In Walter Dean Myers' short story “Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push,” a boy must change his approach to basketball when he loses the ability to walk. Pair “Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push” with “Harlem” and ask students to discuss the importance of sticking with your dreams.
The agriculture club is planting vegetable gardens on a piece of land that measures 1 3/4 of an acre. Each garden will measure 1/8 of an acre. What is the greatest number of gardens that can be planted?
Solution:
The area of land available for planting = 1 3/4 of an acre = 7/4 acre
The area of the garden = 1/8 acre
The greatest number of gardens that can be planted on the land is the ratio of area of land available for planting to the area of the garden. It is given by:
Greatest number of gardens that can be planted = area of land available for planting / area of the garden
Greatest number of gardens that can be planted = 7/4 acre ÷ 1/8 acre
Greatest number of gardens that can be planted = 14
This is the type of riddle where one is made
to think the riddle is much more difficult, so much so that a person
overthinks the riddle and either gives up or provides an answer that is
too outlandish and overthought. The correct answer is so simple, people
neglect to consider the obvious that one who has no pens at arrival yet
is able to leave with six pens just might have stolen them.
In countries of asylum and resettlement, complications with mental health also prevail due to language and cultural barriers, the post traumatic stress of fleeing persecution in their home countries, difficulty seeking mental health treatment, and an increased likelihood of facing abuse as compared to host-country
