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My TE-100 class went to Barr Middle School in Grand Island, Nebraska and Northeast Elementary in Kearney, Nebraska. Due to a conflict I was unable to attend the Barr Middle School visit and went to Walnut Middle School in Grand Island, Nebraska instead. At Walnut Middle School, I observed Mrs. Coble, the seventh grad math teacher. At Northeast, I observed Mrs. Tobey, a fourth grade teacher. After observing both schools I came to the conclusion that the two schools are very different from one…

College Should Be Free Bob Samuels in his article claims that all public higher education should be free, and the policy even could save money for our country. Samuels states that everyone who studies in colleges or universities is paying more right now than what they actually need for school; as a result, it causes low graduation rates for schools. Also, Samuels states that the reason why students drop out of higher education is that they cannot afford the higher cost of tuition, so making…

Principalship Practicum Action Inquiry Statement of the Problem After the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) the state of Texas continues raising the academic standards for students as well as the requirements for teachers (TEA, 2014). With these increments, an obvious academic gap it is reflected at L. A. Gililland Elementary. It is important that the administrator pay close attention in how teacher could collaborate among each other to analyze and create goals with the proper teaching strategies…

Children of all nationalities, and creed are diagnosed with developmental disabilities. It does not matter what color of skin or how much money one has; this is a real issue that anyone could face (Hardman, Drew, & Egan, 2013). In many cases there are physical signs of disabilities, which help parents and doctors to identify risks at birth. However, there are a variety of developmental issues that can only be detected by observations and early intervention. In many cases this occurs in early…

Kids Have Too Much Homework? Corie Brandalise Gateway Technical College Kids Have Too Much Homework? When looking at the history or culture of homework we need to look into a few beliefs that were started years ago about homework. First homework was thought as extending the role of school beyond the classroom, it was the belief of teachers that they could control their students in and out of the classroom by sending homework home. The second belief was thought that intellectual…

psychology what major names come to the forefront of your mind? Sigmund Freud? Erik Erikson? Jean Piaget? Maybe even Lev Vygotsky. Development is a very prominent aspect in psychology, made up of a multitude of theories. Freud’s psychosexual stages and Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development are two theories that are leading the way. These two gentlemen’s theories could not be more different, not only from a sexual aspect, but also from an overall developmental point of view. Although…

The student whom I am preforming my Case study on is an eight year old African American female. The student is in the third grade and has been diagnosed with a learning disability. The female cannot function on the same level as her peers, but she does not have a physical handicap condition. The family background of the student includes learning disability conditions. The child has three older siblings that were a part of the Special Education program as well. The mother and father of the…

In this paper I will be observing a little girl by the name of Lillian. I have studied her stages of development by having her come to my house to play with my mother, sisters, her mother, her younger sister, and myself. My family has been closely affiliated with this little girl and her family since Lilly was very young, even before her little sister Maddie, who is now one and a half, was conceived. I chose to observe Lillian because of the fact that I have been able to watch her grow and can…

I was at Easter Seals Lilly Academy this week which consisted of three teachers. There was no occupational therapist or any other therapist at the facility. If a child needed therapy, they received it outside of the school. Sometimes the therapist will speak with the teachers and let them know what individual needs and skills the student is addressing in therapy and the teachers will incorporate that into the school as best as they can. Easter Seals School was a school for children with special…

sex and aggression. The Id is present at birth at represents unconscious desires, the ego is conscious and balances the needs of the id with societal demands, and the superego is the moral guide. Freud broke this development up into five stages. The first stage…