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  2. Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting - Wikipedia

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    Background As of November 30, 2012, 456 children were enrolled in kindergarten through fourth grade at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The school's security protocols had recently been upgraded, requiring visitors to be individually admitted after visual and identification review by video monitor. Doors to the school were locked at 9:30 a.m. each day, after morning arrivals. Newtown is in ...

  3. Theatre in education - Wikipedia

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    Theatre in education (TIE), originating in Britain in 1965, is the use of theatre for purposes beyond entertainment. It involves trained actors/educators performing for students or communities, with the intention of changing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour. [1] [2] Canadian academics Monica Prendergast and Juliana Saxton describe TIE as ...

  4. Teacher - Wikipedia

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    During detention, students normally have to sit in a classroom and do work, write lines or a punishment essay, or sit quietly. A modern example of school discipline in North America and Western Europe relies upon the idea of an assertive teacher who is prepared to impose their will upon a class.

  5. Recess (break) - Wikipedia

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    Recess is a general term for a period in which a group of people are temporarily dismissed from their duties . In education, recess is the American and Australian term (known as break or playtime in the UK), where students have a mid morning snack and play before having lunch after a few more lessons. Typically ten to thirty minutes, in ...

  6. K–12 education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Basic subjects are taught in elementary school, and students often remain in one classroom throughout the school day, except for specialized programs, such as physical education, library, music, and art classes. There are (as of 2001) about 3.6 million children in each grade in the United States.

  7. Elementary schools in the United States - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In the United States, elementary schools are the main point of delivery of primary education, for children between the ages of 4–11 (sometimes 4-10 or 4-12) and coming between pre-kindergarten and secondary education. [1] In 2017, there were 106,147 elementary schools (73,686 public, 32,461 private) in the United States, a figure ...

  8. Mainstreaming (education) - Wikipedia

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    Mainstreaming, in the context of education, is the practice of placing students with special education needs in a general education classroom during specific time periods based on their skills. [1] This means students who are a part of the special education classroom will join the regular education classroom at certain times which are fitting ...

  9. Flipped classroom - Wikipedia

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    Flipped classroom teaching at Clintondale High School in Michigan, United States. A flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and a type of blended learning. It aims to increase student engagement and learning by having pupils complete readings at home, and work on live problem-solving during class time. [1]