Gap year

Pennsylvania has seen a decline in standardized test scores since the rigor has increased. “The number of Pennsylvania Students who scored proficient or advanced on state standardized tests in 2014-2015 has fallen precipitously compared with previous years,” (McCory, 2015). Although Pennsylvania has seen a decline in scores, legislatures agree that standardized tests need to follow the Pennsylvania Core Standards, which are similar to the common core standards. When states align curriculum…

I visited three different classrooms at north shore elementary. For my internship, I am in a first-grade classroom, so I decided to observe a second-grade classroom as it would be a good opportunity to see how wide the gap of only one year would be with students. I also visited a gifted and talented third-grade classroom and a Special education resource class. From my day observing different classrooms I learned that techniques and strategies change to accommodate each individual child. In the…

The inequality gap takes into consideration the wage gap, job opportunities, health outcomes and more. A news article “Global Gender Gap report finds modest improvements” written by Janet McFarland goes into detail about the current position of the gender gap. The following will explore the reasons behind the persistence of this social issue such as household labour responsibilities discussed…

Data on the topic of the achievement gap were collected such as political and societal factors. The political factors included such subsets as legislative decisions, voting, and getting the right representatives in place to make the students’ concerns known. The societal factors were advancements in technology, environment, and exposure to the wrong influences. However because content analysis was used, these topics were not discussed enough to emerge into a theme (Merriam, 2009). In laymen’s…

My schooling began when I was about 3-years-old in my country – Jamaica. It was called “basic school” that is the equivalent of kindergarten. There I learned letter sounds in the alphabet, writing the letters and simple mathematics. The building was one large room, with seating that resembled parks tables with the benches attached. The seating capacity for one bench was four. If, the classroom was over crowned six students was put together. My home was close to the school, so I walked to…

In other words, what have I learned through my education? Have I been trained in one special area or have I gained an education not only in one area, but also in learning about myself and who I am? According to Webster’s dictionary, education is defined by the development and training of one’s mind, character, and skills, as by instruction, study, or example and the knowledge and skill resulting from such instruction and training. By this definition, one might argue that being educated means…

Liturgical Church Evaluation: Prince of Peace Catholic Church For my evaluation of a liturgical worship service, I visited Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Muskegon, Michigan. I attended the 10:30 mass on Sunday March 6th. Before the service, I was very excited to experience worship in a liturgical setting. Having learned about liturgical worship in class, I developed a greater appreciation for the the way that many of our Christian brother and sisters worship. Their tradition and…

bright, young mind in his earlier years, but seems to have a gradually increasing obsession with his idea of perfectionism as the years go by. Over many years, Crake realizes that there are many qualities about the human race that he finds to be negative. Crake feels the need to do something about this, which is why he decides to work on a project that he feels would benefit humanity, but actually causes destruction. While Crake has shown examples…

I have had quite a journey with writing, and all of the experiences that I have had have led me to believe that I am an okay writer. The first memory that I have of writing something is from the first grade. Our teacher would have us write short stories about whatever we wanted to, and then she would bind them into little books. I mostly wrote about my stuffed animals going on adventures. I am so glad that our teacher did this- it made writing seem like an exciting activity that was accessible…

the past thirteen years, many different areas of my life have changed, and with that, my levels of responsibility and what I take responsibility of. In education, friends, family and even in musicals, I’ve taken responsibility for myself and others, which has helped develop the picture of who I am as a person…