Gifted education

children learn most effectively. He determined that only through hands-on activity do students truly learn. He distinguished between traditional schools and progressive schools. Dewey criticised that traditional schools were ineffective means of education where students were instructed to absorb information like sponges. Traditional schools were far too structured for his liking. For Dewey, all learning happened through experience and he strongly believed that the experience was the key to the…

think that the Affirmative action is not necessary for unfair reasons and favoring Women and Minorities. The Affirmative action was an act of policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment and or education, and positive discrimination. But, it was really necessary to those who could not afford to chase their dreams and goals, this act helped those people in need. Most people say that the Affirmative action is not necessary and most of the…

Assignment 1 Topic: The positive effects of studying in an e-learning / a technological environment. Introduction: Technology has become a part of our everyday lives. With the rate at which it evolves, it has also had a big impact in the education environment. Education has been moving rapidly from the classroom to online over the past decade (Bell & Federman, 2013). In some institutions or specific courses students are required to study, write examinations or submit assignments online. This…

Equal Education Education and wealth are two factors that greatly play into how much success one can achieve in life. Wealth can be inherited, or gifted, and is not necessarily earned in all occasions. Education on the other hand, has to be worked at and practiced in order to master the more advanced concepts involved. For the United States to be denying certain groups the right to the same educational opportunity that others might be receiving is greatly limiting these groups ability to…

and I had fun while I was there. One event that really set the path for the rest of my educational path was being put into the HGT program when I was in 1st grade. Looking back I feel that there are a lot of things that are fundamentally wrong with “gifted” programs because by the time the kids who where in them get…

college prior to that instant suddenly escaped my mind. Today, with 6 years of teaching behind me I am now beginning to feel as though I am getting an understanding of what it means to be an art teacher and how much more I still have to learn about education as a whole. Educators have the unique opportunity of a new beginning and an ending every school in which we are able to review our work and assess our strengths and weaknesses as teachers. Each year I can see where I have grown and…

and small group activities. During this time the teacher may take more time with the students and has use of additional manipulatives or tools at their disposal to help these struggling students understand these new concepts while the average and gifted students have some form of help and can learn at their own…

A school board is a very important part of the school district. The member of the school board can be elected or appointed and they have many keys jobs that make them so important. Some of these jobs include making sure each child has the best education possible, think about the community’s viewpoint, and keeping the budget as close to the given amount as they can. When I first learned we had to attend a school board meeting as one of the assignments for this class, I wasn’t too thrilled, just…

those relationships do not paint the whole picture when it comes to how a student will learn and thrive. The way in which individual children learn is unique. Within each classroom there is a wide array of learning needs. There may be academically gifted students or students with learning disabilities. Since there can be a huge spectrum, it is important to understand how changing a lesson for each type of learning style can impact a student and their ability to retain new information. This type…

Across the realm of education there is constant debate on the most advanced and innovative ways to run a classroom. From classroom set up to common core, there seems to be an ever-changing list of things that contribute to a student’s academic success in the classroom. While each topic across this vast array has unique importance and relevance to the future classroom teacher, one topic that seems especially demanding is the call for an entirely equal and equitable classroom for all students.…