Landmark Education

other GE courses into my schedule. It is a goal of mine to include at least one class each quarter that interests me, whether it is required or not for my degree. I continue to work as a swim instructor and an equipment room attendant to pay for my education for the following year. I am currently a member of HMP3, EducationCorps, CNS, and BSSA organizations. My plan is to continue being an active member of all of these organizations. I hope to plan my schedule so I can commit more time to…

Starting at a young age parents begin to coddle their children, painting a picture of perfection to better protect the young mind from the harsh extremities of the world leaving children oblivious to what really goes on and how biased things actually are. In a public learning environment children begin to notice how different their peers appearances and beliefs are. While commonly frowned upon, students begin to socially profile others and form into groups or cliques, separating themselves from…

1. Sean Houlihan Values Current Innovations in Education As a full time substitute teacher in the Narragansett School District, and a former full time teacher for the previous decade, Sean Houlihan places a high value on learning and following the current trends in educational theory. He believes that to effectively teach children in today 's society, it is crucial that an educator has their hand on the pulse of the most up to date technologies and insights. 2. Sean Houlihan Follows the World 's…

This class has made me look at education and teaching in a different way. I never realized how much effort and energy teachers have to put in. There are so many more issues a teacher has to face then students notice. Teaching is so much more than showing up to class with a quick thrown together lesson plan. You don’t only have to teach these kids certain information, you need to teach it really good for each and every student to understand. When not every student understands the same that makes…

system works. Currently “Connecticut provides education aid to towns and schools through a complicated network of grants. The biggest component is the formula-driven Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grants, listed in the state’s budget under “Education Equalization Grants”” (Zimmer and Hodgson 2015). The ECS system uses a formula to allocate grants to its towns. The formula, as explained in Improving the Equity and Efficiency of Connecticut’s State K-12 Education Funding, that is used is that each…

In my second year of high school, there was a time that I needed help. I felt lost and pretty much hopeless. In that, I made the choice to ask my history teacher for help. I am still boggled by the fact that I did, because it changed the course of my life forever. Before this encounter I felt like a ghost when it came to teachers; a person who slipped through the cracks of a system that was not built to protect nor serve people of color. Yet, as a person of color, I tried to do more with my life…

It was August 24th, 2009… I remember my first at in Vietnam for studying abroad in the American International School as if it was yesterday. I started going to middle school since when I was 7th grade. It was a memorable situation day ever in my life. First day of school, my hand clenched in my mother’s hand because I could not understand or speak any English, and also it was unfamiliar surroundings; I did not know what class to enroll me in. Even if the teacher says something, I did not…

In Indian education system, students have to study a specific set of subject even if they are not good at it or not interested in it. For instance me, I had to study a subject in which I wasn 't interested since I was a kid, which was computer science. I had to study this subject from grade 1st till grade 8th as a compulsory subject. Creating interest in computer science was just like an alarm bell rings. As I was at a critical stage (class11), with a heavy heart, I had to choose a course in…

wanted to learn they could help the rest of the classmates. I rather push my students until they get to a certain point instead of leaving them behind. As a student in high school I would always be told that schools was part of getting a better education. It’s true it is, now I’m attending college and I know that it’ll all be worth it. Mr. Lofthouse students had a different perspective, “We get nothing from school. How’s it going to help us in the future?” (Lofthouse 103) High school gets us…

The selection of the highly effective teachers is vital to the success of a school. In order for a school to be more effective, it has to be staffed with the right people who understand the mission and vision of the school as well as understand the importance of continuous growth. To improve teaching and learning, highly effective principals realize the importance of surrounding themselves with highly effective teachers who have a desire to do the job well. Fink and Resnick (2001) asserts,…