As noted Ashley has a lack of self-control, presents as very impulsive, reactive and lacks insight as to how her maladaptive behaviors. Her lack of self-control mostly inhibits Ashley to full succeed academically. Ashley’s impulsive reactivity, and attention seeking behaviors usually gets her thrown out of class for days at a time. When talking to Ashley about why she thinks she got kicked out of class, she would usually respond, “I don’t know why she kicked me out of class. Mrs. J, always…
When I thought of the word “gambling” I considered it to be someone who has a serious problem spending money. In fact it really has nothing to do with the money, it why they do it, how it makes them feel while they are doing it .When you step into a game room the atmosphere is surreal and filled with stagnant smoke. The games just sit and…
According to the PBS Frontline interview, “Digital Demands: The Challenges of Constant Connectivity,” we are witnessing a generation of adolescents who would rather experience human interaction through texting in place of calls or “face to face” correspondence, sighting the efficiency of technology and the safety of distant intercommunication. Consequently, the interview indicates that adolescents are being stripped of the opportunity to build interpersonal skills due to their overuse of…
subject. Bringing back creativity in the school setting would allow a broader spectrum of learning methods for students to grasp knowledge from, thus engaging those who have different learning styles. These students tend to have a higher outcome. The problem with this fact is, not every student can find the way that best fits them. With how the school systems are turning, student grades are more dependent on tests than any other category of work. This leads to the conclusion that students who…
A fundamental tenant of his thought resides in the idea of human creativity as fundamental to human problem solving. His thinking borrows heavily from that of Meade and John Dewey, with variations of their thoughts filtering into his own unique perspective as outlined in his text Social Pragmatism. For instance, Joas affirms numerous elements of Mead’s…
Characteristics that a leader should demonstrate are the 3 C’s that I go by when in any type of leadership position, and they are: Consistency, Courage, and Communication. These traits are important because they are not only needed to be an efficient leader but they are also needed in day to day life. Consistency in a leader is important because no one wants someone who half does something, that’ll only make the people under the leader do as they do then nothing gets accomplished. Positivity…
Driving is a privilege. With the privilege of driving comes responsibility. It is a driver’s responsibility to be meticulous while driving at all times. A single driver that is selfish and inconsiderate of other drivers could cause in a tragedy. A terrible accident or even death can occur as a result. Injuries or death could be made to any passengers or to anyone involve in the accident or even stand by. There are many ways where a driver could be irresponsible, however there are two major…
understanding, if they are subsistent are they corporeal or incorporeal in nature, and finally if they are separate from or component in the objects they classify. In order to solve this set of questions which is often referred to as the problem of universals Boethius states the problem as “Genera and Species [and all other universals] either exist and subsist or are formed by the understanding and by thought alone”…
Evil is not a force, in itself, evil is the absence of good, evil does not come from a devil, or darkness or an evil deity. Augustine goes on a spiritual and metaphysical journey throughout the confessions. His beliefs evolve as travels to different places. He adopts several philosophies, before coming back to Christianity, like all of humanity must do according to himself. His ideas about evil similarly, follow this progression, Augustine disregards the Bible as being unsophisticated, and…
Ari seems to dread the story problems the most and gives up pretty quickly if he can’t figure out the correct procedure. To help Ari with his math struggles I try to empower Ari to do math on his own. When he gets stuck, I guide him to the sample problems, help clear up any misunderstanding, and try as much as possible to get him to come up with the correct procedures on his own. Just like…