the “inalienable right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” while these people felt like they were...
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the Centennial Park community felt safe from government intervention in their lives, the members of the community understood that by living a lifestyle that is against the law, they were at risk of not being allowed to live...
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kitchen window had a screen that was broken and I stood there and held his hand and he said, “Always remember that I love you, and always remember to say your prayers.”
After hours of anxious waiting, she, her two...
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planned to destroy all the paperwork and adopt all the kids out and they didn’t want her to get attached to the baby.
In all, this young mother and her small girls moved around Arizona and Northern Utah for 10 years before...
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Several of the people in Centennial Park recognized former friends and family members, from before the split, in news footage. Although many of the younger generation believed that episodes like the 1953 raid would not be...
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Recent national news regarding prominent celebrities increased the bitterness and feelings of victimization for many people in Centennial Park. Interviewee #15 emphatically voiced his displeasure with the hypocrisy he saw in...
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husband supports what I’m doing because he wants to see it happen.” In speaking to her about her openness, she described the empowerment she felt by letting her voice be heard and not passively allowing others to concoct...
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Park. These polygamists considered themselves to be good people and it was emotionally painful for them when they felt unfairly characterized by people who were ignorant of their culture or actively and knowingly...
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good people outside of their community, the risk for some was too great and they decided not to participate in disseminating the community’s message.
Through this difficult process of shifting from assertive separation to...
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5. Collegiality and professionalism.
(Korkmaz, 2007, p. 390).
Furthermore, an effective school must be open to the ideas and feelings of
teachers and students. Schools need to have in place an effective way of communicating
with all employees,...