Boarding school

Ever since around the 1920s, schools have utilized test such as the SAT or the ACT to measure intelligence. These test were given to compare how one school competes against other schools for a national test average. Even today, they are used nationwide to measure growth.A popular question has arisen throughout our country. Just how accurate are these test anyways? Many people think that these tests are not very effective in determining an individual’s intelligence as well as other methods. So,…

that we once believed would lead us to success. Beginning with grade school, the education system has many flaws within,…

semester of observations was very beneficially to me, and made my decision to become a teacher clearer. I observed in a 3rd grade classroom at Meadow View Elementary School, and witnessed the true life of a teacher. I saw some things I agreed with, and some things I did not agree with. My class had 21 students, but Meadow View Elementary School does team teaching, so overall I observed about 40 students. During my 50 hours of observations, I was able to relate experiences in the classroom to…

Carter, Stephenson, and Strnadová (2011) surveyed Australian special education teachers to determine the prevalence of evidence-based teaching practices. Results indicated that the surveyed teachers use evidence-based practices as well as unproven or ineffective practices. In addition, Australian special education teachers use unproven or ineffective teachers practices more than their North American peers. Analysis The authors were successful in corroborating an earlier study in the United…

To begin with, Education is an important aspect for anyone to have. Without education people are limited to many things. As I was thinking of education many things came up to my mind but one thing that really stuck to me was, “What do elementary education teachers say about their profession?” This led me to find this article that talks about the insights of the elementary teacher profession. As I read this article I found many interesting points and made me think of me as a future teacher. As…

Children born to parents with less than 8 years of schooling are more likely to live in low-income housing, deal with more health issues and have problems in school. Educated parents are better suited to help their children with everything from schoolwork to seeking help for health issues. It seems that with all the research that has been done thus far on immigrant families the conclusion is if parents are educated…

the Director of Special Education, Susan Gribebler a first grade teacher at Jones elementary, and Virginia Stern a speech and language pathologist at Kennedy School where conducting an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for Reed educational needs by considering his least restricted environment level. During the IEP meeting the parents and school officials were not able to accurately communicate with one another about Reed’s educational needs. The parents had strong views of what they consider…

in achieving a goal. Similarly, teachers play an important role towards the achievement of quality education. Yet, Hawaii is facing a big shortage of teachers despite the efforts of the Department of Education to employ more teachers in different schools in the state. The shortage of teachers in the State of Hawaii has been an educational problem, and along with it are the factors like insufficient salaries for teachers, complicated requirements in getting a teacher’s license in Hawaii and the…

proper ways to maintain money. She says that schools should…

content knowledge in their respective areas to learn to present information in different ways and increase students’ understanding (EL-Deghaidy et al. 2015, Gullamhussein 2013, Holm and Kajander 2015, Garet 2001). To develop teachers’ knowledge, schools invest in professional development opportunities for teachers. However, teacher professional development can vary greatly in structure and effectiveness. For the purposes of this paper, effectiveness will be discussed in terms of a teacher’s…