Full Circle

Quadrivium is the term used to describe the doctrines of geometry, astronomy, music theory (the exception in this paper), and arithmetic (www.dictionary.com). These studies have all evolved overtime and have had a significant impact on the fields of math and science. However, for these changes to be made, someone had to be willing to put in time and effort to change the way we perceived these ideas and how we could use them to advance in the future. One example of a person who changed the way we…

The circle Argumentative Essay The Circle by Dave Eggers is about the circle which is a technology company that finds new innovative ways to change the world. Its main goal is to complete the circle and have everyone connected using their technology. They recruit and hire people that have the same mindset as them and will do whatever it takes to complete the Circle, mae was hired for this very reason. Mercer, maes ex-boyfriend and wants to get away from the chaotic, technological world that…

Literacy circles are student lead discussions about quality literature. Students in a group lead each other through finishing and discussing a book. The purpose of literacy circles is to turn students onto reading, to deepen their understanding of books, and to discover themselves as readers. These are all developed through being part of a literacy circle. Students are turned onto reading through literacy circles by having the power to choose their own reading. This motivates students. Many…

The Arctic Circle in recent years has been the source of international conflict as natural resources are discovered and climate change is impacting the indigenous people, wildlife, and changing the arctic environment. The current governing body, the Arctic Council, and global agreements and treaties are not adequately protecting the Arctic environment. After examining the various conventions and treaties that have been made in effort to govern the Arctic Circle, it is evident that some…

Synopsis Professor Cindy D’On Jones seeked to find out how different approaches to teaching kindergarten students various writing skills affected how they acquired those skills. Instead of the usual one independent variable experiment, two different teaching styles were compared independently of each other to the controlled, “normal” teaching style. Ultimately, the researchers found that the differing teaching styles did not affect the improvement of students’ scores on the foundational writing…

Reflection of Heather’s Reading/Writing Heather is in the fourth grade. Her educational background, in earlier years, had small gaps. She lived in an environment that was unstable and was removed from her home into foster care. Heather and her two brothers were adopted by an aunt and uncle two years ago. Her aunt is a retired teacher and has helped to stabilize her education. In analyzing Heather’s reading interview, I find that Heather likes to read. She has already read 20 books this…

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides within the brain. The buildup of amyloid plaques in the AD brain disrupts synaptic functions, leading to progressive neuronal degeneration, culminating in the death of the AD patient within ten years of diagnosis. As of writing this letter, no treatment exists that is capable of impeding AD progression. However, Dr. Carter’s hypothesis that increasing apolipoprotein…

see how many circles they can make out of each container. I observed three students, whose names were Haigen, Emma, and Cohen. The teacher goes over to their table and sits down beside them. Haigen says, “Ms. Otts, I am going to have a lot more than Emma.” Emma replied, “No way, Haigen.” Cohen seemed…

Lucy Calkins Lucky Calkins is a well-known innovative leader, in the world of literacy, for her contributions to writing instruction. She is the founding director of the Teacher College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP), which is an information hub and teacher training center, for methods dedicated to teaching reading and writing to young children (Feinberg, 2007). Lucy Calkins is also the author and co-author of many books pertaining to reading and writing workshop instruction. She is also…

At this time, Chloe writing development would be centered in the Transitional Stage. Chloe really took this writing assignment and ran with it. You can see how enthusiastic she was about writing this piece because of all of the details she provided about her dog, however, she does not organize the details or the paragraph as a whole, which makes the paragraph seem a bit chaotic. Chloe uses capitation and punctuation correctly throughout the paragraph. In addition, Chloe vocabulary is increasing…