Cooperative education

Introduction: As the United States of America becomes more culturally diverse in its population, the need to address that diversity within our schools is rapidly increasing. This increase in diversity is creating a challenge for educators across the nation because our nation’s teaching force remains predominately white (Caucasian)and English speaking in make-up and the number of culturally diverse teachers is in a state of decline (Gay, 2003). Educators must accept the fact that students who…

Although facilitated through small groups, cooperative learning calls for individual participation within the group. When a participant does not participate, everyone suffers and the lack of participation becomes obvious. Paul has defined the significance of working together by using the analogy of…

“Learning is what you do when you don’t know what to do”, (Claxton, 1999, as cited in Fraser, 2012, p.22). However, as anybody knows, learning is not linear, nor do two people learn at the same pace in the same way and their learning never ends. That includes teachers. We bring our own life experiences to the classroom, involving philosophies about teaching alongside the theoretical beliefs. These beliefs have implications on how teachers view their role in the classroom, how they manage their…

another for academic supremacy. The United States and Japan are the main contenders of this education rivalry. In America, teachers push their students to become the best. This, in turn, breeds competition amongst students in which compete with one another to earn the top spot. In Japan, teachers encourage their students to work together in a cooperative manner. Although the American and Japanese education systems may seem similar, they differ vastly in the following areas: the approach each…

because of family members who are unable encourage education in the children’s lives. School is an opportunity for all students to receive this type of interaction. However, classes with twenty or more students make it nearly impossible for a teacher to provide one-on-one interactions to each person on a daily basis. Therefore, an instructional strategy that would benefit students would be cooperative learning. The group interactions seen in cooperative learning would provide students with…

predominantly pleasurable” (Veiga, Neto, & Rieffe, 2016, p.2). It provides opportunities for a child to learn about the surroundings. If a child is taking part in the play actively, it may result in more effective learning. In the early childhood education, ‘child-centered’ is important for teaching and children’s learning and development. No matter the teaching approach or curriculum of a kindergarten, play is essential to facilitate a child’s learning and growth. It enables a child to…

Goals That Make Reality A major concern for me in my life is to achieve an education. Since my younger years growing up as an adolescent and going to school, I always wondered what I wanted to do when I grow up. It seems like it’s not a hard question, but in reality it actually is. After I graduated high school in June 2000, I wanted to attend college, but didn’t have enough money to attend. After graduating high school, I decided to work first to save up money to go to college. I realized…

My Educational Philosophy My philosophy of education if that every child is unique and has something to bring to their own education. As a teacher, my role in that is to be a facilitator for these children’s education and to foster an atmosphere where they feel safe and encouraged to grow physically, emotionally, and mentally as well as find their place socially. As a teacher it is my duty to assist each child in developing their own potential and learning styles as well as to enter the…

In facilitating monthly Department of Education (DOE) Headquarters meetings with student representatives and NYC officials, I learned the importance of organized communication as I was required to enforce Robert Rules of Order. It…

The Early Education Center For my observation, I visited The Early Education Center, Seagull School. The preschool classroom that I visited consisted of three teachers and thirty children, ages three and four years old. The type of program at The Early Education Center is what I call a “traditional” preschool. When I walked into the preschool classroom, I noticed it was very large and very spacious which allowed enough space for each child. Natural light, provided there was no glare in the room…