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The Toronto Raptors stunned the league-leading Indiana Pacers to begin 2014 with a 95-82 victory on Wednesday night in NBA action.


With the victory Trent Brown Game Jersey , Toronto improves to 15-15 on the season, the first time the team has reached the .500 mark through 30 games since Jan. 6, 2010.


"We did a good job, the guy's battled," said Raptors head coach Dwane Casey. "We came in hungry and fought for 48 minutes Cordarrelle Patterson Game Jersey , stayed with the game plan and executed."


Part of the game plan was containing Indiana's All-Stars, Paul George and Roy Hibbert.


Casey specifically credits the defensive efforts of guard Terrance Ross.


"He's guarding one of the best wing players in the league in Paul George. Paul George coming in (to the game) was really balling," said Casey. "Ross did a heck of job of standing up into him, not giving him open looks, making him work for every inch he got."


Entering the game Ja'Whaun Bentley Game Jersey , George was ranked sixth in the league averaging 23.8 points per game. Against Toronto's defence, George was held to 12 points on 5-14 shooting and committed a season-worst 6 turnovers and 5 personal fouls.


The 2.18-meter Hibbert battled foul trouble the entire game and managed to play 21 minutes before fouling out.


While defeating the best team in the NBA is a confidence builder, Casey believes his young squad is far from reaching the ultimate goal of becoming a perennial championship contender.


"It's another huge step as far as their growth is concerned. They're growing, they're developing, they're getting better Jonathan Jones Game Jersey ," said Casey. "It doesn't mean we've won a championship or anything. We still got work to do and a lot of growth to go."


Despite beating Indiana, Casey still thinks highly of the Pacers.


"They're one of the elite teams in the league, one of the best coached teams in the league," said Casey. "They're going to be in the money when it's all said and done."


With 52 games left on the season, the Raptors hope to maintain their lead in the Atlantic division Josh Gordon Game Jersey , assuring the franchise of their first playoff berth since 2008.

Developing Countries And Problems With Public Education December 31, 2013 | Author: Cornelia White | Posted in Education

In a lot of developing countries, that there is a big issue with regard to quality education simply because the quality of public schools is definitely not going to suffice in making children be able to learn properly. Everyone knows that in a lot of countries, the poverty rate is extremely high especially for developing countries. Even if there are a lot of these kinds of schools, problems with public education would still persist.


Developing countries would have it harder because the governments in these countries simply do not have the funds to be able to support these schools in this type of sector. It is because of the lack of funds that they would actually compromise quality in order to fit a very huge quantity. Because they would want to have a better economy Danny Shelton Game Jersey , they would try to put as many children in these schools as possible.


Most governments believe that If a child can go to school, learn, and get good grades, that is already enough. He can at least graduate from high school, get himself a job Malcom Brown Game Jersey , and be able to support himself. They believe that by doing this, these children will be able to contribute to the economy.


Yes this is a very good goal to aim for and it would probably work in theory. However, even if a large quantity of students would go to school, the big question would be how many students would actually learn from the classes that they would attend. In order to have a good learning experience, the right teachers would be needed for this kind of job.


It is a known fact that public school have a teacher student ratio that is off the roof where the students are so much more than the teachers. Of course teachers would be overwhelmed by this kind of number simply because there are too many to handle. No matter what the teacher would do Joe Thuney Game Jersey , he will definitely have a hard time trying to teach such a big number.


Other than the lack of quantity of teachers, the quality of teachers is also compromised. Since the good teachers would rather work in private schools because it is easier, the low quality teachers will most likely go to the public sector. Because of this, the students will also have a hard time learning because a lot of these teachers will not be able to impart the necessary knowledge properly.


Not only would the teachers be the problem but also the quality of materials given to students. Since most governments are not able to properly fund these schools, they will not be able to give students the proper equipment and materials. This is also one of the factors that would affect learning.