Elementary and primary schools

can be one of the hardest changes of all. Changing communities affects how one views his or her peers, life, and one’s sense of self. When I made the transition from Elementary School to Middle School, my world was turned upside down. I was introduced to things I had been beforehand shielded from. My experience of the shift from Elementary School to Middle School was dramatic; my life changed both for the better and for the worse. Elementary School was a happy time in my life; I am sure most of my fellow students would agree with me. In Elementary School, I was free from the worldly worries; I did not have…

I learned more about who I am because of history class and my parents. I am Asian American. My father is Caucasian and my mother is Asian. I am not as dark as other Asian Americans but I do have features that represent my heritage. I am Japanese to make things easy but being more specific I am actually Okinawan, which is an island of Japan. Okinawans have different features than Japanese people. The have thicker hair and a more build body. I have a mixture of a Japanese and a Polynesian body. I…

For my twenty hours of service, I volunteered in an elementary school classroom. My mom works at Rock Canyon Elementary, so I have volunteered there on and off for the last 4 years. My favorite place to be is with my old fourth grade teacher, Lynne Harrington. We have stayed in touch since fourth grade and she has become one of my best friends. I learn a lot from her and I love watching her interact with the students in her class. A lot of the time I was grading papers, helping small groups of…

Today, fewer children before the age of seven participate in and receive the proper amount of playing musical instruments. For example, Tom Barnes mentions in his article, The Scientific Reason We Should Teach Music to Kids in School, that “85% of public school students have not received adequate musical instruction by the time they reach high school.” I think primary education could fix this problem if they provide more musical classes in their course plans. Recent studies by The National…

Over the years, education has changed in many ways, due to politics and political pressures, the changing of society and how the economics of the time change. In this essay, I will look at how the development of primary education has changed due to the politics, social views and economics in Great Britain, moving from the beginning of how and why education developed due to the industrial revolution before moving on the examine the controversies and objections to a universal education system, and…

This system is divided into two sectors, private schools, and universities and the public schools and universities. Schools follow the prescribed guidelines of the ministry of education. There are four levels of education in Lebanon and these are the primary, intermediate, secondary and higher education. The first three phases are free for all students and the first eight years are compulsory by law. The main subjects in their curriculum are sciences, Arabic mathematics and either English or…

India the state of Elementary Education is deplorable. In developing countries universalization of elementary education is the most crucial problem. The major areas of educational problem are wastage, stagnation, non-attendance and non-enrolment. According to Directorate of Education; Punjab “one-half of those who appear in the matriculation examination, as regular students, fail to…

of the current topic, a sample population of five teachers will be selected randomly from F.H. elementary school in Fairfax County, Virginia Public School System. F.H. Elementary school is 41% white, 26% Hispanic, 24% Asian, and 4% black. As of June of 2015, F.H Elementary school was comprised of 514 students in the general education body, 140 students in elementary advanced academics-levels II & III, and 116 students in special education services. Furthermore, there are 54 specialist and…

The Basics of Becoming and Being an Elementary School Teacher An ancient Proverb once said, “in teaching others, we teach ourselves;” for example when a teacher explains a lesson that children can take with them later on in life. An elementary teacher instructs children on the subjects that they need in order to further their education. It is also important for the teacher to improve their emotional development in the classroom. Most if not all colleges have the degree that a kindergarten…

To the Members of the Boston Public Schools Board of Education: “School districts across the country have been slowly limiting recess and children’s free time at schools with many schools taking the drastic step of eliminating recess altogether” (Keeler 14). Many schools believed that smarter students could be cultivated with less free time and more work time (Keeler 14). However, children in America are suffering from a health crisis from the lack of physical activity and free time in schools,…