Cooperative education

For years I have espoused the need for progressive education. It is important to see the whole child, trust who they are and that the want to learn is intrinsic to our very nature as human beings. When looking for guidance for my learning philosophy, I looked to John Holt and John Taylor Gatto. The signature line for my emails for years was, “Know where to find the information and how to use it - That 's the secret of success. - Albert Einstein.” I believe that as a teacher, it is my job to…

leaving many special education students suffering in the general education classroom. Next, there has been a shift from teaching special education to become independent learners to relying on other accommodations or modification to become successful. The article suggests as teachers of the special education population, we must have a deep understanding of special education so that our attitudes towards serving students is authentic and beneficial to not only the special education students, but…

their school. According, to the documentary most or close to all of their students are at risk of dropping out or not graduating. An education means you have accomplished something worthwhile. If you don’t have an education you probably won’t accomplish much but that doesn’t mean you can’t. Education is important, without it you can’t go to college to get more education which again doesn’t mean you can’t get a good job. If you don’t…

Inclusion Plan-of-Action Most people think of inclusion as something only for the special education students, but I believe that every student in the general education classroom should have access to inclusion. The textbook Those Who Can, Teach, defines it as, “… the commitment to educate each child, to the maximum extent appropriate, in the regular school and classroom” (Ryan & Cooper, 2013, p. 73). This is a good definition but I believe that inclusion is more than just educating a…

school is located near a wide variety of access to transportation and has limited direct access to outside resources such as libraries. What are the special features of your placement? Most of the special features of the school focused on special education, enhancing students physical abilities, and STEM. The school offered after school programs for each and had teachers say afterschool to help run the club. Each club featured activities that enhanced student’s knowledge in the field and even…

the special education classroom to the general education classroom? What type of physical disabilities do the students have? Do all the students have the same special education needs? What kind of learning disabilities they have? How can the teacher help to improve the students’ learning skills and get them make higher grades? My perception to students with disabilities are not different in learning to the public school students if they get the successful environment of education. It is…

Introduction: Baileys view is the conventional outlook on inclusion, where each child is accepted for whom he or she is, and is offered the right to an education similar to his/her peers, in a common setting. Others view inclusion as a more complex concept. Griffin and Shelvin (2007) claim that inclusion can be segmented into three phases: segregated provision, integration/ mainstreaming and inclusion. I believe Bailey’s position above, remains in the mainstream/integrated position, as it lacks…

In China, there are only two directions, science (biology, chemistry and physics) or arts (history, geography and politics) for students to choose in upper secondary school. Moreover, most schools in China still bases on examination-oriented education system. But now there is an increasing number of alternative international schools for parents and students to choose. In international schools, there are far more subjects to choose from than regular secondary schools. Students are no longer…

Attitude, Legislation, and Litigation Imagine, somehow being transported back to the early 1900’s and given a glimpse into the education process, and day to day learning, of a disabled student. Students considered to have developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, or behavioral issues, were often denied access to a quality education, and there was very little infrastructure in place to educate these students. In fact, in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s people with disabilities were…

1.0 INTRODUCTION The educational system has evolved throughout the years with the involvement of technology, same goes with learning session in class. Nowadays, teachers utilized the use of technology to enhance students’ learning in class. Books, hand-outs, notes and discussion are examples of learning aids in class instead of teachers’ lectures. However, environment in the class changes as teachers began to use other learning aid such as online discussion, online quizzes and PowerPoint…