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students learning styles ( Learning Process 5). Compliant students are usually task oriented, and anxious-dependent usually score lower on standardized tests (Learning Process 5). Discouraged students usually feel depressed about the future, and independent students tend to be older, intelligent, secure, and comfortable with their academics (Learning Process 5). Attention seekers tend to have strong social orientation and are frequently involved in joking, showing off, and bragging (Learning…

interventions. Before a child is placed in a special education program, five implications must be meet by the school. First it must be free and meet state standards. Secondly, the student must be appropriately evaluated. Third, an individualized program (IEP) must be developed. Fourth, students (if determined feasible) will attend school with others who do not have disabilities. Lastly, schools and educational facilities will provide parents with documents…

Comilla Medical College of Chittagong University, Bangladesh. After passing MBBS, I finished internship (residency) from Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College Hospital. I am now applying to Master of Public Health (MPH) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) to learn more about research methodologies and complex issues related to research. My interest in public health is closely linked to my country of origin; I am from a small developing country, Bangladesh. This…

Imagine your son or daughter coming home with a very worn out stance. Their head is down, and they go up to their room. You just think they had a rough day, so you do not pay any attention to it. Dinner time rolls around, so you go to their room to procure them, but you see an empty bottle of pills. They will not wake up. You look on their desk after looking at their body, finding a note explaining everything. What would you do? Almost half the world is accepting of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay,…

conservation in homes. Barnett states that “there is no question that the cheapest, easiest, and most ecologically sound options for communities involve…

classroom as well as what we need to implement as educators to overcome this issues. The topic this week relates on student behavior, how it impacts student learning and new approaches that can be implemented to create an environment that can be suitable for all students to learn. I am a mathematics teacher and I teach in a district where classroom management is one of…

Move-in day was the highlight of my college career. As a freshman, I was preparing for a new term and feeling the eagerness for a new beginning. The transition from a traditional-styled home, to a communal dormitory space, is the start of one’s direction to adulthood and independence. Presiding in the learning community of Alvarez Hall forged me into the person I am today. Encountering a mixture of individuals with different sets of personalities and beliefs, allowed me to appreciate the culture…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that is generally classified by social and emotional functions and repetitive behaviors (Autism spectrum disorder, 2014). In the year 2014 Autism New Jersey reports that 1 in 45 children will have ASD in New Jersey (Autism 101, 2014). Children are being identified with autism as young as two years old and receiving the diagnosis takes some time and requires a full evaluation team (Autism 101, 2014). Typically, before the diagnosis…

believe that high schools sports are a much needed activity for kids. On the other hand, some people argue that sports in America have too many conflicts with a kids life. In October 2013’s Atlantic cover article, “The Case Against High School Sports,” Amanda Ripley argues that American student-athletes became less educated while playing a certain sport. Low test scores and sports have no correlation to each other; American student-athletes gain many benefits from playing sports after school…

Professional Biography To those that know me, I was born Natasha Rene’ Epps in October of 1972. I was raised in Spring Valley, New York by a single mom who worked as a nurse to provide for her children. At an early age I was taught to be independent and to stand on my own two feet. I’m very thankful for the wisdom my mom bestowed upon me as she taught me how to become a responsible person. Many of the lessons I learned from her have shaped who I am as a teacher, mother, sister, and friend. As I…