Myles Horton's autobiography The Long Haul is a source of inspiration for teachers and students alike as it provides a thought provoking perspective on the role of education as one where individual minds are molded into working towards social change. Continue Reading...
Lesson One Training Counts Lesson One -- Training Counts California is one of the largest and wealthiest states in the nation, and so one might assume that it would provide the best possible education to its children. However, this is not the case Continue Reading...
Diversity Segregation, Desegregation and Integration of Chicano Students The article, "Segregation, Desegregation, and Integration of Chicano Students: Old and New Realities" by Richard R. Valencia et al., covers the desegregation and integration o Continue Reading...
Education An Analysis of the book "Life in Schools" by Peter McLaren Peter McLaren is a well-known proponent for enforcing social reform and teaching and discussing about new issues in education and critical theory, which is the critical pedagogy a Continue Reading...
Planning, Control The grade that I would like to earn in this course is an A. The reason I set this goal is simply that if I aim for an A, I will put forth my best effort. The objective may or may not be reachable, but in my case there is no downsid Continue Reading...
Improving a School Hope springs eternal, or so the old maxim goes -- but is there hope for a middle school in New Jersey that lags behind expected standards and shows only vague signs of being able to lift itself up out of the morass of failure? In Continue Reading...
Learning Power-Myth of Educational Empowerment Education and empowerment Education is important and essential for everyone be it formal, informal or even public education. It therefore means that everyone is entitled to education. Education is an e Continue Reading...
(2001) research has considerable questionable areas that require questions to the overall application of the specified survey research. The provided statistical analysis does not assist with validation of their research findings with the provided in Continue Reading...
In a community college in North Carolina (where there is a serious shortage of nurses) the entire nursing program is cut back to the point that there is a "waiting list just to get on the waiting list" (Rampell). When states run short of money they Continue Reading...
Elearning: A Balanced Assessment Elearning Before the Internet, if we wanted to find out information on a topic, we would have to check out a book and weed through information we didn't necessarily need or want. In this modern age, information is a Continue Reading...
And L. (1997). "Parents' Perspective on Gifted Education." Peabody Journal of Education. 72 (1): 244+ Parents are often very insecure about their GT child, oftentimes because the child has already surpassed their level of education or training. Thi Continue Reading...
Perhaps other animals also have this capacity for understanding, but they have not accessed it because it has not yet been required of them. Furthermore, viewing the Bonobos' and other animals' together, one can make the claim that learning is a hig Continue Reading...
Rachel needs to be made aware of the small steps she needs to take to make big changes in her life, like becoming independent. Asking her why she did not avail herself of the internship program, why she does not seek to learn how to do more domesti Continue Reading...
Question Describe which resources need to be available to plan these physical experiences for children 0-8 years. (You are strongly encouraged to give practical examples from your own professional experience.) Financial resources and time are two Continue Reading...
However a poll take in 1994 by the Wall Street Journal found that 28% of Americans would prefer to have their own children homeschooled (Houston & Toma 2003). The authors further explain that the increased number of children being home schooled Continue Reading...
Personal Statement What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the field developed and describe any experience you have had in the field - such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and a Continue Reading...
The author has connected learning capacity with another major concept known as absorptive capacity, which is described in the words of another researcher as the "ability to recognize the value of new external knowledge, assimilate it, and apply it t Continue Reading...
Education My favorite years in school were when I was too young to realize that I was actually in school: the early elementary years. When my teachers treated me as if I were special, when art, music, physical education, and reading were all wrapped Continue Reading...
Cooperative Learning Making Cooperative Learning Work: Response Journal: Do you agree or disagree with the common criticism that cooperative learning is unfair because it slows down the progress of the academically gifted? Every student in today's Continue Reading...
Detention, Suspension, AND EXPULSION: EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY POLICY Instrument to be used Participants Future use of study results Over the last few decades the institution of education has undergone many changes. One of the most scrutinized ar Continue Reading...
De-Stressing the Stress From Math Arithmetic is a core rudiment of academia and spells academic and vocational success for many. Even those who do not need skill in arithmetic to progress with their career do need high grades in arithmetic to succee Continue Reading...
Biological and Psychological Basis of Learning and Memory: The human brain is the core of each function of the body that controls operational learning and memory and the interdependence of each of the concepts. The way with which the brain functions Continue Reading...
Post Modernism: A Forced Impact The objective of this work is to describe a philosophy or philosophies that the writer of this work ascribes to and to explain why specifically incorporating values and beliefs held by the writer. As well, discussed Continue Reading...
Procrastination: a Student Perspective Procrastination is a fact of life, particularly that of a student's life. Procrastination is completely avoidable, yet it is also quite inevitable. Procrastination can stem from internal and external factors. Continue Reading...
While many entering college freshmen lack effective studying habits, those enrolling in community colleges are likely to have even worse study skills and habits since many of them had no other option than community college in the first place because Continue Reading...
First, a large part of organizational learning is verbal. It consists of people sharing ideas and thoughts in different ways -- written, verbal, diagramming, etc. Similarly, the plans are written, so it is necessary to be able to write well, underst Continue Reading...
Physical Education Curriculum In the Physical Educator journal article "Students' perspective in the design and implementation of the physical education curriculum" (Ha et al.), twenty five secondary schools were chosen to survey the views of both m Continue Reading...
personal statement for application for college. The qualities of the individual are listed with previous problems in High School. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN It is my desire to apply for college for several reasons that will affect my destiny. First, m Continue Reading...
Ents are oftentimes interpreted, used and graded according to the data they garner from participants. Assessments are tools that the researcher can use to help determine a variety of factors. Factors that can be determined include both quantitative a Continue Reading...
This will enhance their knowledge and improve the individual's ability to use these ideas in the future. (Pitler, 2007) Guided Practice The guided practice is to ensure that all students master these concepts. This will make certain that everyone Continue Reading...
Genie In the course of conducting any kind of research project. There are different philosophies and ideas that are practiced. This is because they are focusing on critical areas that are relevant to the project. Yet, they are not helpful in address Continue Reading...
Isllc Standards at Work ISLLC Standards The most recent set of Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards for School Leaders were published in 2008 (CCSSO, 2008). The purpose of the old and new standards was to improve the lea Continue Reading...
Therefore, instead of requiring non-science majors to enroll in general studies science courses such as biology, chemistry, or "physics for non-majors," the only mandatory science instruction should be courses that relate more directly to useful in Continue Reading...
For the at-risk students that NCLB was supposed to help, this could actually make their educational situation much worse. As a consequence, the National Education Association has proposed a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Continue Reading...
I took this idea to the science committee and the endorsed it. We approached the Parent Teacher's Organization with a presentation for funds. They gave us the money from a school fundraiser, which provided most of the costs. This was a great commun Continue Reading...
Issues Facing K-12 Leadership in Urban School Settings What are the issues facing urban education in the K-12 environment and beyond? And to what extent is crime a hot topic among urban educators? Some have attributed the complicated issues facin Continue Reading...
Education and Empowerment Since it became a country, the United States has made it a priority to educate its citizens in order to allow them to progress. The reason for this is that there is an established connection between education level and the Continue Reading...
There is no denying I am a Visual Learner, much like the majority of the population. 4. What was your score from the readiness assessment? I scored a 77 on the readiness assessment. According to the assessment, those scoring between 100 and 75 suc Continue Reading...
While in school, I was brought back on with the boutique investment firm as a consultant to help facilitate a number of their current projects. While I have always valued the idea of having a college education, it has not always been easy for me to Continue Reading...
Perceptions of Success by Non-Traditional Students Non-Traditional Students' Perceptions of Academic Support Needs Perceptions of the Adequacy of College Services by Non-Traditional Students This purpose of this paper is to review two studies rele Continue Reading...
