Barbizon school

These are the people who will shape the school systems as they will become major decision makers. I also believe that that experts in this field will become important in teacher training institutions. Part of my plan is to get qualified in this field and even work with student teachers. The skill set that I will gain from this program will become beneficial to me as well as the school system in which I will work. Acquiring a doctorate will definite pave the way…

The article describes what the change meant for prospective teachers in the normal schools, and teachers who were already established and the processes that they had to go through to keep up with the changing times of progressive education. This is an area that would typically be overlooked, however, it is a key point in the history of…

Pfaffinger “Research Paper Baby Steps” “Research Paper Baby Steps” describes a teacher’s method for scaffolding a research paper. She begins by explaining the common problems that students encounter: plagiarism, overwhelmed, to many notes. She then explains her method. Pfaffinger assigns two research papers: a short one where she controls every step and a longer one where the students develop their own topics and essays. Pfaffinger begins with plagiarism and then moves to lessons on…

interesting because it was relevant to my life. I’ve changed my degree and career choice twice since I’ve been in University. At first it was engineering, then it was RCMP, and now a Bachelor of Kinesiology as a stepping stone into physiotherapy or med school. His…

Compare and Contrast Two Educators Piaget and Vygotsky are two influential theorists whose contributions are tremendous in the field of developmental and educational psychology (Lourenco, 2012). This paper aims to briefly discuss their theories, shed lights on the similarities and differences in their theories, and consider the educational implications of these two approaches. The Theories of Piaget and Vygotsky Piaget envisioned that cognitive development is a universal process in which he…

The espousal of multicultural learning and the seating arrangement of the classroom truly helps to facilitate the diversity in the friendship and interpersonal relationships in Ms. Bunker’s class. The students engage in play and discussion amongst each other in an easy-going, non-hierarchal manner. Moreover, the students worked/played together without nullifying their cultural/ethnic and gender differences – but while embracing them and working well together in spite of them. I did not see…

Shaping a Child with Moral Values Introduction Paragraph 1 Lead In There is a thin line between wanting and doing. A person should not always receive what they desire when zero effort is used. Overview and Background In this generation, there are children that will earn absolutely nothing and still be awarded with whatever they yearn to have. This kind of display shows how parents are moving away from the old style of parenting where a child must work and earn in order to receive,…

Teaching is an integral part of most species’ existence. It ranges from the primitive forms of teaching survival, to the most advanced teachings at universities. It has increasingly been challenged, questioned, and modified due to the many controversial views it has conjured up. The text, “On the Uses of a Liberal Education: As Lite Entertainment for Bored College Students”, by Mark Edmundson, is about how, in his opinion, society, educational institutions, and the students themselves, all…

In life, there is always going to be something that one needs to learn; things such as yourself, other people, or the environment around you, pretty much the of do’s and don’t of life. During your journey, you are the ultimate ruler of what happens and what does not happen, but along the way, people will try to guide you and give you the best advice that they can. This is what Steve Jobs did during his commencement speech; he took what he knew life had taught him and tried to teach others about…

The book I have chosen to compare reviews for is Birgit and Peter Sawyer’s Medieval Scandinavia: From Conversion to Reformation circa 800-1500. This paper compares two reviews of this book, one by Ruth Mazo Karras who takes a more positive approach in The American Historical Review, and the other by Frederic Amory who in turn leaves a much more critical review in Speculum. Both reviewers commend the Sawyers for their resourcefulness and agree that their writing is more interpretive in some parts…