This is closely associated with the subject matter being taught. It is my belief that many students are marginalized because teachers fail to make the effort not only to teach cultural content, but also to learn how to handle such content or to comm Continue Reading...
One counterargument to the practice of teaching vocabulary is that children learn the meanings of many words by experiencing those words in the actual world and in text without explicit instruction. Unfortunately, such incidental learning is filled Continue Reading...
Education Twenty-seven kindergarten students attended Mrs. Brontny's music period. Fifteen of the students were male and twelve were female. The ethnicity of the students varied as follows: five African-American; two Hispanic; and the remainder were Continue Reading...
ESL (English Second Language) Context and significance Relevant background literature Limitations and anticipated problems ESL (English Second Language) In many nations, there are many high school students who have parents who speak no English. Continue Reading...
This is because they are both considered as constructivists whose approach to learning and teaching is based on the link between mental construction and cognitive development. On the stages of development from birth through adolescence, the two theo Continue Reading...
I believe that one of the strengths of this plan is that it is far different from the moral values that most conservative Christians want to teach, and I think that this is where teaching morality in school has gotten its bad name. Shafersman (1991 Continue Reading...
In terms of efficacy, Krashen addresses the position that bilingual education is not as effective as suggested by its proponents. The evidence presented by this position is however not sufficiently convincing to make a substantial case for immersio Continue Reading...
Inconsistent evaluation methods between public, private, and charter schools, as well as the ever-present problems with whether or not achievement is actually measured accurately by standardized test scores, are two issues that must be taken into ac Continue Reading...
English Only Policy is an issue of hot debate throughout the country. Many states have passed "English Only" laws, and more still are considering. Although opponents list several reasons for their position, the proponents of the policy by far present Continue Reading...
Bilingual Education America is a land of immigrants and has, therefore, always required bilingual education programs in some form or the other. In fact, bilingual education programs have existed in America since the late eighteenth century, when Eur Continue Reading...
Arabic Language and Culture Course: Middle East Culture Abstract This grant proposal seeks funds to support the development of the Arabic Language and Culture Course. This course will provide opportunities for students to further enhance their Arabic Continue Reading...
Running head: Tyler model vs. understanding by design Tyler model vs. understanding by design 2Tyler Model vs. Understanding by DesignIntroductionRalph Tyler was a professional educator who went beyond all odds to establish the Tyler Model in the 14s Continue Reading...
Background: Why Teach Sexual Education? With about half of all high school students admitting to have already had sex, and only 60% of those students claiming they used a condom, sexual education can be considered a public health imperative (National Continue Reading...
inclusion" is not part of the law; instead, it states that each student must be educated in the least restrictive educational environment (LRE). Analyze all sides of "inclusion," (1. full inclusion; 2. inclusion in special classes like physical educ Continue Reading...
Reading is fundament skill necessary for our children to compete in a more globalized world. Evidence has shown strong correlations between education and income. These correlations have endured multiple generations and reflect the need for continual Continue Reading...
Integrated Curriculum Analysis A teacher's main objective usually centers in arousing the curiosity of the student enough to engage them in the process of learning. Engagement can often lead to enthusiasm, and enthusiasm leads to learning. One of th Continue Reading...
classroom assessment, a teacher determines his or her current point within the instructional sequence of a unit of study and identifies the student academic learning goals to measure. "Select one class, a content area, and a unit of study to work w Continue Reading...
Standardized Testing Investigation Academic success has been measured for decades by scores on Standardized tests including the HSPA, CAT, MAT, and SATs. Recent studies have held that too much weight is assigned to these tests and that certain highe Continue Reading...
Some newspapers, Kozol points out, muse in utilitarian terms. They argue that those children who are likely to produce more returns are likewise more deserving of financial support. But the most brutal irony of the way poor children are treated in N Continue Reading...
S. were "proficient in reading and math," Pytel explains. These statistics "loudly states that students entering high school" are simply not prepared, Pytel goes on. Moreover, U.S. students do not fare well on the international educational stage. At Continue Reading...
Here the emphasis is on complete neutrality, the child being exposed to all different ways of thinking and believing (Cahn, p. 421). In the end the child will make his own choice as to what is best. Such complete freedom; however, rests upon a notio Continue Reading...
The primary focus is therefore on hearing and speaking, while reading forms a part of the advanced stages of this approach. While the direct approach might be somewhat daunting for the introductory language student, culture is an aspect that makes Continue Reading...
In fact, Piaget also identified empathy as part of the development process. Empathy "is more than the recognition of someone else's feelings, but rather a deeper understanding. Thus, empathetic reactions allow people to recognize that something is d Continue Reading...
Irrespective of the established advantages of the physical activity more than 50% of the American adults are not associated with sufficient physical exertion to entail the desired health advantages. Only the grown ups are not associated with the ina Continue Reading...
Decoding: Identifying Improved Techniques and Approaches for Helping Children Learn to Read Because reading is essential to overall academic success, one of the most serious and explosive issues in the United States today is how to meet the educati Continue Reading...
Educating Our Children in the Black American CommunityIntroductionObtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving peoples lives and sustainable development. The proverb goes: give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to Continue Reading...
However, their measurable test gains may be less than students who do not have such challenges. Quality of instruction is also an issue: perhaps good instructors and smaller class size is best, but what is 'better' -- an average teacher with a small Continue Reading...
In the final analysis, people have been learning how to acquire language for millennia without the assistance of scientific investigation, but the need for young people to do so quickly in an increasingly multicultural country and globalized marketp Continue Reading...
special education has been an issue that went unnoticed in school curricula and by school administrations. It is only recently that more attention has been given to the needs of disabled learners. This is a manifestation of the increasing compassion Continue Reading...
American Dream' is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with the opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequat Continue Reading...
Education is the central component in forming a society that is affluent in every way. Educators make education an obtainable goal. The purpose if this discussion is to explore the personal philosophy of an educator. We will investigate; how the educ Continue Reading...
Strengths and Weaknesses of Curriculum Evaluation Models: Views from an Elementary School PrincipalAs the principal of an elementary school, I am tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that our curriculum meets our states educational standards an Continue Reading...
Adrian Duncan, a night manager at the Y, suggests friendly competitions, such as spelling bees or basketball tournaments, pitting school teams against YMCA teams. The YMCA teams would provide an opportunity for students from different schools and di Continue Reading...
There are, for example, many ways for a student to present an understanding of the causes of the U.S. Civil War" (1999, p. 35). Conclusion The research showed high stakes standardized testing approaches are becoming increasingly commonplace in the Continue Reading...
This has had the unintended consequence of increasing the dropout rate, as students who fail to perform and to be promoted leave the schools altogether. Many good, creative teachers also drop out, frustrated with the stringent controls placed upon t Continue Reading...
Entities such as the U.S. Department of Education for example offers several suggestions for mitigating problems related to teacher development issues. The Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative (U.S. Dept. Of Education) for example provides teachers with a Continue Reading...
Recognition of quality and lack there of should be a basic goal of the education system, as it strives to direct resources and change situations that are not meeting the demands of accountability, yet it is clear that High Stakes testing does a poo Continue Reading...
When these children see that they can use the computer in the classroom to learn their phonetics and other reading issues during their free time, they begin to realize that they can do something on their own, which helps their self-esteem levels and Continue Reading...
Education Class Size vs. School Vouchers on the Achievement of Minority Students The continuous achievement gap between African-American students and their white peers is a major problem in American education. The gap in fourth-grade reading on the Continue Reading...
Personal Philosophy of Education There are many schools of thought on the learning process and there is no single philosophy that covers every aspect of the learning experience. My personal philosophy for education is to provide the most positive l Continue Reading...
