...where my philosophy of education begins. I believe that the purpose of education is to ensure that all students, regardless of their abilities, are able to gain the knowledge necessary to be productive members of society. Although I believe that higher education is extremely important, there are a great deal of students that may never be able to attend any type of higher education institution. For these students, it is imperative that we as educators teach them the basic skills in order for them to be as independent as possible after their 13 years of formal education. As educators, I believe that most of us come into the profession because we want to make a difference in the lives of young people. Our students are the future of our world. They are the generation that will make a difference. We teach so that our students will be able to reach their highest possible potential in life. Since my primary focus is in the field of special education, I feel that I have a slightly different view on the purpose of education than do my regular education counterparts. My goal is to ensure that my students will have the skills needed to accomplish all of their dreams and goals, regardless of their academic abilities. We as a society learn so that we can be productive members of society and live within the societal norms of the world. We all want to be able to interact with others, be socially active and be able to do things in our lives that are fulfilling both personally and in the...
Words: 1700 - Pages: 7
...and expose students to knowledge. Developing a personal philosophy of education is important because it guides your instructional decisions and can provide stability, continuity, and long term guidance as a professional. There is not just one statement that defines the purpose of education and it isn't limited to just what one thinks. It is my belief that the purpose of education is not merely to teach students what our school districts what us to teach so they can pass these state and federal tests, but to ignite the minds of every child to be creative and analytical thinkers; to assist students in developing critical thinking skills and the value of reasoning for themselves; to develop a student's desire and ability to think and learn about the world around them; to teach and guide them in learning how to develop successful relationships that will enable them to work with their peers not only throughout their school years, but in life itself. The majority of learning does not really begin within the classroom, when a child enters school for the very first time. Many of life’s most important lessons are learned from our family members, from the communities where we grew up, and within society itself. Education is important but life skills are generally taught at home which is more useful than the curriculum that we, educators, deliver to our students within the school system. School is important to teach not only the specific subject matter, but more importantly skills such as...
Words: 2519 - Pages: 11
...of the teacher. At the disposal of the teacher are many ways or strategies that can be utilized to ensure that those being taught are truly and fully comprehending and utilizing any and all knowledge accumulated and assimilated. To list a few, there are strategies such as reciprocal teaching, reciprocal questioning, problem- or project-based learning, tutoring, or debating/discussion. In this paper, the strategy that will be focused upon is discussion. Different people and even experts will have differing definitions of what exactly is discussion. A very concise, yet highly intelligent definition has been given for the word and teaching strategy known as Discussion. According to Larson (1997), Wileen & White (1991) stated that it (discussion) is characterized as a structured conversation among participants who present, examine, compare and understand similar and diverse ideas about an issue. Larson (1997) also stated Gall (1985) reported that discussion is an effective way to promote higher-level thinking, develop student attitudes, and advance student capability for moral questioning. In short, discussion provides opportunities for student thoughtfulness about information received in class (Newman, 1988). This, I believe, is the crux of what effective teaching is, no matter what strategy is utilized by a teacher; ensuring that your pupils are properly and effectively absorbing and assimilating all information given to them. Ultimately, the goal of every teacher for their...
Words: 4445 - Pages: 18
...especially those in lower-achieving schools. No Child Left Behind Act was to achieve this goal by testing students' proficiency in three subjects: math, reading, and science. Through this standardized testing the government would hold schools accountable for the progress of their students. However, the result has been far from the progress intended. As a result of No Child Left Behind, class time is spent teaching to the test, and the social sciences are being ignored. Not only does the drop in social studies education present a risk for the students in high-stakes testing schools, but it also widens the inequality gap between students and presents a threat to the communities around them; for this reason parents, students, teachers and community members should push for increased emphasis on engaging social studies education in schools. Social Studies and the Test While math, reading, and science are tested by every school in the country, social studies is not. It is easy to test math skills on a standardized test; there is only one right answer. It is also easy to test reading comprehension; the text shows the right answer. Reading, and math are skills, easy to test and measure. However, social studies and science are different. Both have to do more with specific knowledge and understandings. Also, both require basic reading and math skills to comprehend. However, there is a set of...
Words: 3917 - Pages: 16
...Purpose We propose that the university must hire more faculties from cross cultural societies at American University of Kuwait. This will encourage students from different societies to take an admission in AUK and consequently it will improve the university rating, profits and reputation. Secondly, the upgraded system of technology within University requires more qualifies technical staff so that to share the workload in an efficient manner. The human resource department of American University of Kuwait must plan to hire more faculties before September 2012 so that to include the fresh hiring in the new program. Problem with Current policy Being the students from different societies, it is our basic need that our culture must be respected. Moreover, we must have awareness about the culture of our co-fellows. As according to the current policy of American Universities, students are treated in an American fashion. They are taught about American customs and their norms. It is for this reason that most of the teachers are from America; thus making the rule of an American culture. Due to this selective hiring of faculties, students from other societies don’t get satisfied with the teaching methods and the course work. Secondly, there are librarians of the same culture and religion in the University. They are unable to maintain the high class collection of books, sources and links of other societies. A single person maintains the collection of books of all departments that is language...
Words: 898 - Pages: 4
...according to the expectations of society. The interaction between socialization and culture is essential since “it is through the process of socialization that society teaches desirable behavior while inhabiting undesirable behavior, prepares individuals to become successfully functioning members in its principal institutional settings”(Gardiner and Kosmitzki, 2011). All the students in a given class share the common experiences of their classroom, however; within that classroom environment each student also brings the cultural sensitivities from their home environment. Due to this multicultural diversity teachers and students must work together to make the multicultural environment rich with positive experiences for children from different cultures. Culture influences children’s development. In school, culture may cause a child to be developmentally delayed or may exceed a child’s development. The child’s culture influences the way he or she behave, think and act, this can have a negative impact on the student’s ability to learn since the student will need an adequate amount of time to transition to the new classroom environment. As a teacher it is important to develop a classroom culture that each child would be able to feel comfortable, a child’s culture and background experiences are critical to how a child learns. “The responsibility for learning falls mainly on the learner, making it rather personal with extended family members often playing a critical role in...
Words: 720 - Pages: 3
...STAFFING MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL Southwood School: A Case Study in Recruitment and Selection By Fiona L. Robson Project team Author: SHRM project contributor: External contributor: Editor: Design: Fiona L. Robson Bill Schaefer, SPHR Nancy A. Woolever, SPHR Sharon H. Leonard Courtney J. Cornelius, copy editor Terry Biddle, graphic designer © 2008 Society for Human Resource Management. Fiona L. Robson Note to Hr faculty and instructors: SHRM cases and modules are intended for use in HR classrooms at universities. Teaching notes are included with each. While our current intent is to make the materials available without charge, we reserve the right to impose charges should we deem it necessary to support the program. However, currently, these resources are available free of charge to all. Please duplicate only the number of copies needed, one for each student in the class. For more information, please contact: SHRM Academic Initiatives 1800 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA Phone: (800) 283-7476 Fax: (703) 535-6432 Web: www.shrm.org/hreducation 08-0768 Southwood School: A Case Study in Recruitment and Selection recrUItmeNt aND SeLectIoN caSe StUDY Teaching Notes This case study has been developed to provide resources to promote learning and understanding in the area of recruitment and selection. Purpose This case will help students understand the complexities involved in effective recruitment and selection. This fictionalized case study is based on a...
Words: 8014 - Pages: 33
...learning is an important part of anyone’s life that allows one to make informed decisions through their daily lives. In today’s society of education, learning is categorized into two groups. The first group is called individual or traditional learning and the second group is called cooperative or group learning. Individual or traditional learning is described as focusing on one’s individual performance in class or though classroom assignments. Within the classroom, the assignments are discussed among the teacher and students to gain the needed information to complete the assignment. Rewards or grades are based on an individual’s effort toward the given assignment. When working individually the teacher can see the individual student’s learning capacity or potential. Cooperative or group learning is normally described as a form of instruction in which students are placed into groups to complete assignments and projects. Using this method, teamwork skills are emphasized and members are taught and expected to use a collaborative effort. The size of the group is normally 3-5 members depending on the class size. The primary focus of this method is the performance of the group. Each member in the group is held accountable for the assignment and there is no one member better than another member; therefore leadership amongst the team can be shared or rotated in the group. Within a cooperative learning environment the rewards are distributed amongst the group members and individually...
Words: 458 - Pages: 2
...still hard to “normal people” to feel at ease with disabled people and treat them as equal. Sharon Vaughn, Jeanne Shay Schumm and James W. Forgan ( 2013) listed under disabilities: mobility, visual, or hearing impairments; speech impairments; chronic illnesses such as AIDS, diabetes, and lupus; seizure disorders; head injuries; painful conditions such as back injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome; psychological disabilities such as bipolar disorder and severe anxiety or depression; attention deficit disorder; and learning disabilities. Whether they are disabled or not, every child has the right to be educated and it is the duty of the society to make sure that every student has access to equal educational opportunities, and the duty of teachers to ensure that every student participate actively and freely in class. More important it is the teachers’ duty to meet the needs of disabled learners in their classrooms. Even if studying the needs of all the students who suffer from the disabilities listed above would have been great, in this learning reflection the focus will only be on the blind, deaf and epileptic disabled students and how their needs should be met in high education Brief definition of epilepsy, deafness and blindness disabilities Epilepsy: Gretchen Timmel (2006) defined it as a neurological condition, which affects the nervous system. Epilepsy is also known as a seizure disorder. It is usually diagnosed after a person has had at least two seizures that were not caused...
Words: 2480 - Pages: 10
...Employing aboriginal ways of knowing in schools in order to ensure the educational success of the students. Nadim Virjee Werklund School of Education Introduction Issues arise when the teacher is in a location where his/her ways of knowing no longer apply to the students in his/her classroom. The teacher has trouble connecting with his/her students and the methods that have worked for him/her are no longer effective. This kind of scenario is very common among teachers who decide to teach aboriginal students at reserve schools across Canada. (Battiste & Barman, 1995) This paper attempts to answer the question of what challenges new teachers on reserve will face and how to employ aboriginal ways of knowing in schools in order to ensure...
Words: 1863 - Pages: 8
...preparation and presentation of the Dissertation were supervised in accordance with the guidelines on supervision of Dissertation laid down by the University of Cape Coast. Supervisor’s Signature:……………………. Name: Dr. (Mrs.) Rosemary Seiwa Bosu Date:………………….. ii ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to investigate the extent to which the communities of the New Juabeng Municipality participated in improving access and quality of Basic Education in the country. The sample size for the study was 196 respondents consisting of 20 Basic heads and 20 teachers, 40 School Management Committees members, 40 Parent-Teacher Association Executives, 40 Parents, 13 Education Officers, 13 Municipal Assembly members, and 10 members of Unit Committees. These groups of people were selected using the purposive sampling technique. Research data was collected by means of questionnaire. The study showed that the community members were aware of the need to...
Words: 22519 - Pages: 91
...Introduction 1.1 Problem definition Any discussion of higher Education in different countries needs to be conducted within the context of the overall perception of a country’s culture, society, history, salary and intellect. These influences are the foundation of the education in a country. Due to these different influences every country has a different understanding of education. I will also concentrate on the influence of culture on education in China and in the United States (U.S.) with special emphasis on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, because culture and history can lead the way in understanding the differences among student’s higher education. 1.2 Objectives The paper investigates the differences between the education in China and the U.S. against the background of dramatical differences in culture and history. First the country-specific Cultural Dimensions by Hofstede need to be elaborated to reveal a basic approach for the understanding of a nation’s culture. Based on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions and the history the effect on education and instructional strategies in China and the U.S. will be discussed. 1.3 Course of the Investigation To achieve the objectives the course of the investigation will be carried out in three steps. In the first step the conceptual background on the topic will be defined to provide a basis. Chapter 2 describes the theory and the five Dimensions of Hofstede’s Culture’s Consequences. In the second step the explanations focus...
Words: 4510 - Pages: 19
...is the dominant component everyone should maintain to enhance and ensure performance and success in our society. Collaborators are intended to work together to create and brainstorm solutions for students. So, effective collaborations therefore display reciprocal principles and efficient dispositions. Dispositions are needed in order to create a productive collaboration among team members. Dispositions are defined as one's professional attitudes, belief, and value displayed and demonstrated among others. As a professional, I believe that every teacher and staff member should fully understand the mutual goals and construct cooperative plans for all students. I feel that each professional disposition creates moral habits of caring, fairness, honesty, responsibility and social justice for other staff member, students, and families (McLeskey, Rosenberg,...
Words: 509 - Pages: 3
...rather, a term with various definitions. The most basic definition is that culture is a system of collective ideas, behaviors, beliefs, values, and artifacts that makes up a society of people. It is a learned behavior. The term was first used by the English Anthropologist Edward B. Taylor in his book Primitive Culture in 1871. Taylor said that culture is “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society”. It is a feeling of togetherness and belonging that brings a people closer in a society. The same thing applies to students in schools. Culture is also a way for people. It is knowledge, experience, beliefs, religion, and material things. It is influenced by the people who make up a particular society. They determine the language, religion, food and music that is most important to the group. In today’s world, teachers not only have to be familiar with content material, but also, they must be able to address and work with the multicultural make up of the students in their classroom. It is imperative for teachers to get a feel of the background for the students entrusted to them. When a teacher understands the cultural differences and backgrounds of his students, this empowers the teacher to not only relate to his students,...
Words: 1276 - Pages: 6
...In recent society world, the ability of adapting into social is more important to a person. There has a debate that some people think parents should be responsible for their children to join the society more easily while another think it is the obligation which schools need to teach. In my opinion, both two place have their advantage to educate children about how to be good members of society. Family is the first relationship a child met, and the behavior from family members will affect child strongly. Kids will imitate all of the things from their parents, from speaking habit to the way they thought, moreover, they will have the similar mode about communicate with another people. For example, if a child have parents who fight each other instead of having a conversation if they are face opposite opinions, the kid will not learn how to express his/her thought and discussion to another but being more violence....
Words: 320 - Pages: 2
