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A student’s success is hard to define because every individual has different ideas of what is success. Students usually think of success as getting a passing grade, but the schools could define it as students getting a high GPA, and a good citizenship grade, along with a lot of other standards. But schooling, let alone … Read more
Classroom Management and Understanding of Students Meet Ms. Lujano. Her classroom is located next door to another important character in this story, Mr. Santiago. Recently, Ms. Lujano came to me, the special education teacher and consultant, sharing about her uneasiness due to how Mr. Santiago treats one of his students. This student, Joey, has been … Read more
In the United States there are over 2,000 dropout factories. These are high schools with a very high number of dropouts. Making sure all students receive the best education and excel in school has been a problem for a long time. Presidents after presidents have promised change in the education system and have signed documents … Read more
Lopez 1 As children soar their way into adulthood every experiences they will go through will play an important part in their journey. We will all experience joy, love, hatred, and pain in our individuals lives that make us become the person who we are today and the future. Our character can only be created … Read more
Cultural competency and cultural sensitivity are key ingredients to working effectively with diverse counseling clientele. Having the ability to work with diverse populations is important because counselors need to be able to meet the needs of those they serve. Despite this, there is a gap in research about how to develop these essential skills. Multicultural … Read more
Nothing is more dangerous than the threat of being attacked by armed gunmen in schools. The school board, educators, and parents are arguing about whether should teachers be armed or not. One side believes arming teachers should be made legal in the state of California because, every single person has a right to defend themselves, … Read more
Social Justice has many definitions and uses in education and has abroad meaning depending on context. In education, social justice is a term used on how to create equality, fairness and respect for all students. Social justice means educational equality for all despite social economic status or race. According to Marzano (2000a) a school principal … Read more
Throughout the course of our class we have read about many scholars and their thoughts on the schooling system. Our first author we read about was Rebecca Cox, a professor who thinks not only schooling should be improved but our entire political system as well, and her book The College Fear Factor explains exactly that. … Read more
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. ” (Martin Luther King Junior) DISCUSS Although some argue standardized testing is the best measure of a student’s knowledge and academic skills, it poorly judges what a student has … Read more
Mark Bauerlein implies that meaningful connection is important, yet interferes with our education if not handled well, while the myth of Echo and Narcissus states how it is important not to focus on a single connection due to the problems that follow along with it. My position states that meaningful connection is necessary in life, … Read more
Autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) involve an unconventional way of “experiencing the social world and an unusual pattern of development” (Wing, 2007, p. 23). It is evident that there are many varying views on where children with ASDs should be educated. This debate links to the notion of inclusion being controversial, as it is difficult to … Read more
Today, we face an ever looming issue; how do we accurately assess educational progress, but not detract from the learning experience? The age old method for measuring students’ academic abilities has always been standardized testing. However, standardized testing only proves education is lacking, revealing generally poor performance across the board. Standardized testing undermines the education … Read more
Earlier this semester I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Kahn, and asked him some questions. I was interested in asking him questions because I had admired him as a teacher, and a person throughout the semester. I had never met someone who appeared as intelligent as Dr. Kahn, but was also down … Read more
INST 5330, by far the most challenging class that I have encountered while obtaining my Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from UCMO, actually impacted me professionally more than all other courses I’ve taken to date. INST 5330 course has required extra time to complete the assignments, more of my attention to detail, and used my … Read more
People walk around every day assessing the personalities of other people, deciding whether their personality compatible with others or not. This is relevant in situations such as new relationships, employers screening applicants for grad schemes or open positions and schools trying to find out a child’s optimum way of learning in order to achieve the … Read more
2. 5 Differentiation Candidates model and facilitate the design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences making appropriate use of differentiation, including adjusting content, process, product, and learning environment based upon an analysis of learner characteristics, including readiness levels, interests, and personal goals. The Diversity Module was a module that consist several components. The module required … Read more
Since Roberto Nevilis introduced it to the world as a punishment in 1905, there have been many arguments to whether or not homework should be required. What initially started as punishment for kids who messed around in class has become a mandatory task that all students are required to do daily. I’m here to end … Read more
Literacy education primarily has been ruled by written language, which as a result has pushed the teaching of visual images and multimodal elements to the outskirts of the literacy curriculum. In today’s world it seems as though texts that focus primarily on written language are scarce in comparison to multimodal texts that include visual images … Read more
A dictionary definition of a leader is a guiding hand in a movement or group. My definition of a leader is someone who stands out amongst the rest and steps up to the task and helps the “followers” advance and strive to become a leader as well. The only way a leader can be effective … Read more
When going to school students are supposed to learn based off a curriculum, but instead they are learning based off a test. These test are meant to help students, but instead they are hurting them. Standardized test requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of … Read more
In the short story, “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler, the son of Daisy, Donny, is experiencing many troubles in school with his grades and his behavior. The school has called in Donny’s mother several times to meet about these issues. The school suggested Donny see a psychologist and that Daisy be more involved with Donny’s … Read more
Lunch was over and students were filing into the classroom. As soon as we got inside the atmosphere felt really uncomfortable. I looked to the second row of desks and saw Katrina, a long-time friend, digging through her desk, Mrs. Nakigawa, our homeroom teacher, looking over her shoulder with concern. “… but, it was here … Read more
Anecdote – Imagine you are a young girl, nothing has really tainted your innocence, in an everyday routine. You go to school, deciding to wear knee high socks, as you would do when you were younger . You enter school happily, eager to learn. After a few lessons a teacher comes up to you, one … Read more
Thave had the opportunity to work in two Head Start and preschool classrooms for the past three weeks. Exposing the alphabet to young children is an important step toward children learning requirements. The aim of this reflection paper is to discuss how children learn alphabet letters through games. However, I had a few challenges along … Read more
Youth and growing up is all about making mistakes, brushing yourself off, and learning from those mistakes. Children are constantly being taught lessons through trial and error. Learning through mistakes applies to us throughout our life. Authors Christina Rossetti and Maurice Sendak’s written pieces are ridden with symbols of adult themes of trial and error. … Read more
Grade inflation is an issue where instructors give passing grades to students that do not deserve them and this is an issue that can be seen going on in colleges and universities across the country. Teachers do this for multiple reasons whether it be to keep their jobs, to fill their classrooms, or to keep … Read more
The beginnings of success require settings goals, gaining knowledge and resources. To achieve my academic goals, it takes a learning approach that will utilize muy resources and assist with my educational advancement by outlining a deeper understanding of what is required while also maintaining an ethical stance. Using your resources will benefit gaining knowledge, and … Read more
David Mitchell’s article, “You can’t ban boredom… it’s a life skill” was published in The Guardian online in order to express his opinions on the recent ‘crackdown’ on ‘boring’ teachers by the Chief Inspector of Schools, Christine Gilbert; Having read and considered these arguments, I must agree with many of his views. Mitchell’s first point … Read more
The coursework and field experience this semester made me realize how important it is to know my students and how to engage them. I experimented with different ways to engage my students over the course of the semester. The experience taught me that the students were more focused and that I grabbed their attention when … Read more
Recently, attention has been given to plans for improving the public schools by allowing parents to choose where their children attend school through a school voucher system. The education voucher system exists when a government provides payment to families that allow their children to attend a private or public school of their choice. The payment … Read more
Have No Fear Failure is Here? As a teenager and growing student, many people are faced with the fears of failure; Mine was evidently school. Growing throughout elementary and middle school up to about 8th grade I was always told I had potential. I always did decent in school, you know typical smart kid who … Read more
A Window to the Outside World In Sophie’s World, the author takes the reader through a strange series of drawing out the events surrounding a girl’s life. In “The Human Condition”, Howard Nemerov paints this graphic image of a man inside a motel room living his life without contact to the outside world except through … Read more
A token economy is a method of behavior modification intended to increase desirable behaviors and decrease undesirable behaviors with the use of tokens. Individuals receive tokens immediately after displaying desirable behavior. Individuals collect these tokens and later exchange them for a meaningful object or privilege (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007). Anthony and Mia are typically … Read more
Down in the locker room, one of my favorite coaches looked at my team and stated, “I’m sorry. I will not be returning next year to be your coach. ” I sat there almost in tears, because at that moment my love for basketball almost left with him. Billy Martin was a favorite coach of … Read more
A major goal many schools aim for is to provide young students with substantial knowledge of the amazingly diverse world they live in. Although this seems to be the case, more than 11,300 books have been challenged for controversial material since 1982; 311 books were challenged recently in 2014 (American Library Association). The fact that … Read more
Text messaging is the central structure of communication for teennagers. While teens may think shortcuts are helpful they may not understand the damage they are doing to their writing. While older generations consider it to be degrading to the English Language, over half of teens have come to the conclusion that texting has made their … Read more
My philosophy of classroom management and student engagement is to guide my students in a structured environment that allows them the opportunity to be successful, self-disciplined, respectful individuals in the classroom and out. Why students misbehave I believe students misbehave for several reasons; they may not know any better because they have not been taught … Read more
Do you remember sitting at your computer screen, taking your fifty to fifty-two question NWEA? Standardized testing is any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions. Some of the common standardized tests are the SAT’s and the SBAC tests. You take the SAT’s in high school and the Smarter … Read more
Have you ever thought, why is my teacher so adamant about me reading To Kill a Mockingbird? What if I told you it is filled to the brim with life lessons and morals that allow us to reflect deeply upon it? Firstly, life lessons are more important than you think and they matter for a … Read more
Why is parental involvement lacking in Title I schools? Throughout my K-12 teaching career, which took place exclusively at Title I schools, a lack of parental involvement was prevalent within the school communities. Parents were often unresponsive to teacher correspondence, and after-hours school events were generally poorly attended. According to LaBahn, many factors negatively impact … Read more
Paper 1: “The Old Man” In this paper I can see that this student uses simple sentences very well. This student uses a simple sentence to get right to the point, and it’s working well for this student. The student’s introduction sentence was simple, yet it caught my attention. “Sand, beach, and water are what … Read more
In The United States today, a high-quality education is no longer just a stepping-stone to unlimited opportunity in the world, it is a requirement for any future success. Educating every American citizen and equipping all students to graduate from high school and go on to a form of higher education is a national imperative. It … Read more
We live in a society that uses grades as a reflection of learning. Grades are supposed to show how well you know a subject, but is that what they really show? In our society it has become more about getting the grade than actually learning the subject. What impact do grades even have on learning? … Read more
I was lucky enough to go spend my job shadowing experience with my old fourth grade teacher, Mr. Quigley, which was a cool experience to see how things has changed in his classroom over the years and how some things and ideas are the same throughout his classroom. He also introduced me to other grade … Read more
When I first learned that I would be observing an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting, I had several ideas on how it would actually go since I have never observed a meeting on a student. I had pictured in my mind that the meeting would be in a quiet room with a really long table … Read more
Ignorance can be one of the most hurtful catalyst, which I can think of. Ignorance can cause one to say the first thoughtless perception a person has in their head. For example, a seventh grader learning about the Hindu religion and reincarnation in social studies class and then asking the only Indian student in the … Read more
Various studies have shown the importance of phonological structure of words, often referred to as phonological awareness. According to Snow, Burns, and Griffin (1998), phonological awareness is the ability to attend explicitly to the phonological structure of spoken words, rather than just to their meanings and syntactic roles. Children who exhibit low phonological awareness are … Read more
Getting asked “What school do you go to”, I answer “North Cape”. They then look with a confused smirk and ask “Where’s that” “In the middle of nowhere, between Franksville and Union Grove” I answer. To me, it’s almost as if it’s a famous line l’ve made, because of how many times I answer that … Read more
Touching more lives, affecting the outcome of so many futures a teacher is the epitome of a leader. Just as a leader has his or her own style, their way of motivating their students, also plays an important part in a students success. Spending more time with our children then most parents do, a teacher … Read more
When reflecting on what I have read in the book Building an Ethical School by Robert J. Starratt, and the information obtained from my current Ethics and Social Responsibilities class, I feel I have an abundance of valuable information that will guide me in creating an ethical school environment when I am a school leader. … Read more
