Economics terminology

SC5 Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school activities and a capacity to reflect on, evaluate and improve professional knowledge and practice. My commitment and contribution to school activities began in my own schooling. As a student at school I was always looking for new programs and extra school activities to get involved with. In my final year alone I became a School Prefect, a House Co-Captain and a Platoon CUO. Whilst maintaining a high…

1.Event-Causal Model of Human Agency and Its Difficulties Davidson proposes a ‘single line’ event-causal model of human agency, attempting to bring intentional states and actions into a single causal chain: an agent’s intentional states (or events), such as beliefs, desires and intentions, cause some bodily movement called ‘basic action’ to happen. There are different descriptions of this basic action, and under some of them, this action is intentional. (Davidson 2001/1963, 2001/1971) Even…

“Today’s Exhausted Superkids” is a well constructed editorial written by Frank Bruni regarding students not getting enough sleep. Today’s teens have a lot of pressure put on their shoulders because of the competitivity between peers, so students, “Lose a few winks but never a few steps,” as stated in the editorial. According to the editorial, it is extremely important for growing teenagers to get enough sleep in order to stimulate healthy growth. However, approximately 55% of teenagers are…

In the article “Ethical and Social Issues in Antidoping Strategies in Sport” by Norman C. Fost, it gives reasons about how the prohibition drugs in athletics have moral principles. Fost is arguing about how prohibiting such drugs is no clear moral principles. I will be analyzing two argument claims in the article of Fost and will also be evaluating Frost’s argument in agreeing with his arguments and reasons. Fost argues about what things are harmful and explains why it is not a good moral claim…

In the article which is named Obey At Any Cost which is the Milgram study which talks about how when someone is in command, they can make people do anything. In the beginning of the article it talks about how they believe humans have the tendency to obey people in charge, Milgram’s hypothesis is if they put people in situations where there is a student and teacher and the subject is the teacher and the other person who is an actor will be the student. The subject will ask the student questions…

Assessment is the process used to gather information in order to develop an in-depth understanding of a student 's knowledge and a way to determine what they have learnt during a particular programme or course. Ann Gravells states that assessment is a way to ascertain if the learner has gained the required skills and knowledge needed towards their programme of learning. Assessment can also be used to determine any additional support needs a learner may have to ensure they are met efficiently.…

According to the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) (CSDE, 2013-2015), a student is considered chronically absent when the number of absences is 10% or greater of the total number of days enrolled in the school year. Pre-Kindergarten students are excluded. As reviewed from the Connecticut State Department of Education School Profile and Performance Reports, East Windsor School District had 1, 216 students enrolled in their PK-12 grade range. Demographics are reported to be diverse…

His big math test is tomorrow and he is worried sick about it. He knows he has to study hard if he wants a good grade. On the other hand, he has homework in every other class that will take him hours to finish. Not doing the homework leads to doing bad in class, which leads to doing bad on tests, which leads to more stress. His anxiety starts to kick in and he ends up doing nothing that night but eating dinner and going to sleep. There are people out there that think homework is good because it…

According to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) U.S. students reading and math test scored have declined dramatically for the first time in 20 years. There are many factors to take in to consideration before blaming The Common Core Standards, frequent testing in schools, the economy, and demographic changes. To what extent can schools be held accountable to meeting the needs of their students? In many urban areas students are already starting at a disadvantage or come from…

According to the article “The Classroom Environment” the environment a school creates “shapes how teachers and students will feel, think, and behave, and its qualities can have a lasting effect on our lives.” For these reasons, the environment in which a school creates plays a very important role in many peoples lives: the students, their families, the teachers, and the community. It can either work for or against those involved, which is why it is always one of the main concerns for schools.…