Elementary algebra

The taunting of Larry being openly gay started while attending Hathaway Elementary School. Larry confided in his best friend, Averi Laskey, that he was gay. Averi accepted Larry and remained friends. The issues started rising when Larry started becoming more public with his sexuality. Unlike Averi, most of his school mates…

An elementary school student arrives at school on time every day and prepares for another lecture or lesson on math, science, english, or history, goes to the lunchroom and the library goes back to class and waits on the bell to ring for the school day to end. Something was missing from the child’s school day, the young student had no way to release his energy or time to go outside and actively play with other students. Elementary schools should have recess implemented into the everyday routine…

My Backstory of Reading and Writing My earliest memory of writing is of when I started to learn the alphabet in Kindergarten. My first teacher was Mrs. Crowley, I remember writing all of the letters, singing the alphabet and nursery rhymes, and learning to spell my name. I enjoyed the process of learning and finding out new fun facts. I didn’t know it then but learning how to read and write began the foundation of who I am today. I love to read and I wouldn’t be able too if it weren’t for…

a quote from the author’s elementary-school-aged daughter about how she had thought that her lesson at school that day involving a PowerPoint was boring and it uses this to transition onto the main point and thesis statement, “The text and material covered is still the same boring grammar and spelling lessons, but the educator has altered: It is a screen.” The point Bohnhorst tries to convey in her essay is that the creativity and social learning of students in elementary school may be hindered…

I found it hard to understand how writing could be so difficult. Other subjects usually introduce radically new concepts as you progress to higher level courses, unlike English which appears to have the same elements taught consecutively since elementary school. My parents lack of knowledge of the English language also unfortunately made me fall behind other students who were born into an English speaking family. My mother would occasionally tell me “maybe you can teach me English one day,” and…

being able to comprehend the purpose of literacy or avoiding it. and others thrive in it. My experience was somewhat neutral due to the fact that as a child I loathed reading and writing, but as I went on through my education I grew to love it. Elementary school was when my loathe for reading and writing began. I moved away from Texas to California in the second grade. Attending school for the first time in California…

Bilingual education in the United States today is becoming more prevalent as there are thousands of different types of bilingual programs being implemented in elementary schools. The people who are pro bilingual education say it is beneficial for children with the cognitive and psychological benefits it provides; however, there is also a group of people who are completely opposed to bilingual education and think that it’s detrimental because children might stay in the program longer than they…

Kings Trail Elementary Professional Development School demographics are that approximately 38.3% of students identify as African-American, which creates the largest segment of the student body and is expected in many schools in Jacksonville where 41.7% of student population is African American (Kings Trail Elementary School). In addition, 27.9% of students identify as Hispanic, while, 20.7% identify as White and 9.2% identify as Asian (Kings Trail Elementary School). Lastly, 3.5% identify with…

against him and no matter how much effort I put forth I would be unable to achieve my goals at the same level as my peers. I started to think about the point of trying, so I stopped trying to learn and achieve in reading. My second grade year of elementary school was a difficult year for my educational achievement. I started to talk back to the teacher, not express interest in school topics, and essentially gave up on achieving educational bliss. My teacher at the time told me over and over…

Communication: Communication- in this section the student was tested on her articulation of speech and her verbal response to questions as well as some basic listening skills. The student can articulate all sounds and has no problem providing an oral response to questions. She can also understand when being read to. She has no problem responding to pictures but has a hard time accurately describing the scene. She also has many different conversations with friends but usually expects…