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Great Preparation Guide
I would highly recommend this book for anyone preparing to take the OGET test.I am an older person (55) that got the book in order to qualify under the Oklahoma Alternate Certification program.While I consider myself fairly well-read, I had not seen many of the concepts reviewed for well over 30 years.The chapters are well laid out and very comprehensive.I agree with the earlier reviewer that the authors almost over prepare the student to pass.
A small criticism would be that a more detailed chapter on test taking in general would have been helpful.This said, with the help of this book I breezed through the test.

Great Investment!
This book overprepared me for the test.When I went to take the test, it seemed sooooo easy!Hint:you don't have to memorize the formulas, they give them to you on the test.It was very helpful, especially the math. ... Read more

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OSAT Severe-Profound/Multiple Disabilities (031) Flashcard Study System uses repetitive methods of study to teach you how to break apart and quickly solve difficult test questions on the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators / Oklahoma General Education Test. Study after study has shown that spaced repetition is the most effective form of learning, and nothing beats flashcards when it comes to making repetitive learning fun and fast. Our flashcards enable you to study small, digestible bits of information that are easy to learn and give you exposure to the different question types and concepts. OSAT Severe-Profound/Multiple Disabilities (031) Flashcard Study System covers all of the most important topics that you'll need to know to be successful on test day. ... Read more

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***Updated 2010: Includes Practice Test Questions***

OGET (074) Secrets helps you ace the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators / Oklahoma General Education Test, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive OGET (074) Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test.Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined.OGET (074) Secrets includes: The 5 Secret Keys to CEOE Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; Introduction to the CEOE Series including: CEOE Assessment Explanation, Two Kinds of CEOE Assessments; A comprehensive General Strategy review including: Make Predictions, Answer the Question, Benchmark, Valid Information, Avoid Fact Traps, Milk the Question, The Trap of Familiarity, Eliminate Answers, Tough Questions, Brainstorm, Read Carefully, Face Value, Prefixes, Hedge Phrases, Switchback Words, New Information, Time Management, Contextual Clues, Don't Panic, Pace Yourself, Answer Selection, Check Your Work, Beware of Directly Quoted Answers, Slang, Extreme Statements, Answer Choice Families; Along with a complete, in-depth study guide for your specific CEOE exam, plus other special tips and secrets to help you prepare for your exam... ... Read more

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OGET (074) Flashcard Secrets study system uses repetitive methods of study to teach you how to break apart and quickly solve difficult test questions on the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators / Oklahoma General Education Test.Study after study has shown that spaced repetition is the most effective form of learning, and nothing beats flashcards when it comes to making repetitive learning fun and fast.Our flashcards enable you to study small, digestible bits of information that are easy to learn and give you exposure to the different question types and concepts. OGET (074) Flashcard Secrets covers all of the most important topics that you'll need to know to be successful on test day. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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From the recent shootings at Virginia Tech University to the tragedies at Columbine and Oklahoma City, certain common traits can be traced. In Guys and Guns Amok, media and cultural critic Douglas Kellner provides a fascinating diagnostic reading of these acts of domestic terrorism. Skillfully connecting each case with male socialization and the search for identity in an American culture obsessed with guns and militarism, Kellner's work is a sobering reflection on these tragedies and the pervasive power of media and popular culture. It sends a wake-up call to avert the next school shooting on the horizon. ... Read more

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Guys and Guns AMOK: Male identities construction
This book by Douglas Kellner is based on domestic terrorism and school shootings. Kellner in his book has identified the anti-social element in a masculine society through examples including the recent shootings at columbine high school and Virginia tech.

Guys and Guns Amok examines how the growth of today's youth is following the destructive strategy of male ego, power, excitement and enthusiasm. He determines the society's acceptance of violence and deeds of terrorism and the limit to which one can withstand such an unsafe society. Analysis of the nature of violent instances and freedom of expression by such a group of people criticizing the soc-political regulations to create such a volatile environment for the society.

This book is an eye opener for all to that group of masculine issues like race and gender that need to be recognized and guarded. He has given his perspective of how to control such criminals and what can be done to prevent the growth of such an anti-social environment. He has also raised the issue of political responsibility and regulations for gun ownership and gun laws. He has derived his viewpoint by addressing historical issues and those that continue in the present so as to educate the society to be aware of the disastrous future

Now I'm awake!
"Guys and Guns Amok" is shocking and disturbing to read.Laced through with political stabs at the government, Douglas Kellner uses this book as his own soap box against the Bush - Cheney administration.I thought this to be ironic, since in his introduction he speaks against the opportunistic behaviour of people with their own agendas.Yet, this book shouts out the views of Mr. Kellner - anti Bush, anti war, anti guns, anti media, and so on.However, the book is also a revelation as to the "spectacle of the media", the "perils of youth", the "construction of masculinity", using the violent back drop of the Virginia Tech Massacre.Kellner, offers his solutions to the problem that seems always side stepped and or masked behind something else. Which is easier and causes less political unrest, mental health versus gun control?Mental health for another year in office Bob, or make that George? I have made light of the issue, but Kellner passionately points out this is no laughing matter.
While it was hard to comprehend the first few pages, which is no way a reflection against Kellner, but perhaps my own ineptitude, it's vice like grip came quickly after the introduction as I pressed through. I became awake, not just literally, but conscious of the dim future and harsh reality of our youth.He quoted from Ngugi Wa Thion'o "If you want to maim the future of any society, you simply maim the children." A sobering thought.The construction of masculinity as "ultramacho" in our [North] American society was well written and certainly insightful.Real men don't cry. Real men fight. Real men are strong.These sentences have been my framework of masculinity, constructed long ago from media images.Kellner's book punctured holes into this discourse and also presented the danger of such thinking. As was written "...until the cycle of male socialization and violence is broken, we will all be in peril."
"Guys and Guns Amok" is a must read, and I recommend it to everyone to add to their library.
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Voices from the Hill: The Story of Oklahoma Military Academy, records the history, camaraderie, tradition, heritage, and legacy of the institution that proudly earned the reputation as the West Point of the Southwest. From 1911 to 1971 the academy trained almost 10,000 cadets who went on to become both military and civilian leaders. ... Read more

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This text focuses on the recruitment and retention of faculty of color in Oklahoma. Although the study is written in its formal context, an additional documentary film is also available. Twenty-four professors and administrators of color discuss some of the difficulties associated with being in the minority at predominately white higher education institutions. The general focus is to improve the recruitment and retention process of higher education institutions seeking to diversify their faculties and staffs. Faculty and administrators of color address the need for higher education institutions to modify their hiring practices. These educators suggest institutions practice flexibility to recruit and retain faculty that reflect the rising number of students of color entering colleges and universities in the state. These members of academe offer advice to people of color seeking employment. They also make suggestions to policymakers regarding the need to hold academy officials accountable for the implementation of best practices associated with increasing the diversity of its employees. This study serves as a model for institutions nationwide interested in diversification. ... Read more

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On a mild summer day in 1946, on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, a small group of people that included C.H. Williams, R. O. Corvin, and Oral Roberts, eyed some property for sale. The men were searching for a possible site for a new Bible school for the Pentecostal Holiness Church.The "Abe Hale Nightclub," an old barn and a few buildings, sat on over seven acres might have seemed an unlikely choice, but men with vision saw it had possibilities.... "Southwestern Bible College" was being born.

For the first time the story of the pre-statehood roots, the 1946 birth, development, challenges, and rebirth of Oklahoma's first Pentecostal junior college, one of the states largest at one time, is shared in "One Nightclub and A Mule Barn."The history of the school known over the years as "Southwestern Bible College," "Oklahoma City Southwestern College," "Southwestern College of Christian Ministries," and now "Southwestern Christian University" is one profoundly intermingled with Oklahoma history.Pentecostalism in Oklahoma is also virtually unexplored territory among histories."One Nightclub...." provide a fascinating glimpse into the nature and character of a large segment of Oklahomans who share ties to the Holiness-Pentecostal tradition."One Nightclub and a Mule Barn" provides an introduction to not only a school, but to an overlooked, yet rich aspect of Oklahoma history. ... Read more

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First Look At Oklahoma's FirstPentecostal-Charismatic School
This is an easy to read look at the saga of one school's struggle to be created, follow its vision, overcome obstacles, and stagger back onto its feet.The authors point out that this is a character of Oklahoma itself.The authors point out that there has been little real work into the role of environment in developing institutions - religious or otherwise - in Oklahoma. The attitude of the work is realistic yet supportive of the people who have helped keep the dream alive for over 60 years. It is a lot like a family history and the family is Southwestern Christian University. ... Read more