Frankfurt School

Made to Stick by Dan and Chip Heath analyzes six criteria that make an idea stick. Two of those are Emotional, which motivates the target audience to care about the Central Message (Heath, Volpe), and Stories, which motivates the target audience to take action on the central message (Heath, Volpe). In the text, “Pedagogy and political commitment: a comment” by Bell Hooks argues that college english teachers should educate for liberation to allow students to learn to think critically and…

UConn however is going against his statements by proving themselves capable of transforming our school through construction. Freire claims that the banking concept of education, a commonly used teaching technique, is built around students memorizing unimportant information. The concept strips them of their true intellectual curiosity and holds them…

As we’ve discussed heavily in class, as time goes on, new innovations are created in our history as people and cultures progress through the years. We’ve looked at objects and ideas that have seen advancements whether due to technology, or an advancement in thinking. This remains true when looking through forms of art and looking at Christian Schussele’s Men of Progress in 1862, and Edward Sorel’s People of Progress crafted in 1999. From a very basic visual perspective, there is a stark…

schoolwork and practicing a lot will help becoming a knowledgeable student, which will also result in achieving good grades on exams and etc. Next Duckworth estimates that “people who can set long-term goals and stick to them have a leg up on success in school and life” (14). For example in the article “How the Karate Kid Ruined the Modern World,” by David Wong gives a statistics “according to research by Gladwell.com, it takes about 10,000 hours to become an expert/Master at something” (114).…

Students worked through 5 questions relating to financial mathematics. The task was provided by the school, to ensure similarity between classes the exam could not be altered. This exam relates directly to the Year 10 content descriptor ACMNA229 (ACARA, 2017). Reading through the exam an overall comment would be to allow students to identify which questions…

In the article “The Digital Parent Trap” by Eliana Dockterman discusses the benefits of kids using technology in their early stage of life. Dockterman persuade parents to embrace young kids using technology with logos, ethos, and some meaningful sentences. Dockterman’s use logos the most thought her whole article to persuade her opponents with concrete data to support her clam and get them from reliable sources. The writer uses statistical data to support the advantages of children using tech.…

Growing up in a world full of wrong doing and evilness, we were taught the difference between right from wrong. We were also taught that no matter what we should always strive to be good people and treat others with respect no matter how they may treat us. Our actions that we make show whether or not we are good. Sometimes we may make some bad decisions along the way and some of us hold ourselves accountable worrying what others may think until we act in a way that still shows goodness in…

My understanding of enquiry/inquiry is the ability to seek or request for truth, information, or knowledge through investigation and questioning for both my students and my own teaching practices. As human beings we continuously dissecting the reality of the world we are in and what we perceive in our own point of view. That viewpoint is bendable and, through practice along with perseverance we learn to critically reflect and eliminates our personal biases. One can only see the world through…

Kehinde Oluwatosin PSYC 2314-610002 3142290 NUMBER 4 • I think I will have to use physical discipline (e.g., spanking) in order to raise a well-disciplined child. The spanking controversy is one that has gone on for quite a while among parents, teachers and professionals alike. I personally think that physical discipline like spanking is very necessary to raise a disciplined child. Firstly, because I was raised by parents who spanked and I believed it help me learn what to do and what not to do.…

Theme 1 has taught me lessons related to how I should make my classroom inclusive. One of the main ways I’ve learned to achieve this, is by connecting with your students on a personal level outside of the classroom. As in, showing compassion outside of academics and making sure that the concern in your students is genuine rather than using a position of power against them. It’s important that we remember that teaching occurs both inside and outside of the classroom. Any moments and interactions…