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morality while thinking critically, we become open-minded and will not accept pre-conceived beliefs that may not be true. This is how Curren suggests that we can avoid the paradox of progressive morality. Finally, I feel that we should teach ethics in school for several reasons. As teachers, we want to create a society of critical thinkers or we want to create “reasonable citizens”. According to Curren, it is clear that there is a way to promote both critical thinking processes and morality in…

Having loving parents who can nurture you throughout your childhood stimulates growth and creates resilience. The role of parents is extremely vital. They help endorse their child’s learning career and even takes care of responsibilities, which can alter their children’s lives. While growing up, we all draw profound connections with our parents; they help us differentiate between good and wrong and to apply those meaningful lessons learned, to life. In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the author…

There is so much to learn in a lifetime. We, as humans, seek experiences and strive to obtain the necessary amount of knowledge to quench our thirst for learning, while also hoping to garner wisdom along the way. In Herman Hesse's novel, Siddhartha, knowledge is said to be something that must be gained through experienced, rather than taught by a teacher. Siddhartha is a strong believer of this aspect; however, there are many lessons that he was taught from others while on his journey towards…

A Guide to Classroom Gamification Games have become an essential part in the EL classrooms. Many teachers tend to use games either to introduce the lesson, practice a piece of grammar, revise vocabularies, or even as energizers. Hence, the term gam-ifi-cation might be confused with the use of different games inside a classroom. Gamification, as defined by Claudia Pesce, "is the use of game elements and game design techniques in non-game context” ( Claudia Pesce, para. 2, n.d) In this article, I…

As a child, Weaver Prosper did not have much as his country is considered a third world country. He has experienced many issues in the United States triggered by the lack of Cultural Diversity in some areas. This is due to the lack of cultural knowledge and people not expanding to know about other cultures outside of their own country (Bucher, 2017). For example, Weaver Prosper is a Dominican. There are two countries located in the Caribbean Sea called Dominica. The Dominican Republic, which is…

When people see kids as disabled or below the average child they are automatically labeled and put off to the side because they do not have the same abilities as everyone else. In her essay “Cognitive Outlaws”, Joann Ellison Rodgers claims that children with dyslexia or other learning disabilities are not handicap and that is not how they should be defined by their mental disability but by how they perform in the classroom. She claims that the brightest minds in the world have all had some sort…

should be removed. Central Idea/Thesis: Standardized testing should be removed from high school and the college acceptance process. Preview: I will explain what standardized testing is, why it should be removed , and what can be done to remove it. Organizational Pattern: Problem-Cause-Solution Introduction How many of you remember taking standardized tests? We all took standardized tests throughout our school years to get here. According to edglossory.org, “A standardized test is any form of…

In Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce twins, Alanna and Thom, are supposed to be sent to schools that teach them certain skills. Alanna is a tomboy who is being directed to master the concept of magic and how to be a proper lady, while her brother, Thom, is to train and become a great knight. Thom does not want to become a knight, he desires to learn about magic and become a great wizard. Alanna doesn’t care for being a “lady”, she wants to fight and study to become an amazing knight.…

1. A. When it comes to school social environment, I would say my child is adapting fairly well. He is part of the children’s choir at school. He occasionally helps out in his classroom. In addition, has decided to be a part of the boy’s scout. B. Similarly, in peer group settings, Kareem is well adapted. He is cooperative, respects the rights and possessions of others. He had joined several clubs like choir because his best friend and few neighborhood children are taking part in that activity…

Jean Watson’s theory was chosen by acknowledging that it will guide the students in developing their competence in caring-healing approach in the clinical setting. Clark (2016) declared, "Students feel more successful and express higher levels of satisfaction when they are supported in using holistic-caring modalities to support their role development"(p. 7). More precisely, the educators need to support the students in the transpersonal caring competencies (Clark, 2016, p. 8). The faculty…