...the textbooks. Often when we hear the word “education”, we think that children are going to school and being lectured by a teacher who has power over them and the classroom. Parents leaving their children at school, expecting the best for them, that they will be receiving the fullest potential of education they can ever receive. As well as parents and children relying on the teacher with their full knowledge that the children will be learning at the kid's pace. Unlikely, that is not the case. There are many ways a teacher can help their students, and they would, but they are very limited due to standards...
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...I was not able to spend the summer before my senior year goofing off with friends or taking a road trip. Rather, I had a job babysitting two kids five days a week. I spent most of this time sitting at the pool or sitting at their house. After the second week of this I was bored out of my mind. While sitting on their couch bored while they were reading, I decided I was going to use my time productively. I wanted to research a topic that interested me but I would not necessarily be able to learn about during school. Thus I started my independent study project on the Middle East. Since history impacts modern problems, I started out by reading a book about the history of the Middle East. I read stories by journalists working in Iran and Syria,...
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...The Purpose Research suggests that students can be taught phonics skills that are needed to become proficient readers. The use of strategies such as guessing from context, predicting and re-reading may aid, to some extent, with reading comprehension. However, according to Becker (1977), a primary difficulty in developing comprehension in the early years in reading is an inadequate vocabulary. An insufficient vocabulary will have an adverse impact on reading comprehension. E.D.Hirsch states “It is now well accepted that the chief cause of the achievement gaps between socioeconomic groups is a language gap.” The purpose of this research is to determine how explicit instruction using interventions can help close the vocabulary deficits with children from disadvantaged backgrounds The Problem Children of lower socioeconomic backgrounds enter kindergarten with a less extensive vocabulary than those of higher socioeconomic environment. One study showed that three year old children from affluent families had larger vocabularies than children from impoverished families (Hart and Risley, et al 1995). Unfortunately, once the deficit in vocabulary is established, differences in vocabulary knowledge are hard to eliminate. This leads to continued gaps as students progresses through school. Another study revealed that children from affluent homes hear 382 words per hour and children from impoverished families hear about 167 words an hour. Throughout their lifetimes, children...
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...lessons designed around small learning increments and clearly defined and prescribed teaching tasks (http://www.nifdi.org/).” I would describe how direct instruction is a method of teaching considered most effective by various researchers. I would explain how the direct instruction model utilized in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system (CMS) allows students to learn more in less time. To demonstrate the direction instruction model, I would provide parents an opportunity to review the lesson plan format (Appendix 1) as prepared by CMS. Parents will be directed to notice how classes are structured to allow for: link to prior learning, teacher modeling, guided practice, independent practice, closure, and student assessments. Each of these items will be broken down using research based information to explain the break down of learning into smaller increments (Appendix 2) for the direct instruction model. Parents will be advised how the link to prior learning is very similar to a review of a students’ background knowledge. This portion should be limited to no more than 10 minutes. Furthermore, the teacher modeling segment should be limited to no more than 15 minutes. To assist with comprehension of direct instruction, I would explain that the most positive aspect of direct instruction is that...
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...Censorship Hinders Education in Schools Censorship is a negative influence on schools and education in general. Censorship is the forbidding, blocking, limiting, or obstructing access to information for whatever reason. When it is introduced into the school education system it comes with some flaws and drawbacks not intended by the original effect by which safety is the biggest concern. When teachers assign research on a certain controversial or unsafe topic, it is not allowed to be surfed on the school grounds due to internet filters or lack of books concerning them how are the students expected to complete the assignment let alone learn with that big barrier? There is also the problem with that it will actually encourage the curiosity of...
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...a vision, wearing and ultimately ruining her wedding veil, the weather, and the symbolic imagery of the Chestnut tree. The passage also represents a significant issue in regards to the morale personae of Mr. Rochester. His untruth at leading Jane to the door of marriage knowing he had an insane wife, whom he could not divorce. One may suppose he should not have offered marriage to Jane. Jane would have to make a moral decision in spite of her deep love for Mr. Rochester and make choices which will affect her life from this time forward on societal and inner morality. TEXTUAL ANALYSIS 2. The passage is taken from the novel Mill on the Floss, by George Eliot, page 68. The passage refers to the narrator speaking of Mr. Riley a “gentleman” who was a very educated auctioneer and appraiser. The passage can be analyzed on different perspectives: social class, omniscient narrator or tone which in this case is satiric, and educational standards for children or lack of in regards to females. If one looks at the social class perspective Mr. Riley was not truly qualified to give an educated opinion to Mr. Tulliver for where Tom should further his education. Yet Mr. Tulliver thought of him as a “gentleman” and respected his opinion...
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...Censorship for Teenagers Kathryn Criswell Western Governors University I. Censorship for Teenagers a. Is censorship dangerous to the development of our children? Censorship is a concern for parents, schools, librarians, and school administrators. Public education is vital to the future of society. Students must be allowed to develop the spirit of independent intellectual thinking and be exposed to a variety of conflicting ideas, images and viewpoints, in return giving them the knowledge to make the best choices in life (Reichman, 2001). b. Should parents censor what books their children read? Research suggests that censorship can have a negative impact on teenagers because the topics teenagers are facing today are the very ones that parents are trying to shelter them from. c. Main points: i. Censorship limits teenager’s ability to understand societal issues. ii. Censorship limits the knowledge teenagers have to make up their own minds and discuss their thoughts and opinions openly. II. According to the American Library Association, the following books are the 10 most challenged books of 2011. The graph represents the reasons why they are challenged. 1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle 2. The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa 3. The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins 4. My Mom’s Having a Baby! A Kid’s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad...
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... | |Programme :MBA |Year/Level : | |Academic Year : 20012/13 |Semester : 1 | |Module title : People Resourcing |Assignment no. :1 | |Notes for students : | |Hard copy of assignment should be stapled in the top left corner and submitted to the School Office. | |Electronic copy of assignment...
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...is always discussed in America. Abortion is known world -wide as a termination of pregnancy. Currently in many states it is becoming illegal and abortion clinics are being shut down. The topic of Abortion cause a huge debate in America, there are people who are completely against in and people who are strongly for it. Abortion should not be completely illegal but, it should only be offered to people who have had a traumatic life event that has happened to them. Americans who are against abortion have very strong reasons for their choice. There are citizens who believe life begins as soon as an egg is fertilized and if pregnancy is terminated it is as if one is committing murder. People who are pro-life also believe that in real society it wouldn’t be allowed to harm a living person so it shouldn’t be allowed to harm a fetus. They also believe in cases such as rape or incest abortion shouldn’t be allowed because it punishes the child instead when it should really be the suspect who should be punished. A huge ordeal that could prevent pregnancy in the first place in using contraceptives, abortion shouldn’t be the ultimate back up plan. Women should be responsible enough to use protection when being sexually active so they don’t immediately turn to abortion when they suspect they are pregnant. After having an abortion it is told that some women have doubts about the decision they have just made. A lot of girls who go through with abortion are often young girls who are not...
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...classes. When sitting up your learning centers you not only want to take in the physical features of your classroom. You also need to consider the age of your students, the number of students and the type of activities you want to be conducted. Learning centers consist of multiple stations for children to rotate through. Stations may contain activities from different subjects, such as math, science and reading, or different activities related to the same topic. Using learning centers in your classroom is a fun way for students to experience hands-on learning independently or in small groups. It also opens up possibilities for you to work with small groups or individual students. One type of learning center that is valuable for young children is a reading center. A reading center is a place for students to read independently or quietly with a partner. It should provide comfortable seating, a variety of books, and a quiet, secluded atmosphere. There will be no more than two students allowed at the reading center at a time. The students can either choose to go to the reading center to pick out a book to take back to their desk to read silently or they can stay at the center and sit in one of the seats provided. While at the...
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...PROGRAMME: M. A. ENGLISH COURSE TITLE: STUDIES IN WRITING AND RESEARCH COURSE CODE: ENG 503 PROPOSAL TOPIC TEACHING POETRY APPRECIATION IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY OF THREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE TECHIMAN MUNICIPALITY INTRODUCTION Very few people are gifted with talents to understand or write poetry. The taste of poetry has to be cultivated with a careful handling of the subject failing which the poetry can results into irritating sign of neurosis on the students. Hence, there is great need of suitable curriculum as well as careful handling of the subject. Despite the fact that, poetry is one of the highly specialized forms of language, its status is diminished. It is partly because of the curriculum and partly because of the English teachers who execute the curriculum of poetry [Robert Scholes, 2001]. Most teachers of literature in general and poetry to be specific have the tendency of rather relying too heavily on critical commentaries of literary works (Yenkson 1987). Yenkson further asserts that “these notes are written by Secondary School teachers with the sole purpose of helping students to pass their exams”. Many of these teachers think that the use of those notes will spare them and their students the agony of having to study their recommended text. Apart from this, Senior High School English and Literature in English lessons are dominated by the need to prepare students for exams, hence in especially core English lessons the literature...
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...Haleigh Lakhan AP Lang. Pd 2 10/19/2015 As a student that has been exposed to both public and private school settings, the quality of my education has been substantial. In many ways my education was great because I learned to challenge myself and because I’m in control of what I learn. However there is one issue that I have noticed within my own education, the amount stress students face while getting an education. Eighth grade was when I really learned to challenge myself mentally. I was taking two high school courses—one of which I basically taught myself the entire curriculum—Algebra one and Physical Science. I struggled but I took initiative, I had tutoring sessions with my math teacher and I used my resources to the best of my abilities to pass my science class. To me this is what learning should be, give me the basic information and let me explore. I found it highly annoying that I wasn’t being taught but looking back it made me a better student. I realized that I retained the information I was teaching myself, instead of it being something I memorized and forgot a year later. Emerson radiated this point in his essay. He says “Respect the child, respect him to the end, but also respect yourself. Be the companion of his thought, the friend of his friendship, the lover of his virtue.” (Education Emerson) He believes you should give a child the basics and let them explore the topic, with your guidance when they need it. I did exactly that while taking physical science...
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...Reading Strategies for Ninth Grade English Language Learners Vanessa S. McQueen Student Number: 000-02-7502 In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements with the Degree with Masters in Reading with Concentration in Inclusive Education The College of The Bahamas October 2013 Abstract Research in the field of reading strategies has been conducted repeatedly to ascertain the effectiveness of these strategies in assisting English Language Learners (ELL) to construct meaning from texts. However, little research has been done in The Bahamas to determine what Bahamian educators can do to support second language learners in their classrooms. This paper assesses: 1. The impact of Sustained Silent Reading on comprehension for ELLs 2. The impact of Think Aloud and Read Aloud on reading comprehension for ELLs. This research suggests that the use of these strategies can play an important role in students’ abilities to read and comprehend texts on their own. Direct instruction and modeling of the think aloud strategies increased the students’ confidence levels and the likelihood that they will use the strategies on their own. Key words: English Language Learners, Sustained Silent Reading, Teacher Think Aloud, Comprehension, Scaffolding, Schema, Prior Knowledge Reading Strategies for English Language Learners In the past ten years, The Bahamas has seen a significant increase in...
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...of learning in which skills, knowledge, and habits are transferred from one generation to the next. Senator Patty Murray said, “A good education means learning to read, write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.” There are many reasons why education is important to me. First, thanks to the education I received in school, I learned to read and write. Reading opened the door to learning about math, history, science, literature, geography and much more. Writing allowed me to express myself and communicate with other people. In addition, education provided me with better work opportunities, economic stability, and a more stable life than my parents had because they do not have an education. Education not only prepares me as an individual in the professional field, but also lets me create my personality and become an independent and critical human being. Another reason education is important is because it teaches you to respect diversity, to be tolerant and supportive of others; as a result, I can live in harmony in our society. Education allowed me to learn a new language, English, which helped me to communicate and integrate with the local community in the United States. My education experiences have provided me with the opportunity to attend a university where educational levels are higher than the country where I come from. Joseph Addison, English writer and poet, said, “What sculpture is to a block of marble education...
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...and spiritual phenomena. After the I world war Rudolf Steiner was lecture his ideas for a society transformation, to workers factories in Germany. On April 23, 1919, he lectures for the workers of the Waldorf-Astoria cigarette factory in Stuttgart, Germany; in this lecture he mentioned the need for a new kind of comprehensive school. On the following day, the workers approached Herbert Hahn, one of Steiner's close co-workers, and asked him if their children could be given such a school. Independently of this request, the owner and managing director of the factory, Emil Molt, announced his decision to set up such a school for his factory workers' children to the company's Board of Directors and asked Steiner to be the school's pedagogical consultant. The name Waldorf thus comes from the factory which hosted the first school. In 1924 Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He used anthroposophy as the name for his teachings, which means the wisdom of the human soul Rudolf Steiner remains perhaps best known for the educational methods he pioneered in his Waldorf schools, which have spread slowly but steadily around the world since his death. Main Focus: Rudolf Steiner believed that education has to focus in the needs of a child as they...
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