Curricula

The Paradox of Creativity When it comes to defining creativity it is pretty simple, to me is a way to measure one 's imagination, cognitive skills and how you fluently you can use that creative attributes in your day to day life. When asked to define creativity, why does it have so many meanings? Creativity is one of those words when asked to define, have many definitions because there are many ways to go about being creative. Therefore having a viable meaning to that word is almost…

Samual Yisehak C. Petitti ENGL 1105-42R 29 September 2016 Hidden Intellectualism Response Gerald Graff, a professor of English at the University of Illinois, wrote Hidden Intellectualism, an excerpt from the book They Say/I Say. The essay tackles the issue that one cannot be intelligent in any context except for the academic world. Intellectualism by any other subject is just as academic. I agree with Graff’s main point, however, I take umbrage with small details used in the essay. In any other…

My one year and five year post-baccalaureate plan after completing my Health Education degree is going to be filled. I plan on reflecting on the road that I took and the challenges I overcame to achieve this degree. In the first year after completing the program my academic plan, work plan and family plan will be suited to achieve my short term and long term goals. My vision is ambitious and bright, during the first year after graduation I am going to prepare for my CHES certification exam in…

In today’s world, many novels center around teenagers, such as dystopian books like The Hunger Games or Fahrenheit 451, in which they are portrayed as revolutionary and intelligent, a contrast to how teenagers in real life are seen as lazy (often due to the growing prevalence of technology in daily life) and therefore having less valuable opinions. However, many teenagers, such as famous ones Malala Yousafzai and Kendall Jenner or the many who are in protests, have been able to disprove this…

I needed solutions. Looking forward to starting my graduate studies that fall in the Minority and Urban Education program at the University of Maryland, College Park, I knew right away what I wanted to focus on. But as I began my research, I became dissatisfied with the lack of gender- and race-based studies done for Black girls in urban education settings. We were trapped in the intersection of race and gender—where studies on Black youth primarily focused on issues centered on Black boys and…

juveniles and adults that for some reason or another were identified as being involved in commercial sex activities. In the past, law enforcement agencies were not including human trafficking training in their annual or basic career development curricula. Such issue prevented officers from being able to identify victims of human trafficking while responding to calls for service. Since 2012, with the creation of 787.06, many law enforcement agencies had included advanced human trafficking…

taught incorrectly, including losing one’s job. Despite this fear of teaching about religion in public schools, district supervisors and teachers are obligated to consider implementing a comparative religions class or increasing religious-centered curricula because of the opportunities such classes can provide such as broadening horizons and providing real-world…

exploring the culture and countries of the Atlantic, Caribbean, Mediterranean and South Pacific. During those three and a half years I home-schooled my twin sons through grades 6, 7 and 8. I will describe in detail my experience on developing the curricula and my teaching grades for my sons for those three grades and how those experiences align with QCE standards in the PLP task 2 at the end of this year. For this PLP task, I have chosen the following activities: WFE: Coaching two children…

Child abuse is a growing issue not only in the United States but also worldwide. Due to our economic, social, and culturally established ways we have children all of the world being maltreated in various ways. The term child abuse refers to anyone under the age of 18 that has been emotionally, physically, and or sexual maltreated. As the numbers in child abuse grow so do the number of Caucasian infants aged 0-3 being physically abused every day. These children of abuse, particularly infants have…

When discussing any major decision on the topic of education, we must ask: what do we want to accomplish with public education? And the fact that this policy needs to be applied to an American society means that the purpose must be in sync with American ideals to be successful in the long term. It must uphold a citizen’s natural rights for instance, pursue public safety, grant individual autonomy, and be a sacrifice for the good of the many. Through these four goals, it becomes clear that any…