Curricula

Mexican American studies in Arizona have been accredited with increasing the graduation rates and improving students test scores on standardized tests in Arizona. The Tucson School District has aimed to ban ethnic studies under the guase that such course breed resentment in the students that took those specific classes against whites as well as hatred and that they also promoted division. Members of the state board view these classes not as educational, but as away to nurture future activist who…

In the essay; “Two Years Are Better Than Four” by Liz Addison, was published in the New York Times Magazine’s College Essay Contest. Throughout this essay, the author follows a fictional, yet symbolic character; Rick Perlstein. Through this character, Addison expresses her thoughts on the American Higher Education System. Consequently, she manages to highlight the importance of community colleges and the stark contrasts community colleges and universities share with each other all through the…

Throughout the years, the youth culture has been influenced by the media. Children and teenagers have been exposed to too many ads, causing them to believe that “life is about getting and spending”. Nowadays it is common to hear a child complaining about how he dislikes his IPad cover because it is not his favorite color or how he has a tablet but not a cell phone. Kids have become consumerist, dependent of the products sold by the media. This is shown in the documentary “Consuming Kids: The…

Educational Reforms Introduction From a generic perspective ‘Education reform’ is in essence a phrase that is used to define the context of influencing changes in public education systems with the aim of establishing a better and efficient framework of knowledge acquisition. Education is significantly dynamic due to the constant changing nature of human social related principles, cultures and lifestyle. Similarly, from an historical perspective, education reforms have taken diverse forms due to…

ideology believes that a child learns more effectively when they are able to make connections between new knowledge and their own personal experiences. While some charter schools have chosen this particular educational philosophy as the basis for their curricula, other charter schools may choose to implement another popular teaching method such as Common Core. Teaching through the use of Common Core is a fairly new teaching method used in private learning institutions, public schools, and…

major meta-paradigm of nursing, person, nursing, health and environment. Nursing scholars contributes to understanding of the nursing scholarship. These icons are leaders in nursing and professional activists in the committee that develop nursing curricula, promotes nursing in politics or legislature forums (Robert and Pape, 2011).Through nurses’ obligation to scholarly practice and effective patient care, they are impelled to use theory and research to improve nursing practices.…

At Sebring High School, the teachers and faculty push for their students to thrive in ways that are prevailing. They encourage students to pursue their academics in multiple different methods. Academics may be a major key here at Sebring High School but, it is often encouraged to join a club or extracurricular activity to receive a break from their schoolwork and to teach valuable life skills. Working hard doesn't go unnoticed at Sebring, they reward students with social events such as the…

that we may face as educators when she stated Unfortunately, there is typically little time for such kinds of projects and scaffolding on part of the teacher that could result in the kind of genuine learning described in the regular, fast paced curricula of schooling with an emphasis on performance and high stakes testing rather than a celebration of hybridity and students’ funds of knowledge. (Rahm, 2008, p. 118) To me, this implies that the emphasis on achievement and testing places limits on…

Mindes, Gayle. (2005 September). Social Studies in Today’s Early Childhood Curricula. Teaching social studies in early childhood is more than teaching history; it is guiding students to create their own understanding of good citizenship, values, and ethical issues. Early childhood social studies lessons stem off of what students are familiar with, and build to students understanding and appreciating the social world around them. Gayle Mindes makes the argument that students need to be exposed…

Program Assistant: Rodney Steverson County: Vance Title: Childhood Obesity Trends Issues/Needs:. The high prevalence of obesity has serious health consequences in not only the children’s current life but also their future health status and disease outcomes. Preventing obesity during childhood is crucial because habits that are formed during childhood are often carried throughout adulthood. A child who is obese has a 20% chance of becoming an obese adult and obese adolescents have an 80%…