The Kite Runner Companion Curriculum

Submitted 5 months ago by participant

View this study guide inspired by the film.

0 comments
Share
Flag
  • Sex Ed in Victorian Schools Sex Ed in Victorian Schools
    Submitted 8 months ago By curtisgreenwood
    • Video
    • 0 comments
    • 6 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Sex Ed in Victorian Schools
    Submitted 8 months ago by curtisgreenwood
    %3Cdiv%20class%3D%22article-video-container%22%20id%3D%22video-3671%22%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22swfobject%22%20title%3D%22%7B%27width%27%3A640%2C%27height%27%3A406%2C%27swf%27%3A%27http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.youtube.com%5C%2Fv%5C%2FZnZ1KoFpARk%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%27%7D%22%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E %3Cp%3EFrom%20BlackBalin2%20%28YouTube%29%20--%20%20Victoria%2C%20Australia%27s%20adolescent%20children%20are%20being%20taught%20sex%20education%20at%20a%20far%20younger%20age%20then%20most.%20%20Through%20interactive%20drawing%2C%20primary%20school%20students%20are%20learning%20about%20sex%2C%20their%20bodies%2C%20and%20relationships%2C%20all%20in%20an%20effort%20to%20instill%20personal%20confidence%20at%20a%20younger%20age%2C%20and%20correct%20sexual%20misconceptions%20before%20students%20get%20older.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • The Sex Education Show | Vital Statistics | ...
    Submitted 7 months ago By curtisgreenwood
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 8 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    The Sex Education Show | Vital Statistics | Channel 4
    Submitted 7 months ago by curtisgreenwood
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxwlX02hu7vc%26amp%3Bfeature%3Drelated%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20youtube.com
    %3Cp%3EFrom%20channel4%20%28YouTube%29%20--%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EFamed%20TV%20host%2C%20Anna%20Richardson%2C%20reveals%20UK%27s%20five%20most%20popular%20forms%20of%20contraception%2C%20in%20this%20educational%20Channel%204%20video.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxwlX02hu7vc%26amp%3Bfeature%3Drelated%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BThe%20Sex%20Education%20Show%20%7C%20Vital%20Statistics%20%7C%20Channel%204%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • Sex Ed and The State Sex Ed and The State
    Submitted 8 months ago By curtisgreenwood
    • Video
    • 0 comments
    • 11 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Sex Ed and The State
    Submitted 8 months ago by curtisgreenwood
    %3Cdiv%20class%3D%22article-video-container%22%20id%3D%22video-3767%22%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22swfobject%22%20title%3D%22%7B%27width%27%3A640%2C%27height%27%3A406%2C%27swf%27%3A%27http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.youtube.com%5C%2Fv%5C%2F1Z5w_xjxSxY%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%27%7D%22%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E %3Cp%3EFrom%20wink0151%20%28YouTube%29%20--%20%20A%20theatrical%20trailer%20for%20the%20documentary%20SEX%20ED%20AND%20THE%20STATE%2C%20this%20video%20chronicles%20the%20on-going%20debate%20of%20abstinence%20versus%20contraception%2C%20public%20health%20versus%20political%20agendas%2C%20and%20what%20is%20considered%20appropriate%20sex%20education%20in%20today%27s%20sexually%20saturated%20society.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • Operation Lyhou: Help Build a School in Cambodia
    Submitted 4 months ago By starbuck463
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 14 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Operation Lyhou: Help Build a School in Cambodia
    Submitted 4 months ago by starbuck463
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.operationlyhou.org%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20operationlyhou.org
    %3Cp%3EThese%20are%20my%20efforts%20to%20reach%26nbsp%3B%20%2413%2C000%20to%20build%20a%20school%20in%20rural%20Cambodia%20through%26nbsp%3B%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambodiaschools.com%2F%22%20title%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambodiaschools.com%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3EAmerican%20Assistance%20for%20Cambodia%3C%2Fa%3E.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0AThis%20project%20was%20inspired%20by%20a%20service%20trip%20to%20Pailin%2C%20Cambodia%20where%20I%20saw%20education%20in%20action%20for%20alleviating%20poverty.%20More%20significantly%20it%20was%20inspired%20by%20the%20friend%20I%20made%20on%20this%20trip.%20A%20particular%20hardworking%20student%20with%20big%20dreams%20named%26nbsp%3BLyhou%20%28lee.how%29.%20He%20wants%20to%20go%20to%20a%20University%20and%20eventually%20the%20United%20States.%20With%20an%20education%20that%20could%20be%20possible.%20I%20want%20to%20complete%20this%20project%20to%20give%20another%20child%20in%20cambodia%20like%20him%20the%20opportunity%20to%20reach%20their%20dreams.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0AFollow%20on%20twitter%20%3Ca%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Foperationlyhou%3C%2Fa%3E.%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.operationlyhou.org%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BOperation%20Lyhou%20Help%20Build%20a%20School%20in%20Cambodia%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • Support C-CAP - Careers through Culinary Arts Program, Inc. Fund Culinary Careers
    Submitted 5 months ago By participant
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 15 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Fund Culinary Careers
    Submitted 5 months ago by participant
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccapinc.org%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fphotos%2F17877_support_c_cap_careers_through_culinary_arts_640x480.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22Support%20C-CAP%20-%20Careers%20through%20Culinary%20Arts%20Program%2C%20Inc.%22%20title%3D%22Support%20C-CAP%20-%20Careers%20through%20Culinary%20Arts%20Program%2C%20Inc.%22%20%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20ccapinc.org
    %3Cp%3ECareers%20through%20Culinary%20Arts%20Program%20%28C-CAP%29%20works%20with%20public%20schools%20across%20the%20country%20to%20prepare%20underserved%20high%20school%20students%20for%20college%20and%20career%20opportunities%20in%20the%20restaurant%20and%20hospitality%20industry.%20Help%20fund%20culinary%20careers%20by%20supporting%20C-CAP.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccapinc.org%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BFund%20Culinary%20Careers%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • The Minutes of the Guantánamo Bay Bar Association The Minutes of the Guantánamo Bay Bar Association
    Submitted 9 months ago By Brooke Minters
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 1 view
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    The Minutes of the Guantánamo Bay Bar Association
    Submitted 9 months ago by Brooke Minters
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fnews%2Ffeatures%2F17337%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fphotos%2F18096_the_minutes_of_the_guantnamo_bay_bar_640x480.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22The%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Guant%C3%A1namo%20Bay%20Bar%20Association%22%20title%3D%22The%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Guant%C3%A1namo%20Bay%20Bar%20Association%22%20%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20nymag.com
    %3Cp%3ENew%20York%20Magazine%20--%20%20The%20Guant%26aacute%3Bnamo%20Bay%20Bar%20Association%20a%20crew%20of%20lawyers%20who%20came%20together%20in%20the%20summer%20of%202004%2C%20after%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20ruled%20that%20detainees%20could%20challenge%20their%20confinement%20in%20U.S.%20courts.%20%20They%20liken%20themselves%20to%20the%20civil%20rights%20movements%27%20Freedom%20Riders.%20%20Meet%20Joshua%20Colangelo-Bryan.%20%20%20He%20is%20one%20of%20the%20lawyers%2C%20who%20is%20on%20his%20way%20to%20Guantanamo%20to%20meet%20with%20his%20client%20who%20two%20weeks%20ago%20mailed%20him%20a%20suicide%20note.%20%20Colangelo-Bryan%20has%20not%20been%20able%20to%20attain%20any%20information%20on%20his%20client%20in%20the%20passing%20day%2C%20not%20even%20if%20he%20was%20dead%20or%20alive.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0A%3Cblockquote%3EAl%20Dossari%20asked%20Josh%20if%20he%20was%20Jewish.%20He%20said%20no%26mdash%3BJoshua%20%20was%20a%20popular%20name%20where%20he%20grew%20up%2C%20on%20%20the%20Upper%20West%20Side.%20Al%20Dossari%20was%20disappointed.%20%26ldquo%3BI%20heard%20that%20%20the%20best%20lawyers%20are%20Jewish%2C%26rdquo%3B%20he%20said.%20%26ldquo%3BBut%20%20I%26rsquo%3Bm%20sure%20you%26rsquo%3Bre%20good%2C%20too.%26rdquo%3B%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fnews%2Ffeatures%2F17337%2F%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BThe%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Guant%C3%A1namo%20Bay%20Bar%20Association%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • NAEP Results Produce More Evidence of NCLB's ...
    Submitted 6 months ago By bnasta
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 1 view
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    NAEP Results Produce More Evidence of NCLB's Failure
    Submitted 6 months ago by bnasta
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnewswire%2F2009%2F04%2F28-9%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20commondreams.org
    %3Cp%3EFrom%20Common%20Dreams.org%20--%26nbsp%3BAccording%20to%20information%20laid%20out%20in%20the%20National%20Assessment%20of%20Educational%20Progress%2C%20No%20Child%20Left%20Behind%20was%20an%20abject%20failure.%20The%20rate%20of%20increasing%20test%20scores%20is%20almost%20zero%2C%20while%20in%20some%20cases%2C%20test%20score%20gaps%20are%20actually%20getting%20wider.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0A%3Cblockquote%3E%26%23147%3B%26nbsp%3B%22NCLB%20has%20proven%20to%20be%20counter-productive.%20The%20Obama%20administration%20and%20the%20Congress%20must%20take%20the%20necessary%20steps%20to%20craft%20helpful%2C%20not%20harmful%2C%20federal%20legislation.%22%26nbsp%3B%26nbsp%3B%26%23148%3B%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnewswire%2F2009%2F04%2F28-9%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BNAEP%20Results%20Produce%20More%20Evidence%20of%20NCLB%5C%26%23039%3Bs%20Failure%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • Advocates Protest Elimination of DC's Voucher ...
    Submitted 6 months ago By bnasta
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 1 view
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Advocates Protest Elimination of DC's Voucher System
    Submitted 6 months ago by bnasta
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allgov.com%2FViewNews%2FAdvocates_Protest_Elimination_of_DCs_Voucher_System_90501%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20allgov.com
    %3Cp%3EFrom%20AllGov.com%20--Several%20Washington%2C%20D.C.%20groups%20are%20protesting%20the%20government%27s%20decision%20to%20discontinue%20the%20city%27s%20federally%20funded%20school%20voucher%20system.%20The%20program%20provides%20selected%20low-income%20students%20with%20up%20to%20%247%2C500%20annually%20from%20the%20federal%20government%20to%20pay%20for%20tuition%20at%20a%20private%20school.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0A%3Cblockquote%3EOn%20the%20other%20side%20of%20the%20debate%2C%20teachers%20unions%20and%20others%20who%20oppose%20the%20vouchers%20argue%20that%20they%20are%20not%20a%20long-term%20solution%20to%20the%20weaknesses%20of%20the%20public%20education%20system.%26nbsp%3BD.C.%20Public%20Schools%20Chancellor%20Michelle%20Rhee%20agrees%20with%20this%20assessment%2C%20yet%20acknowledges%20that%20%26ldquo%3Bschool%20choice%20is%20only%20effective%20when%20families%20have%20viable%20options%20that%20enable%20them%20to%20make%20decisions%20based%20on%20the%20best%20interest%20of%20their%20child.%26rdquo%3B%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allgov.com%2FViewNews%2FAdvocates_Protest_Elimination_of_DCs_Voucher_System_90501%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BAdvocates%20Protest%20Elimination%20of%20DC%5C%26%23039%3Bs%20Voucher%20System%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • Bill Moyers on the Origins of Al Qaeda
    Submitted 8 months ago By jduffy
    • Url
    • 0 comments
    • 26 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    Bill Moyers on the Origins of Al Qaeda
    Submitted 8 months ago by jduffy
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fmoyers%2Fjournal%2F07272007%2Falqaeda.html%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E
    from%20pbs.org
    %3Cp%3EFrom%20PBS%20--Bill%20Moyers%20takes%20a%20look%20into%20the%20roots%20and%20motivations%20of%20Al%20Qaeda%2C%20from%20its%20beginnings%20during%20the%20invasion%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union%20to%20the%209%2F11%20bombings%20in%20America.%20Even%20now%2C%20while%20operating%20underground%2C%20Al%20Qaeda%20continues%20to%20be%20a%20group%20that%20garners%20attention%2C%20and%20to%20their%20credit%2C%20should%20not%20be%20ignored%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    %3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fmoyers%2Fjournal%2F07272007%2Falqaeda.html%22%20rel%3D%22externals%22%20onclick%3D%22var%20s%3Ds_gi%28s_account%29%3Bvar%20t_title%3D%26quot%3BBill%20Moyers%20on%20the%20Origins%20of%20Al%20Qaeda%26quot%3B%3Bs.products%3D%26quot%3B%3B%26quot%3B%2Bt_title%3Bs.events%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackVars%3D%26quot%3Bproducts%2Cevents%26quot%3B%3Bs.linkTrackEvents%3D%26quot%3Bevent5%26quot%3B%3Bs.tl%28this%2C%26quot%3Be%26quot%3B%2Ct_title%29%22%3EFull%20Article%20%3C%2Fa%3E
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
  • No Child Left Behind: Success or Failure? No Child Left Behind: Success or Failure?
    Submitted 7 months ago By michelleoznowicz
    • Video
    • 0 comments
    • 5 views
    Refresh Page With This Collapse
    No Child Left Behind: Success or Failure?
    Submitted 7 months ago by michelleoznowicz
    %3Cdiv%20class%3D%22article-video-container%22%20id%3D%22video-8244%22%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22swfobject%22%20title%3D%22%7B%27width%27%3A640%2C%27height%27%3A406%2C%27swf%27%3A%27http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.youtube.com%5C%2Fv%5C%2FTbm75ugqJps%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%27%7D%22%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E %3Cp%3EFrom%20ATN%20%28YouTube%29%20--%20%20Tina%20Richards%20discusses%20the%20No%20Child%20Left%20Behind%20act%20with%20a%20twenty%20year%20teaching%20veteran%20and%20an%20educational%20sociologist.%20They%20debate%20several%20topics%20about%20the%20program%27s%20efficacy.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
    0 comments
    Share
    Flag
More results: