A Few Questions

discussed, a few other students and I have a few small concerns regarding the final exam for the grade 9 enriched science course. There may have been small issues throughout, but most of our concern lies in one question depicting a schematic diagram of a circuit, along with a few general answers, labelled A, B, C, D, and E, and multiple questions afterwards asking which letter (answer) corresponds the best (refer to the "Thinking" page on the test if possible). We found that some of the…

Elizabeth, who is twelve years old. The two girls are sisters and they live in the same household. Lauren and Elizabeth share many characteristics, but they also differ in many areas such as communication styles, they have varying answers to the same question, and have different relationships with their peers and family. Language is a form of communication based on a system of symbols. Language can be spoken, written, or signed. Vocabulary increased drastically from childhood to adolescence. At…

never communicated with her face-to-face. I prepared to conduct the interview in a way that it would feel like a normal conversation and not a regular interview. For example, I would not always say things from the interview questions that I prepared, I would sometimes ask a question on piece of information that she would share. I also wanted to make sure that before I went for the interview, that I had enough space on my phone to record the interview and that it was fully charged. I felt as…

was going to do a interview for the new inmates at Second Chance House. I was hoping to have the intake for a few days before so I could get familiar with it and so I could know what to expect and not be asking question myself while doing intake. I felt that while I was doing intake that I didn’t do such a good job. I wish I would have more time because going down the form I had questions myself or didn’t agree with certain things. I did like that we got a chance to do this although its not…

interviewee asked questions that I have heard before interviews and I would answer them accordingly. After each answer she would give me feedback by giving me answers that I should have said instead and if my answer were good she would also let me know. The prep work did help because it helped me prepared for the real interview that I would be having on October 22nd with a company called Haskell. It was a construction engineering…

answered their survey through a link that was posted on the GCMS Facebook page. The reason for also surveying the parents is to see if Common Core has impacted homelife. Instruments The three surveys sent out are all very similar with only a few different questions added…

In both groups a group of a few people seemed to dominate most of the conversation while one or two people didn’t speak at all. Overall, I thought that both groups did a good job at accepting more than one point of view and having a healthy debate. The variations are most likely due…

Dimension: Quality of Feedback Focus of dimension: Assesses the degree to which the teacher provides feedback that expands learning and understanding and encourages continued participation. Summary of strengths: Scaffolding: There were a few examples of teachers providing children with the necessary help to allow them to succeed or complete a task. For example, a child was having difficulty opening up a cheese wrapper. The teachers provided assistance by giving verbal (push it up, hold it…

What is a computer? If you were to stop any random person on the street, and ask them the simple question, what is a computer? They would just smile, briefly chuckle, and continue on their way. Trust me, I have done that several times before, and spoiler alert, they all ended that way. I believe there are two reasons for this. The first, is that they know what a computer really is and think you are joking and therefore move on with their lives. The second, is that they don’t have a clue what a…

told me how her mother would make fresh bread and sit her children down in front of the TV to watch the rockets take off. Hearing this made me smile and wish I could have experienced that with her. However, contrary to the previous, the following questions produced more serious and profound responses and made me think about how my life would be if I lived in situations similar to those I mentioned before. For instance, when asked Dellilah how she felt about the Cold War, the first thing she…