As discussed in our textbook, Locke and Rousseau were ahead of their time in terms of formulating educational methods. The “No Child Left Behind” Educational Act of 2002 mandates yearly standardized testing in reading and math in grades 3-8.

Please link to and read the following description of the objectives of the NCLB Act: http://www.ed.gov/nclb/overview/intro/execsumm.html

If Locke and Rousseau read this summary of the NCLB Act, how do you believe that they would respond? What portions would each support and what might portions would they find objectionable? Please discuss both theorists in your response.

Please be sure to keep the discussion academic, and not to focus on how you may feel about current or past Presidential administrations in general. Thanks!

Must be at least 200 words

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Student Listening Inventory.

Write a 700- to 1,050 word paper discussing the following:

• How do people communicate? Provide examples of verbal and nonverbal communication.
• How do you communicate nonverbally?
• In what way can knowledge of nonverbal communication help your own communication with others on your teams?
• Analyze your results for the Student Listening Inventory. What do you do well? What can you improve on? What changes can you make in your behavior to become a better listener? What results do you expect to get from this change?

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

Use the Internet to research Verizon Communications’ financial statements, annual report, notes to the financial statements, president’s letter, and management discussion and analysis from the most recent year in order to complete this assignment.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Discuss the disclosure requirement on accounting policies, and identify at least two (2) examples of the most commonly required disclosure. Explain the key ways in which the examples you provided are useful to financial statement users. Analyze Verizon Communications’ disclosure on accounting policies, and give your opinion on whether or not the information is helpful for decision making. Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Explain the importance of the management discussion and analysis section of an annual report.  Select three (3) items from Verizon’s management and discussion analysis of the annual report that could be useful to potential investors. Provide three (3) specific examples of how the three (3) items you selected could influence a potential investor’s decision to invest in Verizon. 
3. Describe segmented information, and explain the way in which companies determine segments. Identify at least three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of segmented financial data. Give your opinion on whether or not the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Outline the manner in which Verizon segments its financial data. Suggest key actions that Verizon’s management can take in order to improve the company’s segmented financial data. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Analyze the various types of auditor’s reports, and determine the impact that the auditor’s report has on a company’s ability to obtain financing from a bank. Identify the type of auditor’s report issued on Verizon, and speculate the manner in which you believe banks will perceive Verizon’s auditor’s report. 
5. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Social Work Pizza (10 points):

Pizza is one of those delicious foods that we can picture and see in our minds with little effort. In order to have a great pizza experience, a person has to eat a great pizza! But how does one acquire a great pizza? You order it from somewhere! We all have individual tastes, and therefore some restaurants are “better” than others. However, all pizza makers have an ingredient list for their delicious pizzas (cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, tomato-basil sauce, crust/dough, etc). If a pizza contains the proper ingredients, is prepared according to recipe directions, and cooked according to recipe directions, it is logical to say that each pizza made with that recipe will be a good pizza (just don’t burn it).

For this first assignment, think about the field of “Social Work” like it is a pizza. Think about all of the things that you know about this field like they are “ingredients”. Everything that you have read about, heard about, and seen in life prior to this course could create your personal ingredient list! Using your critical thinking skills and your writing skills, create your own unique “Social Work Pizza” recipe. With each ingredient that you list, give at least one full sentence explaining why you are putting that on your ingredient list. This assignment will help you introduce yourself to your classmates, as well as the instructor and TA’s of the course. An important part of this assignment is being able to identify and discuss where your beliefs, ideas, and thoughts about social work come from. Where we learn an idea is equally important to the idea itself. Ensure that you discuss the experiences, influences, and policies that impact your perspective in your assignment.

There is no one way or correct way to create your social work pizza. Your perspective about social work (A.K.A the way you make your “pizza”) is your own. Be creative and have fun! For instance, you could make a pizza pie chart that has the percentages of your ingredient list. You could also organize your list into a step-by-step process where you think certain ingredients have to come before the other ingredients.

For this assignment, post your “Social Work Pizza” in the Social Work Pizza Discussion Board. Student submissions need to be between 125-300 words in length, so make your words count and don’t write to just fill space! Additionally, you will be asked to respond to a peer(s) in your group. Remember, complete this assignment before doing your readings and other assignments, that way you can compare your knowledge before and after the course material! You will be asked to refer back to this post in your Final Reflection post of the course in the last module.