A helpe to discourse. Or, A miscelany of merriment [[electronic resource] ] : Consisting of wittie, philosophical and astronomicall questions and answers. As also, of epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, and iests. Together with the countrymans counsellour, next his yearely oracle or prognostication to consult with. Contayning diuers necessary rules and obseruations of much vse and consequence being knowne. By W.B. and E.P

• Record Nr.: UNISA996395690303316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Printed by Bernard Alsop for Leonard Becket, and are to be sold at his shop in the Temple, neere the Church, 1619
• Descrizione fisica: [20], 237, 240-249, 248-276 [i.e. 279], [1] p
• Soggetti: Epigrams - 17th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Often attributed to William Basse, Edward Phillips or Edward Pond; this attribution, however, is doubtful.; L5r is a separate dated title page, reading: The country-mans counsellor. Or Necessary addition to his yearely oracle, or prognostication. Calculated by art, as a tutor for their helpe, that otherwise buy more then they vnderstand. .. By E.P. Philomathem.; Imperfect; leaves D6,7 and several leaves following N10 lacking.; Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0014

Ability profiling and school failure : one child's struggle to be seen as competent / / Kathleen M. Collins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954212503321
• Autore: Collins Kathleen M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, 2013; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-136-62744-8; 0-203-80253-5; 1-299-16117-0; 1-136-62745-6
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Classificazione: EDU000000EDU026000
• Disciplina: 371.2/54
• Soggetti: Ability grouping in education - United States; Discrimination in education - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Ability Profiling and School Failure: One Child's Struggle to Be Seen as Competent; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction: Sociocultural Perspectives on Dis/ability and Positioning; Chapter 2: The Boy Who Had Something to Say; Chapter 3: "He's What I Would Call 'out There'"; Chapter 4: "He Was Immediate. He Was Like Immediate"; Chapter 5: "Where's the Evidence?"; Chapter 6: "Jay Just Amazes Me During This, He Really Does"; Chapter 7: "It Will Be Very, Very Difficult for Him to Learn How to Function in the Class"; Chapter 8: "It's Like a Burst, A Burst of Fire"Chapter 9: "You Got to Hear This!"; Chapter 10: "So Who Wrote It?"; Chapter 11: "Jay, We Gotta Find You a Group"; Chapter 12: "I'm the Boy Who Likes Bugs"; Chapter 13: "Do You Think I'm Proper?"; Chapter 14: "This Ain't Easy!"; Chapter 15: "Church is Not a Game!"; Chapter 16: "I Think That's Why We Became Very Good Friends"; Chapter 17: "If You Stick Out, You Get Squashed": Ability Profiling as Response to Difference; Epilogue; Appendix: Approaches to Inquiry, Analysis, and Representation; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Ability Profiling and School Failure, Second Edition explores the social and contextual forces that shape the appearance of academic ability and disability and how these forces influence the perception of academic underachievement of minority students. At the book's core is the powerful case study of a competent fifth grader named Jay, an African American boy growing up in a predominantly white, rural community, who was excluded from participating in science and literacy discourses within his classroom community. In this new edition, researcher and teacher-ed