Further education

students know the lesson material, reinforces what you learned that day, teaches self-discipline and time management skills that are necessary later in life, and homework grades can help someone get a higher overall grade. Duke University’s Director of Education Harris Cooper, created a meta-analysis which found that “The typical U.S. high school student, 14 to 16 years of age, in a…

to their parents focus on their childrens education. As there is limited landholding with the people as there is no much scope for trade and business, education is only way out for them to improve their financial situation. Early Adopter Some families of Parmar’s community, who had small landholding, were early adopter. As they send their children to cities for education by taking loan from moneylenders. They sacrifice a lot for their children education. Their hard work pays off, and their…

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass connects the ideas of education and freedom by showing how (in the case of an enslaved human being), education can lead to a desire of freedom. If such a person is lucky and has the resources to do so, they may be able to act upon their desire for freedom, and escape the confines of slavery. In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, there are many instances of how education lead to Douglass’ desire for freedom. Just one occurred when…

Throughout this semester in Foundations of Education I have personally learned many things regarding education and how to better myself for my future students. This class stretches you to go completely out of your comfort zone to truly see what teaching is going to be like. The methods and strategies that we have discussed in this class have given me a different perspective on teaching and the education system in the United States. One of the very first methods/strategies that I hope to…

I started looking up questions to ask him. I started to think of some questions that made me question about the experience that I was about to have. Those questions are things like “What did I notice?”, “How did I feel about this?”, and then to further my thinking of what happened; “Why did this make me feel this way?” As Dr. Kreps entered the room, I began to feel nervous about which questions I was going to ask, and what other people were going to ask. I soon realized that everyone felt this…

Blog post 1: Maxine Lambert Response to journal article: Relational Understanding and Instrumental Understanding, Richard R. Skemp (Department of Education, University of Warwick) What is Skemp’s central argument? Skemp’s article was written in the 1970’s. He used his expertise in Psychology and Education to challenge the efficacy of mathematics teaching at that point in time. He highlighted the limitations of instructional as opposed to relational understanding in mathematics.…

administration to support change within the school. Another possible ally could be counselors in other schools in the community that are working on the same issues. In addition, the counselor could contact the National Association for Bilingual Education and collaborate with them to support change at the state level, such as not testing students’ IQ unless it is in the students’ home language. 
 Identify sources of resistance. What are the potential barriers to change?
Potential barriers…

action for me. The benefits within this field are astounding, and the opportunity to participate in the helping profession is one that I plan to gladly take advantage of. My passion lies within the helping profession. Because of this, I plan to further my education after undergraduate school, and move on to get my Master’s degree in Social Work as well. The college courses I have taken heavily revolve around counseling and helping others. For example, I am currently enrolled in a course called…

Thus, it is universally accepted that education, specifically an educational institution similar to a school, is a social institution in which students, teachers, and other members of the staff work to progress societal standards. Although it is believed that all members of an education system are contributing to this progression in society,…

influences comes into play. Frequent high quality conversations and out-of-classroom interactions promote positivity and increase areas of academic performance, critical thinking, enjoyment in the overall college experience, commitment to education, and a desire to further the educational journey. It is important for students to have others to check in on their time management success and be able to assist the student if necessary. “Colleges and universities should create intentional…