My mother recognized that my lack of self-confidence was holding me back more than my inability to memorize lines from a Shakespearean play. A certainly didn't expect to get a part in the play when I tried out, and was more than a little surprised Continue Reading...
urban school districts. The biggest one I believe is coping with and attaching importance to the diversity that has been part of the American paradigm since the beginning of the country. The related challenge is providing equitable education for the Continue Reading...
attaining a college education and degree, I do not think that I was identified as a college-bound person in High School. I know this statement sounds like a contradiction, but hopefully the explanation that follows will succeed in clearing up any am Continue Reading...
I like to think that my ability to focus and make their success as important as my own has prepared me for managing and inspiring others. When I was young, I never felt like I was alone, even after our father left. I always felt like I was a part of Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking Self-Analysis I always assumed that psychology was a bunch of mumbo jumbo related to Freud and sexuality. I always thought that I was a decent learner, prior to taking this course. I now see that I have the potential to be an excel Continue Reading...
Angelou's book "I Know why the Caged Bird Sings' was written, according to its author, to serve as a certain purpose and this purpose can be glimpsed in its language. As the poet and critic Opla Moore (1999) remarked, the Caged Bird was intended to d Continue Reading...
activity I completed was an internship at Public School 180. During the course of this internship I was able to engage in several prolonged activities with my mentor, Mr. Gary Williams, who was the principal of the school. The form of interaction I Continue Reading...
high degree of misinformation I had received from traditional teachings about the church and the beginning of Christianity. Moreover, I was struck by the notion that most other people in the Western world receive this same degree of intentional misi Continue Reading...
Recruiting and Retaining Truly Effective Classroom Teachers Part 1: Profile of an Effective Teacher MODULE 1 Reflections on Marzano’s Domains Marzano Domain First-Year Teaching Performance Reflection Current Teaching Performance Reflection Sele Continue Reading...
Post-Observation of Field Teaching Experiences The purpose of this paper is to provide a description concerning what was learned about teaching and learning in the course in general and through the observation of real-world classroom teachers as well Continue Reading...
This is a very important concept that has not been touched upon in the book but can actually serve as an impetus for good in one's life. Religious counseling is an important field and one that works on the same principles as general counseling but Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking as an Integral Part of Social WorkQuestion OneIn social work, critical thinking involves the ability to look at a situation or an individual from a neutral and objective viewpoint without necessarily making assumptions about them or Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking and Statistics Statistics is an approach to research in which case data collected from a sample is used to draw conclusions about the population. To this end, statistics provides a crucial basis for decision-making, in addition to Continue Reading...
Joe Student Joe Teacher Why I am Not the Perfect Kid When my best friend told me how perfect I was I actually blushed. What was it that she said, "You have great parents, you're getting great grades in school, you don't drink or smoke, you've neve Continue Reading...
Once I have finished college, I will look for a junior position at an accounting firm. With my accounting job experience and good achievements, I am confident that I have good prospects. Once I have been hired, I will prove myself by delivering an e Continue Reading...
Steve Jobs made sure that his devices were simple and beautiful, and I would be interested in learning how to devote so much passion into the products I am going to be working with in the future. The 'reality distortion field' is a catchphrase that Continue Reading...
Music In early childhood, I watched the shows on PBS like Sesame Street. I can still remember the songs that permeated my living room, teaching me how to count and spell. I do not know all the formal titles of the songs, but I can sing them almost a Continue Reading...
Reynolds and I have been described as exact opposites. I seek to learn my trade by my own hand not at some pretense to any system that is better than nature herself. Reynolds on the other hand seeks to understand art by some compass that is supposed Continue Reading...
Teacher and After Becoming a Teacher Teachers come across as experts who have mastered their skills and always deliver quality as though it was part of them. They seem to experience no problem as they effortlessly deliver their content. This was my Continue Reading...
P-T Communication When parents and teachers have open lines of communication students excel. The purpose of this discussion was to focus on my experiences related to parent/teacher communication in my preschool setting. The discussion suggests that Continue Reading...
Short ReflectionThe theme that stands out for me among the readings is the idea of becoming vulnerable. This idea is in the talk given by Brene Brown. It is also in DTL chapter 1, where it is stated plainly that daring (making oneself vulnerable) is Continue Reading...
I have been volunteering lately with a church called Rod of God Ministries. I asked the Rod of God what they needed from me and they responded frankly with some embarrassment. "We need someone to clean our toilets." At first I thought the man was Continue Reading...
positive and negative reinforcement helped shape who I am today. It will show how certain consequences for my actions affect the way I respond to certain things now. We are all products of our environment and experiences, and my life is no different Continue Reading...
personal statement University Waterloo . I'm applying Mathematics (Co-op Regular ) . Please write essay stating reasons choosing program waterloo 1. Education Goals 2. Interest chosen programs My life experiences have come to define who I am today Continue Reading...
Good and Bad Experiences with Leadership Introduction In school I have had good and bad experiences in dealing with leaders. Two good experiences I had with professors at University of Tulsa were in classes where the professors recognized for me bein Continue Reading...
Pedagogy and Wine For this study into my own personal experience with pedagogy, I chose the subject of wine and wine tasting to learn about. Over the course of 2 months, I immersed myself into the world of wine drinking in order to better understand Continue Reading...
But to me, a young woman standing alone on a busy street in a still strange country, the word gaijin changed the tone of this encounter. For the group of teenagers waving and shouting at me, the word gaijin was merely a way of identifying their rar Continue Reading...
I have always been loyal to the King, but is this how a king treats his subjects, by drawing weapons on them on a hillside? The colonists did not start this fight; they are here in response to the threat. Every real man wants to defend his homeland Continue Reading...
Leadership and the Role of an Officer in the Australian Air Force The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is facing unique challenges from shifting threats. This means that it must be able to adjust with them in order to prevail in any conflict and ma Continue Reading...
Multicultural education researchers and educators agree that preservice teachers' attitudes, beliefs, and understandings are important: foci in multicultural education coursework (Cochran-Smith, 1995; Grant & Secada, 1990; McDiarmid & Price Continue Reading...
teacher instructional technology with new literacy instruction to improve elementary (K-5) student achievement in reading vocabulary? The alternative hypothesis would be that new literacy instruction does have th potential to improve elementary (K- Continue Reading...
teacher has in helping students develop their writing. Traditional methods of grading and scoring children's writing are being replaced in the modern educational system with feedback and constructive criticism of the work, rather than a trophy grade Continue Reading...
The chapter goes on to explicate each writing task by means of examples and further specific guidance for teachers. It is also suggested that the tasks do not need to be applied in isolation, but that they can also be used in combination for greate Continue Reading...
I don't grade the final draft in class, as I need more time to carefully read it and give it a rubric score (TIMELINE (http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/writingprocess/timeline.)" This is a valuable aspect of the writing timeline that t Continue Reading...
Also, it is almost impossible to assess the classes' collective level of interest from email, papers, and responses, for a particular lesson. Interactive technology, even video conferencing, lacks the cohesive nature of one-on-one interaction in the Continue Reading...
Maps to increase comprehension for ESL's English as a Second Language Learner The academic achievement gap between linguistic minority groups and other students is a persistent problem for the American public school system (Thernstrom and Thernstr Continue Reading...
Multicultural Edu What ideas did you find useful from the section "General Strategies" that would help you in your teaching? General strategies for multicultural teaching include tips related to the learning environment, the lessons, leading class Continue Reading...
