graduate school. During my time as an undergrad, I have taken courses that will help clarify what my interests are and sharpen my skills in those areas of interests. As of now, there are a few options I am considering pursuing. Two of those careers are an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (19-3032.00) and a Psychology teacher (25-1066.00). Psychology is a passion I have. I would love to share this passion with others through teaching. While I would be just as happy to teach high school…
Classism in Education: Myth or Fact Why are children in America, graduating high school without fully understanding concepts that relate to the core subjects of Math, English, Science, and History? According to sociologist Doctor James W. Loewen and award winning writer Jonathan Kozol, classism is to blame. Loewen believes that history textbooks should take some of the blame for student’s ignorance of inequality within education, while Kozol believes it is ignorance from well educated people…
Aha! Paper Coming into this course, I had many preconceived notions as to how reading what taught and how students responded to this instruction. I thought phonics was the key factor to teaching kids how to read, that nonfiction texts were meant solely for higher level reading, reading assignments were best determined based upon reading level only, answering questions after reading was best for comprehension, and that our current academic system fails to actually teach kids how to read.…
We have to remember that the student pass half of his time in school, its like their second home. As a future teacher I will demonstrate enthusiasm and I will express confidence with the students, I will do projects, discussions between the students, this will help the student and achieve their goals. When I was doing…
to support schools and student success. Whether these roles are assigned formally or shared informally, they build the entire schools capacity to improve. That is why being a teacher leader is so vital to the success of education. Teachers do not necessarily have to be a leader in everything to be considered a teacher leader. They could be a leader formally or informally. In their schools they could carry out certain roles that ultimately lead to the success of everyone at the school. A teacher…
Schools. A place where children are educated to prepare them for the world, but there is more to it than just a place of education. Schools are the place where students can socialize and make friends, and it is the place that does not discriminate because it is where children and parents from different races or ethnicity gather. School is the safest place for a child to grow up and learn. Some argue with these statements, because some schools are not safe, and some schools discriminate. These…
lies entirely to adopt anti-racist tools within the classrooms, and a broader multicultural material in the already desegregated schools. Many movements have change the path towards equality, however, the results are not yet significant because the economic system in this country is set up in such a way where…
The Interview In this paper I will discuss two interviews, with two different teachers. One of the teachers teach two years old, and the other teacher teaches three year olds. I asked both teacher’s questions concerning their classroom and the students they teach. We discussed what I observed during my observation and the strategies I thought would be helpful. The main purpose of these interviews is to discuss the children who were observed in practicum one. Interview Summary On July 11,…
words he wrote brought fear of the uncertain to his mind. The decision was difficult to because it was for no one particular reason. He loved his job and he loved serving his country. The decision was a compound of two young children just becoming school-age and a wife with a new budding career; he just couldn’t continue the military…
Such a person realizes that learning is not static, but something that constantly grows and evolves over a lifetime. The school system is a major contributor to teaching the skills involved in problem solving and cognitive thinking, but the informed person has the ability to use those learned traits to advance his own knowledge through experience for the rest of his days.…