Continuing education unit

online has helped me reduce what I am spending on transportation by not traveling to campus on a regular basis. This is not the only savings students may see by taking advantage of online classes. Jamestown Community College (JCC) offers general education courses that students can take instead of the same course elsewhere at a higher cost per credit…

My Philosophy of Education My philosophy of education was not formed over years and years of profound, philosophical reflection but rather while sipping coffee, sitting in a rocking chair, and mulling over books as I watched the summer sun set behind the Blue Ridge Mountains. From Socrates to Joan Wink, the past four months have been spent vigilantly examining and growing from the philosophies of others. The tables have finally turned, and now without further adieu, it is my turn to share my…

2.3. The Perspectives on Teachers’ Extended Professionalism from School Teachers’ to University Teachers’ The current problem is, however, the existed theories and research studies mostly targeted schoolteachers, then what about it for university teachers? The distinctions between their academic essence and professional responsibilities paved the way for the assumption that their views toward the extended professionalism may also be different. The major differences of these two roles are that:…

Introduction A note-worthy incident occurred on my placement which took place from the 20th of April- 1st June. My supervising teacher asked for my assistance in marking her year 10 students’ creative writing pieces, as they had just concluded the unit and were sitting their SAC’s when I began my rounds. One of the student’s creative writing pieces appeared to be written from a place of emotional distress and isolation. I believe the piece of writing was deeply personal and written in an…

Life at Holy Cross College is a place in which everyone has an opportunity to learn from one another. Since I started at the college during 2013 (year 8) I have been blessed with seeing teachers and students helping one another to grow, inspire each other and become the best version of them self that they can be. As I witnessed this I knew that I wanted to inspire and help contribute to the growth of my fellow peers. I want to evoke others to strive for their personal best and I think it is…

Gender-biased vs. gender-neutral education Gender roles remain strong in education, as children are often treated and taught differently depending on their biological gender. Not only does this promote the gender gap and stereotypical gender roles, but it also tends to exclude those who do not identify as their assigned or any gender. Lately, these issues have been recognized and addressed and alternatives are being thought of. Some small steps towards gender-neutrality have also been taken.…

Identification and justification of the strategies used to implement key aspects of personalised learning There are a number of strategies that can be used in schools to ensure that key aspects of personalised learning take place. A key aspect of personalised learning is high quality teaching and learning in Foreign Languages such as Spanish. One strategy is ‘direct teaching’ (DfES 2007, Moore 2009; Muijs and Reynolds 2011) which can be used to implement high quality teaching and learning.…

could be authentically human while another prevents them from doing so. He also believed that full humanity required an act of fellowship and solidarity not isolation and individualism. He wrote a very powerful essay called The “Banking” Concept of Education” which was first published in Portuguese in 1968. Freire wrote, the students are not called to know, but to memorize the contents narrated by the teacher. Nor do the students practice an act of cognition, since the object towards which that…

days of writing on chalkboards, students sitting in straight rows, and teacher directed lessons via textbooks and lectures are outdated. However, I believe student achievement is still the top priority in classrooms today. Society, along with education has changed over the years at a rapid pace. Today, schools must promote new ways of teaching and learning to prepare students for twenty first century skills. Teaching my students how to learn for themselves is important. In addition, twenty…

The education of students in the K-12 grade levels has evolved over the past several years. In today’s classrooms across most of the United States the Common Core State Standards are in place. If these standards are not in place there are others like them adopted. While there have always been standards in place it seems as in recent years that these standards are more public because of different pieces of technology. With the implementation of the CCSS or similar standards testing has also…