There is an infinite number of superpowers one could think of. Each one of them have their own advantages and drawbacks. If I could only have one of them, why wouldn't I choose them all? Omnipotent means to be all-powerful, just like God. This would allow me to have all of the possible superpowers merged into one. Being able to make anything into reality is the best superpower because it can make any dream true and it could be used to prevent bad events from occurring. However, there is a twist…
educated they create a better life for themselves. Children who are given the opportunity to learn in a sustainable environment are able to be successful later on in life. My teaching philosophy includes the use of bodily-kinesthetic intelligence and interpersonal intelligence, I believe learning should take place in a positive and open minded environment. Children learn the best when they have no stress or pressures at home. However, for some students, this “perfect” environment…
First off I would like to explain what this class is about. This class teaches you about your learning capabilities. How do you learn, how do you use your learning patterns, how to improve or start using your Critical Reading, Thinking, and Writing Skills, and how to improve your Learning Patterns. These learning patterns are Sequence, Precision, Technical Reasoning, and Confluence. With these Learning Patterns, you can tell if you are a Dynamic, Bridge, or a Strong-willed Learner. Then you will…
Two days after inputting my final grades for the spring 2015 term, I headed to the outskirts of Portland, to attend the Pacific Northwest Great Teaching Seminar (2016). Carefully tucked inside my tote bag was the homework: bring a written summary of a classroom triumph and a classroom failure. The first day triumph workshop was energizing and fun, and we all enjoyed sharing our lessons. The next day, we gathered in one of the estate’s beautiful rooms and sat in a circle. The instructions were…
unblemished records are not typical, particularly when they are not privileged with elite parents. Gifted children, tragically, have a quite high rate of dropping out of high school. Whereas 2% are gifted in the general population, according to a meta-analysis (2003) from Dr. Esra Kaskaloglu, 4.5% are gifted in the population of high school dropouts. Thus, one is twice as likely to find a gifted person by sifting through those without a high school diploma than by sifting through those from a…
NEGATIVE PEER EFFECTS AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON LEARNING Peers have tremendous influence on children as they grow up, but some of this can certainly have a negative effect (Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, 2015 ). Parents and family generally have the greatest influence on a child and although some have suggested that the peer role can be even greater, Berk (2006) counters this claim. However, the net effect of peer influence on student development can also be profound. As Ladd (2005)…
In the process of reading and doing assignments on my Signature Themes, I gained a tremendous amount of knowledge about myself and how I should be handling everyday life. Signature Themes are traits that an individual has that tells a lot about their personalities and morals. After taking a short personality assessment, the results are given to you by judging your values and how you tend to do things such as interact with people or what you enjoy doing for fun. These Signature Themes are to help…
“Information is not knowledge” (Albert Einstein). Being able to retain information does not truly display you know something. Our education system is based on our ability to preserve information. Countless students do well in school, but transition into the real world subsequently they don’t find the same success because of the way our education system is structured in such cases, voluminous pitiable students excel in the real world but their grades during school does not reflect their…
Reflecting back, when first starting my learner autobiography, I immediately noticed that I had grown over the semester and was able to improve in creating my learner autobiography. When first starting, I had only mentioned how I learn best and what learning strategies and techniques I benefit from. In the first draft, I did not mention what made it easier to learn when using specific strategies or techniques. I also noticed that I did not mention any theories that play a role in helping me…
Young children do not have the capabilities to think like adults. In fact, this is a misassumption in psychology for many years. Children, on one hand, are competent thinkers in a way that they think in different ways compared to adults. Although they may be wrong when providing an answer, children would not admit it because they have reasons for their wrong answers to questions that involved logical thinking. Incorrect answers indicated the differences between the thinking of children and…