Gifted education

After we touched the topics of Race and Ethnicity and Social Inequalities in the education system in the United States in ED-160, I was curious about how those inequalities affect the lives of students today. As I began my research about the inequalities that students face, I found an article that stated that “the ultimate test of an educational system is whether it makes sure that every student, whatever their background, is exposed to the content they need to compete in today's society.” It…

What do you consider to be your greatest strengths as an educator? My greatest strengths as an educator are flexibility, communication, creativity and lesson planning. As a teacher it is often necessary to use multiple approaches in regards to planning, delivering instruction, and managing relationships with other teachers and staff. How do you help your students develop good attitudes toward learning? I help my students develop good attitudes toward learning by making the lesson interesting…

higher education swarmed with clean upper class individuals - a poor Jewish girl was a rare sight among the glistening fields and brick universities. Better to give the valuable college opportunity to a wealthy American destined for achievement than to a slum dweller too incompetent to succeed. What would be the point of forfeiting a spot to a student raised in the ghettos of New York or Philadelphia? He or she could not possibly be as able as one raised in wealth, with constant education…

only did the selection of texts in the honors curriculum expertly display many different kinds of honor and the way they may be achieved but also provided us with some insight as to where the liberal education system we participate in originated from. We begin to gain a deeper understanding of education in earlier times through The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, here we are introduced to the “prevailing scholastic classification of the human knowledge according to which the seven Liberal Arts…

with 31 classrooms with an average of 20 students in each class. Richneck elementary school there are 220 students who receive free or reduced lunch. There are approximately 30 students who are in talented and gifted program. In the school there are about 70 students what receive special education services. For the last four years Richneck has received full state accreditation. In the intern class there are 23 students. Within that sample there are 13 girls and 10 boys. The ethnicity…

Lately, the living conditions in Vietnam have been improved significantly, so parents always desire their children to have an efficient education background. Tran et al (2005) found that accomplishment through learning is considered as a desirable aspiration of every parent on their children and this important element is the reason why parents have to find some extra classes for their children…

Prepare a brief paragraph on the impact of Sputnik and “A Nation at Risk” on public education. Education in the United States has been influenced by several events. One event was the launching of Sputnik by Russia in 1957. Since Russia was a competitive power with the US, in 1958 our government created the National Defense Education Act, NDEA. This act started the federal government’s involvement in education and placed a major focus on the teaching of math and science in schools. The hope…

Before addressing why Pitt is a good choice for me, I would like to review why I am a good choice for Pitt. The University of Pittsburgh values their “talented, diverse and high achieving students”, their “safe and healthy campuses”, their unique balance of “fun and camaraderie with internships and other learning opportunities outside the classroom”, and their focus on “developing students into global citizens” (University of Pittsburgh webpage, ‘Prospective Students’). I am a well-rounded…

The main purpose of education is for personal growth, for self enhancement, to obtain occupational skills, to develop social and moral responsibilities and to become culturally literate. For every aspect of life one needs to be educated in order to master the art of what they do, hence education is life. As many educational theorists such as Dewey, Vygotsky, Bruner and Piaget stated in their theories, I believe that students learn best by constructing their own knowledge and by being actively…

Traditionally, the education system has maintained an equitable structure by providing equal opportunity and distributing a proportionate measure of knowledge to ensure scholastic equality. Typically, students are given the opportunity to receive identical discipline in order to maintain stability and ensure that parity exists within the classroom. In particular, the American school system does this through standardized tests and uniform curriculums. However, there is a possibility that this…