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Bob Sipchen’s “A Lesson Relearned: High Tech or No Tech, It's All About the Teacher” is a largely unsuccessful attempt to mediate the debate between opposing sides on the issues of technology in the classroom. Granted, Sipchen does an excellent job articulating the deftness demonstrated by a kindergarten teacher in Alaska whom he witnessed teaching her class Russian using only clay puppets. He even observes in detail the gymnastics, skill, and applied theory she employed to present and review…

August Wilson in his play The Piano Lesson writes an enthralling drama surrounded in conflict, family history, and questioning the importance of the past versus future legacy. At the center of the conflict is Boy Willie and his sister Berniece as they clash over what to do with a family piano that used to belong to a slave owner of their ancestors. Berniece wishes to keep the piano and hang on to the history of their family’s ancestors. Boy Willie, on the other hand, wishes to sell the piano and…

At the end of seventh grade and the start of eighth grade, I made the decision to stop horseback riding on the weekdays in order to have more time for schoolwork. This was a challenging yet critical decision because both of these elements are important to me. I weighed the pros and cons of each possible option to help myself make the choice. Horseback riding is a special activity that I participate in. Over the years, I have enjoyed going up to my barn, spending time with horses, and getting a…

I recently watched the movie Hard Lessons, directed by Eric Laneuville. That took place in George Washington High School in Los Angeles, California in 1986. This film is based on a determined Principal named George McKenna played by Denzel Washington. Mr. McKenna was the new Principal of George Washington High School. On his first day of school, he noticed there was no structure, graffiti, gang violence, and disrespectful student body. The teachers, students, parents, and community have given up…

As my time at Rockhurst comes to a close, I have realized that the most important lessons that I have learned has been how to be a well-rounded young man. Since my first day, I have heard that the charge of the Jesuit schools, going back to St. Ignatius of Loyola, is to create “men and women for others” and to instill the ideals of the “grad at grad” repeated countless times. While I did not know what those sayings meant at the time, I now know that Rockhurst has prepared me to be a leader and…

I'm a Cougar... Four Lessons I learned from being an older woman People call me a cougar. I'm not, of course, I'm not even out of my twenties and I don't qualify as an older woman. Yet. But there is a six year age difference between me and my long-term boyfriend, and he is younger than I am. Over the course of our relationship I have learned a few things about being an older woman. 1. People are going to judge you. Granted, people judging you is going to happen no matter what. A major tenet…

Performance Activity 44: Interact with students by teaching a mini lesson. This…

By the end of the lesson the students will be able to identify he essential elements of a story. As I entered the classroom, the teacher was beginning her bell ringer. After about five minutes the teacher began to review the bell ringer with the students. The teacher smoothly transition from the bell ringer into her prior review. The students where excited and engaged in the lesson. The teacher’s daily agenda, objective and state standard was posted on the board and her lesson plans were…

students likes, dislikes, hobbies, and learning styles. Effective teachers can relate to their students, challenge their students, and communicate with their students. Effective teachers use the knowledge they gain about their students to plan lessons that use appropriate and effective learning strategies so all students can be successful. Effective teachers have a positive attitude, they demonstrate caring and compassion for their students, and they respect all students. Effective teachers…

efficiently teach lessons. For example a teacher is teaching a lesson on adding two whole numbers together at the beginning of the year in a first grade classroom. Standing in front of the classroom with a monotone voice followed by a worksheet…