Education Essay

Philosophy of Education When I envision my role as a teacher, I see myself in an environment that is open, safe, and supportive. This is a place where students are encouraged to have their own thoughts, and consider the thoughts of other people. I hope to help students develop the personal tools needed to have fulfilling physical, social, and emotional lives inside and outside of school. In order to do this, it is my job as an educator to ensure that each student has the opportunity and means…

excellent education. And yet, less than half of American school kids are proficient in the core subjects of math, science, and reading for their respective grade levels. Despite the implementation of countless relief programs, namely George Bush 's "No Child Left Behind" act of 2001, children are failing in school, dropping out, and no improvement in test scores can be seen. The US Department of Education is awarded millions of dollars annually to put toward saving our kids from a mediocre…

Running head: Education Platform UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO Greeley, Colorado Education Platform ELPS 607 April 20th Major Aims of Education Of all the functions and purposes a school can serve, I believe that it is the primary purpose of a school to maintain a safe learning environment that all students are given the chance to grow. Students should be able to develop physically, emotionally, and finally intellectually. It is our goal to help guide…

one general education teacher, a special education teacher and two paraprofessionals who provided exceptional services to particular students who needed their support. These four educators worked cohesively…

types of schools and their student bodies speak to the diversity, or lack of, in the classroom. This is one issue that is hard to solve and address because there are many underlying issues like race and class. The goal of American education is to provide quality education to all citizens, but I have learned from this class that America is still working to do so. Not all schools are created equally. I was very worried about coming to the United States because school districts vary. I know that…

sub-Saharan Africa to India, Iran, and several other countries, the stigma surrounding menstruation and lack of access to proper sanitation directly inhibit young women from pursuing an education. Based on societal ignominy in the developing world, shame surrounding menstruation and its direct barrier to girls education remains a hushed conversation. As a result, both household dialogue and policy making discussions often leave Menstrual Hygiene…

opened to many new ideas about multicultural education and I have learned many things from this course. “Multicultural education is an idea or concept, an educational reform, and a process” (Banks, 2014) It believes that all students should have an equal opportunity to learn, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic background or social class. Diversity is something that is to be celebrated, not the opposite of, and multicultural education focus’ on using our cultural…

language fluently, critically, effectively and creatively used as a range of modes of communication including storytelling, music, visual Arts, drama and media, as well as writing, reading, viewing and writing (Australian Government Department of Education Employment and Work Relations [DEEWR], 2009, p.46). Students with in the Australian Curriculum become literate by developing skills, knowledge and dispositions to understand and utilize language confidently for communicating, learning in the…

synonymous with achievement. Chapter 2 of Creating the Opportunity To Learn entitled “What’s Race Got to Do With It” and the article “A Call for Change: Narrowing the Achievement Gap between White and Minority Students ” address the impact of race on education and achievement, and how…

to Anglo or groups of people who fall into the Anglo or white groups. Education is defined to be the road to success or the road for a better life. For many Minorities specially Mexican American 's this means a better life than being a farmer, construction worker or homemaker as their parents have done in order to bring their children to a better country with much more opportunities than their homelands. The wanting for education to be Americanized and to match the level of resources due to the…