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grade science teacher whom no one enjoyed, clapped her hands loudly, “Good morning class! Let’s get started into our presentations. We’ll go in order of rows, starting with Elena.” Mrs. Witter’s voice rings out high and squeaky, like nails on a chalkboard. “Let’s first go over the presentation rubric. In order to get an A, you must speak clearly, look at me, do not say ‘um’ or ‘uh’, and recite without using your key. Okay let’s start!” Mrs. Witter smiles and clasps her hands together as she…

David Berg Professor Spear November 25, 2017 Only the Paranoid Survive Only the Paranoid Survive, by Andy Grove, is a book which purpose is to alert governments,companies and people to change their ways. There is no such thing as staying the same, you are either going up or going down. There will always be competition or someone looking to take you down. The world’s marketplace is a battlefield. Competitors are constantly looking for ways, to separate and better themselves than the rest. This is…

I. INTRO A. ATTENTION GETTER-(Walk out of class and come back in with the phone, then set it down and pick up the papers) Oh my god, I forgot I had homework! (Sets it back down) Well I’ll do it tomorrow! ( Turns off lights and writes on the chalkboard,” 7 days later…” and walks to grab paper) Oh crap, this is due tomorrow! (Sets papers back down). This is known as procrastination, the Webster dictionary defines procrastination as “put off something”. In fact, it has been proven that 25% of…

In today’s world, many students learn in diverse ways, however, some classrooms have not adapted to the multiple ways in which students learn. An example of the ways of learning is what Fleming (1995) recognizes as visual learners, auditory learners, reading and writing as well as students who learn better with kinesthetic techniques. These techniques can be utilized within the classroom to help student retain information better and to allow them to learn comfortably. Many students are able to…

contact or in any way let her know that I was there. I grabbed a seat in the back row next to the window. “Today we are going to start learning about pre-algebra,” said the teacher as she set foot in the classroom and started writing something on the chalkboard . “We also have a new student her name is Cassie Logan.” She signaled for me to come up in front of the class with her. I hesitated a moment ,but then I stood up and started to walk to the front. Everyone turned their heads and followed…

Technology in education has gone through an immense change over, not only over the past 10 years, but over the past 100 years (Dunn). While in grade school, my classes had not yet hit the current level of technological advancements. Classes still had chalkboards and there were no kids with iPads. Nowadays some classes provide iPads to be used in the classroom. Technology and education have advanced along one other and have benefitted from each other. While many argue that technology in the…

Logan Coach Humanities Block 15 December 1, 2014 Can Video Games Change the Way People Behave? 1.2 billion people play video games because they’re addictive, entertaining, and fun. (Venturebeat, “More than 1.2 Billion People Are Playing Video Games,” page 2). Many people play video games for different reasons, such as to relieve stress, avoid schoolwork, chores, which could get out of hand. Brian Knight, one of the authors from the book, The Ultimate History of Video Games, remarked,…

Perspective A discourse community is a social group or can be something that inquires shared values, practices, or can even share the same language. A speech community, however; is not the same thing as a discourse community; a speech community is a community that shares the knowledge of rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech. (WaWpg.219) Defining a discourse community can be hard due to the range of different types of discourse communities. Examples of a discourse community would be…

have to work early in the morning.” There was an uncomfortable silence in the car, while waiting for her to invite me. Wondering why Eddy was a big secret. Trying to figure out why conversation about him was like listening to nails scratching on a chalkboard. Horribly uncomfortable and extremely irritating. “Well how about this, we go to the bonfire. Then you can spend the night at my house and so you get to sleep in.” With eight simple words, my eyes were opened. Shattering the rose colored…

Student engagement is on the decline in classrooms nationwide. As a result, graduation rates are decreasing and dropout rates are increasing. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2013 almost 50 percent of 16- through 24- year olds who had 11 or 12 years of school never earned a high school credential. This number increased from 26 percent in 1990 to 47 percent in 2013 (The Condition of Education). To meet this new need for student engagement and to increase…