National Science Education Standards

Motivation to Pursue Science: From the time that I was in the fourth grade, I knew the career path that I wanted to pursue. At a young age, I was inspired by roller coasters, so much in fact that I was often get scolded for doodling them in my notebooks during class time. I think that a lot of my inspiration had to do with my mother because I will never forget the morning that she woke me up to go to Hershey Park. My whole family was “playing hooky” that day and she had such excitement in her…

I am applying for a PGCE teacher training course because I have always had an interest in working with young people within the education sector. Through voluntary experience I have been privileged to exercise my passion for helping the future generation achieve their aspired goals and potentials, as I was fortunate to have received this support during my own educational journey. I have always had a passion for teaching ever since I was little because I used to help my younger brother with his…

with commercially viable fields such as biomedical science. This idea calls for communism of the academic sphere to exist within a capitalist system to attempt to further optimize the value of academic exchange and discovery. An example of a policy obstructing this solution which would permit businesses to acquire patents from universities and profit of them would be the Bayh-Dole act, as it allows private companies to take advantage of high education institutions and government subsidies,…

energies that do not have so many negative externalities. States like Florida that outlaw solar energy leasing should change their policies in order to drastically decrease their pollution output from factories and homes (Dickinson). According to National Geographic, the sun beams enough energy each hour to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. However, solar energy produces less than one-tenth of one percent of global energy demand. Congress needs to prevent states from allowing a…

efforts, and help to advance the national agenda on bullying prevention. South Carolina requires 2 hours of training every 5 years (consistent with the state’s existing). Suicide is a serious but preventable public health problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities (Bullying Prevention and Intervention,…

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personal liberty. In the 1920s, the first school bus was invented, which gave a vast majority of children the easy access to education. The school busses were nothing like they are today; they used to be a simple carriage with horses. In 1929, Piaget published his theory of cognitive development, which introduced a whole new aspect to development and its relationship with education.…

all students. The bulletin board also helps children to make multicultural creations as they learn more about the world around them. “A bulletin board is an excellent way to make history real by connecting it to kids’ lives and their community” (Education World, 2016, p.1). The pedagogical significance of this activity is that it enables teachers to change their methods so they can enable children to embrace our differences while respecting…

secondary schools. Which will include the suggested $5 billion per year spent on education, with 75 per cent of that going to pubic schools, as outlined in the Gonski Report (Political Australia, 2013). “Labor will work cooperatively with the states and territories to increase school funding and ensure this drives evidence based reforms that lead to higher academic achievement and better teaching and learning...” (National Platform, 2015). Majority of this funding will go towards public schools,…

Imagine a gymnasium filled with young minds, scratching away frivolously at their desks. It is final exam season, a time which students have spent dozens of hours preparing for. Now imagine that as you sit writing this exam, a few young men sitting behind you begin talking amongst themselves in a foreign language. As you may already know, talking to your peers during an exam is strictly prohibited. One of the exam moderators approaches to discipline these young men but upon coming closer…