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A democracy based process that combines Dependent, Interdependent and Independent teaching, along with verbal and non-verbal learning while building character and self-confidence. This education experience is structured to enable each student to release their constructive learning potential. The process uses the resources of teachers, teacher-student mutual interaction, and each student to affect the productivity of learning.In brief, the key to implementing a quality process is the method used for evaluating verbal and non-verbal learning:Between student progress grading terms, teachers direct students to complete a self-evaluating form.-Elementary teachers use each student's self-evaluating responses as a guide for teacher-student mutual interactive evaluating conferences.-Secondary teachers respond by writing their helpful comments on each student's self-evaluating form. If there is a need for verbal interaction, arrangements are made for a teacher-student conference. ... Read more

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The National Interest is the premier venue for debate on international affairs. Covering topics as varied as terrorism, nuclear proliferation, energy security and international trade, TNI is regularly read by government officials and members of Congress, key members of the foreign-policy establishment, and prominent academics. A more sophisticated foreign policy starts here.

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For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has been invaluable as a messenger. Now he must make one last journey through the treacherous forest with his only weapon, a power he unexpectedly discovers within himself.


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Beautiful finish to the series
Excellent conclusion to The Giver trilogy.This book is important for youths and adults to read.There are many underlying lessons within the text that I would just nod my head at while reading.

I don't want to give an overview of the plot, as I'm sure others have already done so.Just know that it's a quick read for adults and I found this one more interesting than Gathering Blue.Even utopia places where everyone helps everyone else and is accepting of differences like Village can become corrupt and hateful.The ending is a bit surprising, sad, and beautiful at the same time.

Worthy successor to "Giver"
Lowry brings us another wonderful book - targeted at teens, but hardly childish. This takes place in the same world as "The Giver," but the magical and fantasy elements come through more strongly. And, as with its predecessor, Lowry respects her young readers' intelligence. She doesn't avoid complex topics, and omits the sugar coating that leaves so many other books for this audience so vapid.

This raises many issues, such as the value of intangibles. It also echoes some of today's debates, when a nation of immigrants votes to restrict immigration. (Sound familiar?) Other elements defy glib analysis - that man-vs.-nature relationship with The Forest, for example, sidesteps all the eco-fable cliches you might expect.

Although Lowry presents her premises clearly, I didn't find the follow-through on some of her thoughts wholly satisfying. Decisions go into effect with far-reaching implications, none of which seem to be pursued. Matty, the teenaged lead character, ends the story somewhat more abruptly and with less context than I might have hoped. Another way to say the same thing is that Lowry creates an open-ended story, one that the reader will likely fell obligated to complete in his or her own imagination. Perhaps this doesn't rise quite to the level of "The Giver," but it still offers plenty to think about, as well as more tantalizing glimpses into Lowry's inmagined world.

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The second installment of Ms. Lowry's trilogy is just as fantastic as the first
Messenger by Lois Lowry - 3rd installment of the trilogy

In this book we find that Jonas is the Leader of a Village that welcomes newcomers (like him) and offers hope and homes to people fleeing poverty and cruelty from the surrounding places.In this book the protagonist is Matty, who for the last six years has flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special "sight."

Evil comes to the village as the trading market starts making the villagers trade their "soul" for material things and thus they lose themselves. All of those who have traded have hardened their hearts and vote to close the village to outsiders.

It is up to Matty and his puppy, Frolic,to make one last journey through the increasingly treacherous Forrest--which has change to evil, same as the villagers have--to seek the Seer's daughter, Kira, who has a special gift. Marty must cross the forest and bring her back to the Village before the forces of evil take over his town. Aided by a secret power he possesses and the Leader's help, Matty will heal the people who have nourished his body and spirit; willing to pay the ultimate price.

The second installment of Ms. Lowry's trilogy is just as fantastic as the first.Again, I could not put the book down and read it in one day.

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The value of keeping one's identity, nice finish to the trilogy
Messenger attempts to put together all the pieces from the first two companion books, The Giver and Gathering Blue. Similar to the other two books, Messenger deals with a society which is dystopic in nature, where mass thought seem to take control of community, and where individuals must not only question their roles, but be wary of what it is to be a just person. Many times individuals must question the choices of leaders, or the masses, and break away from them if it for the common good. Matty, the protagonist, experiences this type of conflict in trying to comprehend the greed that is overtaking society. He also comes to understand what his gift is, and how he must use it for a moral purpose.

What I like about Lois Lowry books is that they have a deeper level of meaning which goes beyond the tale; Messenger is no different. In Messenger, one of the themes explored is the negative effects greed has. Greed can come various forms, wanting possessions or changing who you are. A lesson presented is that people should never barter who they are, even their shortcomings, physical defects, etc, for personal gain. Many characters change in ugly ways when they trade part of themselves to attain wealth, possessions, or physical gains. Matty's friend, Ramon, boasting about getting a Gaming Machine, seems to tempt Matty into an envious position of also wanting something to occupy his time. However, it becomes obvious that Ramon's family must deal with consequences of trade later in the novel. Mentor, a well-respected village member, also changes into an ugly person when he trades away his good qualities for his own gain. He loses his physical defects, but becomes a bitter, angry, greedy individual.

Messenger stresses an important aspect that the other two books emphasize--the importance of finding one's calling, or gift, and using it for the right reason. Although Matty resents much of what Seer says, reacting like a typical teenager to the wise old man, by novel's end the lessons the Seer have presented make a significant difference in Matty's role. Matty, knowing he must assist Kira through the forest in a last-chance hope of reuniting with her father, uses spiritual wisdom taught to him to keep him focused in the book's final climactic moments.

Messenger is an easy simple read. You could probably finish the book in one day's time. But, it is a fun book, which moral attached. I would probably rank Messenger in between The Giver and Gathering Blue, with The Giver (five stars) being the far superior book from its sequels and Messenger (four stars) ranking slightly above Gathering Blue (four stars). All three books are definitely worthy reads dealing with dystopic society. Having some information about the previous two books definitely helps in the reading of Messenger, but it isn't a necessity.

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David Bowditch Morse is an American stage, television, and film actor. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack Morrison in the medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988. Morse continued his movie career with roles in Dancer in the Dark, The Green Mile, Disturbia, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Rock, Extreme Measures, Twelve Monkeys, 16 Blocks, and Hounddog. ... Read more

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