...13 April 2014 Elementary Education: To Give Homework or To Not Give Homework Mankind is constantly observing and learning. The brain is constantly retaining information whether related to academics or simply everyday life. The subject matter of what one learns and the methods of how one learns is vital. Teachers play a crucial part in one’s life. They determine and guide much of their students’ future. Every little detail of teaching impacts the students. How teachers incorporate and reinforce learning outside of the classroom is extremely influential as well. The debate regarding assigning homework is thoroughly discussed and argued among educators across America. Elementary education is an intriguing occupation that debates the topic of assigning homework, which I believe should be assigned depending on the student’s age. Elementary education is an intriguing and rewarding occupation. The Bible regards teaching as a very highly respected and crucial role that honors God’s values of love, compassion, and truth. Teachers have an opportunity to directly influence and impact children in a positive manner. Many students remember their teachers throughout their elementary years. Those years, during one’s childhood, are formative as beliefs and ideas taught at a young age often carry into the future. Also, elementary education is a beneficial way to give back to the world by increasing knowledge and advocating learning. Teachers often experience a renewed spirit after teaching...
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...The Importance of Education As an elementary student, I remember playing a game on the computer called Schoolhouse Rock. One of the phrases I remember from this game is Knowledge is Power. In some cases, knowledge can in fact be power. But currently there is no speed learn system like there is in The Prisoner, so all people who want to acquire knowledge have to be educated. Education is important because it trains the human mind, opens people to the rest of the world, and helps people find solutions to many of the world's problems. Education trains the human mind to make the right decisions. From learning about past decisions and mistakes, we can figure out what the best path to take is in certain situations. Education helps people make the right decisions because it encourages them to be thinkers. An educated person can think of the positive and negative effects of every decision that they make and, more likely than not, they will make better decisions than an uneducated person who does not know how to reason would. All humans have some reasoning ability, but only the educated can reason and make decisions in the most efficient way. This is because their reasoning skills have been fine tuned. For example, an educated person may use his or her knowledge of science to fix a chair or to determine why their metal baseball bat is rusting. For another problem, an educated person might draw on their knowledge of English and logic to help them form an argument. For an educated person...
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...Education is the basic requirement for success of democracy and progress of any country. Universalization of primary education is a provision to provide free educational opportunities to all children of the society irrespective of creed and sex.Education in Niger like that of other developing nations, particularly in the Sahelian region of Africa, faces challenges from poverty and poor access to schools. Niger has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. BACKGROUND Compulsory provision of Universal Primary Education is an extremely modern concept. No solid efforts were made till the beginning of the 20th century.Primary education in Niger is compulsory between the ages of seven and fifteen. The primary school enrollment and attendance rates are low, particularly for girls. Some figures suggest that in 1997, the gross primary enrollment rate was 29.3%, and in 1996, the net primary enrollment rate was 24.5%. However reliable statistics vary because there is no definitive count of the number of school-age children. About 60% of children who finish primary schools are boys, as the majority of girls rarely attend school for more than a few years. Children are often forced to work rather than attend school, particularly during planting or harvest periods. Since independence many steps have been taken and different commissions and committees have given suggestions to achieve universalization of Primary Education. But it is still far from the hope and the national target. Traditionally...
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...1 Elementary Education COM/150 8 November 2009 2 Elementary Education School year 2007-2008, there were approximately 22,434 out of 450,000 students dropped out of high school a 5% dropout rate in the state of North Carolina (North Carolina Board of Education 2009). This rate was entirely too high and we as parents, teachers, educators, and a community need to work to combat this unacceptable rate. We have to start early to stress the importance of education to our children and go the extra mile(s) to assist them and instill in them that they can succeed no matter the odds. Education starts at elementary level; if it is not fostered at that level then graduating from high school is almost an impossible goal to attain. Lake Rim Elementary school is in Fayetteville, NC and was established in March 2000, the school has a student count of 661 students (North Carolina K-12 website 2009). Lake Rim elementary has met the annual adequate yearly progress from 2001-2005, from 2005-2007 they did not meet annual yearly progress but met attendance target (Lake Rim Elementary School website 2009). In 2007-2008 the school met high growth and attendance target. Teacher to student ratio is 1:14 (Lake Rim Elementary School website 2009) and the state of North Carolina is 1:15 (North Carolina K-12 website 2009) and there are 98 students in kindergarten at Lake Rim Elementary School (Lake Rim Elementary School website 2009). The...
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...Discipline in High School and Elementary Education Discipline in High School and Elementary Education Disciplining special education students is a major concern. Special education students have rights that clearly state the disciplinary regulations that must be followed. Therefore it is imperative that special education and regular education teachers are familiar with the many rules and regulations implemented by the Individuals with Disabilities Act (2004). As an aspiring educator, I want to ensure that I am well informed of and follow the rules and regulation for disciplining special education students. With that being said I had the opportunity to interview a high school and elementary school administrator. The following essay will discuss the details of the interviews. Interviewing Dr. J. Murphy (elementary administrator) and Mr. H. Hall (high school administrator) was a great learning experience. We were able to discuss some of the issues that special educators and regular education teachers have concerning the disciplining of their special education students. I asked each administrator various questions and their responses were very interesting. Interview Dr. Murphy, for the pass week I have been learning about the disciplinary regulations that have been implemented for special education students as well as some...
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...Importance of Physical Education in Elementary Schools Importance of Physical Education in Elementary Schools Chris Williams ECE 315 Terri Malone June 6, 2011 Importance of Physical Education in Elementary School Physical education is sometimes viewed as merely a chance for students to have fun, get the wiggles out. The fact is physical education is so much more important to the health and well being of all children. A strong physical education program can strongly promote students to be active and healthy through out their life time. Having an adequate physical education program can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, increase a child self esteem, prevent childhood obesity, and increase test scores in children. Regular physical activity is associated with a healthier longer life and with a lower risk of heart disease. “Current recommendations are for children to engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day (www.everdaychoices.org)”. Children spend over half of their day at school, so it’s reasonable to require that they should get at least 30 minutes of that time at school. Heart disease is a growing epidemic among Americans. Laying down a foundation that encourages children to get physical helps reduce the risk of them developing this disease later in life. In a systematic review of physical education programs over a six month time frame showed that exercise program...
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...becoming an elementary educator is one that I have wished to pursue for my entire high school career. At Iowa State University, I expect to follow my intended goal and make a difference in students lives. Experiences such as teacher assistant, babysitting, and becoming a student mentor have pushed me into choosing to work towards a bachelors degree in elementary education. Through these experiences; I have learned to help students with homework, literacy, manners, and patience. I enjoy helping students, whether it’s with homework or zipping up a coat; from these experiences I made the decision to pursue a degree in elementary education. The elementary teacher I assisted was a great inspiration to me. Her ability to keep a classroom under control and create a fun environment led me to decide that someday I would like my own classroom. I know that when I walk...
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...THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTHER TONGUE-BASED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION IN GRADE I IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN PANGASINAN I Nora T. Cruz, Ed.D Domalandan Center Integrated School namaste_db@yahoo.com Abstract The purpose of a multilingual education program is to develop appropriate cognitive and reasoning skills enabling children to operate equally in their community language, the national language and English. Driving both preservice and inservice teacher training are sets of standards for setting the qualifications and competencies of teachers. Within MTB-MLE these standards should reflect the fact that teachers are prepared to successfully educate students who speak a mother tongue different from the target language of instruction. This requires that teachers understand and can implement strategies for using the mother tongue as the primary road for children to build their initial literacy skills as well as using it to bridge to oral and written literacy in the targeted second language. Utilizing a survey questionnaire as well as documentary analysis, the study looked into the status of the implementation of the mother tongue as a learning subject in Grade I in the public elementary schools in Pangasinan I. Results show that the. It has also been found out that majority of the instructional objectives in the mother tongue as a subject are not being met as indicated by the areas where they are found weak. It is thereby recommended that the primary...
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...with other kids to seemed fun. I didn’t understand that I was also learning to tight my shoes along with other fundamentals that made the school fun. My sister and first cousin also attended the school with me. Whenever we all were together we had so much fun. Sometimes I think about those days such as right now. Entering my first grade seemed a little strange to me. I attended a catholic school which had mass on certain days? This church was different from the Baptist church I regularly attended on Sundays. I didn’t understand the reason why other kids did not have churches in schools either. However once I graduated to the second grade my mother transferred my to a public school that was closer to our apartment. Riley Elementary School was the first public school I had ever experienced. I was really nervous the first day with all new classmates. The environment that felt so close bonded and together while attending catholic school suddenly disappeared. This new school...
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...with other kids to seemed fun. I didn’t understand that I was also learning to tight my shoes along with other fundamentals that made the school fun. My sister and first cousin also attended the school with me. Whenever we all were together we had so much fun. Sometimes I think about those days such as right now. Entering my first grade seemed a little strange to me. I attended a catholic school which had mass on certain days? This church was different from the Baptist church I regularly attended on Sundays. I didn’t understand the reason why other kids did not have churches in schools either. However once I graduated to the second grade my mother transferred my to a public school that was closer to our apartment. Riley Elementary School was the first public school I had ever experienced. I was really nervous the first day with all new classmates. The environment that felt so close bonded and together while attending catholic school suddenly disappeared. This new school...
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...Gwendolyn Alston Alston 1 Jason Norman English 111 Are boys treated differently in elementary school than girls? “Statistically speaking, there are more boy geniuses than there are girl geniuses; if this is true, then why is there a major disparity in achievement between boys versus girls in school?” (Fioriello 1). In my opinion the disparity lies with some teachers not having enough patience to deal with little boys in the classroom. Nor do they possess proper training to differentiate the fact that; boys are very much different than girls in chemical brain development. Even before my son was born I have always wondered and suspected if boys are treated differently in school than their girl counterparts? This question has been on my mind of years as an afterthought, but once my son entered kindergarten my suspicions were once again aroused. I have always kept abreast of the growing issues of class room disparity among boys and girls; it was always something that interested. Now that I have my son Michael, who by the way entered first grade this year, I am in full battle gear. I am a one woman advocate at this point for boys and learning. Let me point out now, this is not a paper on race disparity in the public school system, it is a paper on gender disparity. Yes, there is a racial discontent among African American and ...
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...background of the study, the statement of the problem, the significance of the study, and the scope and delimitation of the study. Background of the Study In a globalized economy with a high degree of competition among countries, the success of a nation depends on the educational level of its workforce. Governments should work to ensure that all citizens receive the technological training and experience necessary to participate in the global economy. Education reform is essential to provide learners with what are commonly called 21st century skills — those competencies and values needed to become responsible citizens in a learning society and sustain employability throughout life in a knowledge economy. Thus, the researcher decided to formulate this research to provide our educational system one of the devices that will make a difference in the manner of teaching. In classrooms, technology can be a powerful catalyst for pedagogical change, as students use technology to take a more active role in personalizing their own education, and teachers take on new roles as facilitators of knowledge rather than knowledge transmitters. Our educational system as well as the curriculum has gone through many different changes and development. As defined, development is the systematic use of scientific and technical knowledge to meet specific objectives or requirements. It is the process of adding improvements to a theoretical or practical aspects of a concept, design, discovery, or invention...
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...time and motion study of jobs. Early organization theorists were interested in how jobs fit into organizations; they focused on the purpose of the job. But this early interest in job analysis disappeared as the human relations movement focused on other issues. It was not until the 1960s that psychologists and other behavioral scientists rediscovered jobs as a focus of study in organizations. I do think the occupations suggested by O*NET as the ones that match my skills are very accurate and I will consider them. For example I believe one of my strong sides is that I am a very Social person and when I checked; here is list of occupations I got. To utilize that skill I could be: Child, Family, &School Social Worker, Recruiter, Education Administrators, Elementary School Teacher, Middle School Teachers, and Probation Officers. Well that is quite a long list. The position of a recruiter interested me the most because I love helping people and seeing them happy and to succeed is my desire. Especially in this economy I feel as if this career will fulfill me. . Job analysis as a management technique was developed around 1900. It became one of the tools by which managers understood and directed organizations. Frederick W. Taylor, through his interest in improving the efficiency of work, made studying the job one of his principles of scientific management. From his ideas emerged time and motion study of jobs. Early organization theorists were interested in how jobs fit into organizations;...
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...Chapter 1 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM Introduction This Action Research was undertaken to describe the impact of teacher-made advance exercises as intervention on disruptive behavior of pupils when learning division skills in elementary arithmetic operation. The subjects of this study were Grade Two – A pupils who were constantly disrupting the class during Mathematics period taken from the list made by the teacher through visual observation. For the last two grading periods handling a cream class, a lot of repeated disruptive behaviors such as incessant talking or getting out of their seats to name a few, which were very taxing to the teacher, were observed. These disruptive behaviors were mostly due to boredom especially to those pupils who got to finish their seatwork fast. This called for a classroom management skill. Hollowell (2013) mentioned in her article that classroom management skills are essential for all teachers. Supervising a group of children with different personalities and backgrounds is a challenging task. You are responsible for their academic growth while ensuring that the learning environment stays welcoming and secure. This includes dealing with disruptive pupils. According to Tyson (2013), disruptive students are always present in every classroom. Regardless of scenario or perhaps how great you happen to be as being a teacher, in one way or another they will and can be found. All of which will develop problems provided an open possibility. But...
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...Overcoming pupils’ misbehaviours in public school like Nagpayong Elementary School that is populated of 10,768 grader pupils and with over crowding narrow classrooms composed of a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 60 pupils per class, but its nature is much more difficult backbreaking responsibility to do than other obligations of the teacher and in this situation she should be able to bridge the between discipline and pupils behaviours. Militant, disobedient, socially inadequate and withdrawn behaviours of pupils are disruptions of class and establish a set of problems to public school teachers. As a teachers they claim it a great burden to deal with in their daily lives. Most teachers are claiming that their effort do not to effectively handle disruptive pupils. With fifty or more pupils in the classroom per section, almost one half of the members of the lower sections are disruptive. These behaviour pupils constantly disrupt classroom situations. Behaviour control is important. Success in teaching is often directly proportional to a teachers ability to use appropriate disciplinary measures. Teachers play a vital role in the total development of the child’s values. He is the key figure in the success or failure on the childs behaviour enhancement. It should be borne in mind that the ability of the teacher toimpose discipline in the classroom is an important factor inthelearning – teaching situations. Teachers ability is disciplining...
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