O'Connell School

Tracy Groom explained in his column, “Blame Students, Not Teachers, for Failure to Learn” that a key factor to student failure is “the limited contact time most students have with individual teachers” (Groom). Students spend more waking hours in school than they do at home but students only spend around one hour with each of their teachers; and that one hour includes several other students who all need the teacher’s attention and time. To make learning more personal we are going to need more…

For as long as I can remember, I have always had some desire to be a teacher. It was my dream job when I was a kid and up until I was a teenager. However, when I got to college I opted out of getting a teaching degree, as I wanted to be able to explore other careers and keep my options open. I ultimately decided to major in public health and get a minor in general education. I have been happy with the path I chose to take, but with so many options out there, I have yet to find what I would love…

many jobs needed in our society wouldn’t be possible. Middle school teaching is an influential career because it gives people the opportunity to further educate students and discover many aspects about themselves. Teaching includes many duties. The main priority is to deliver education to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. However, some schools start middle school at 4th. Teachers will sometimes teach one subject or even more. This depends on the school and whether they are looking for a teacher for…

professions followed; Masters of Arts, scholars, monks, and mathematicians, along with many others. By the 14th century three different types of schools had been established; the elementary song-school, the monastic school and the grammar school (Yalding, 1997-2016). Just like today different types of schools specialize in different areas, graduate schools especially. Religion, politics, and economics impacted education since the beginning of the Middle Ages, in 476 AD, to the end in 1500, and…

-Four Day School Week- I bet you would love a four day school week, but is it unhealthy ? Yes actually it is very unhealthy for us and I will tell you why. My goal is to prove that my side of a four day week schedule. I have been thinking about this topic, and know that i 've studied it i feel good about it.Students need more time to to learn a four - day - week - schedule is not enough. A three day weekend gives less memory retained. Sometimes students do not think that their home is safe. My…

I participated in many inter school companions and stood first in intra-school elocution competition. I passed my schooling with 81% which is almost equal to 3.26GPA. I perused my intermediate studies with majors in mathematics, physics and chemistry. I completed my intermediate with 82% which equates to…

My second career choice is entering the education field as a high school math teacher. In order to become a high school math teacher, the general requirements are a bachelor 's degree and a state teaching license; however, in some private schools a state license is not always required (Grill 1). Acquiring a teaching license generally consists of completing an education degree program inclusive of supervised teaching and being provided with the opportunity for student teaching experiences. In…

from the start of their secondary school carrier until their graduation, and then return to the youngest students in the school to start the cycle again. Another divergence between the US and German school systems lies in how each country handles homeschooling. While American parents regularly decide to homeschool their children for religious, personal, or other reasons, Germany requires that all children attend either a private or public school. In these schools, religion can be taught with…

society and the community. On top of the opportunity for developing social skills of students, recess can provide a time in which student behavior can be observed, and negative behavior and bullying can be stopped. Within the classroom and within school, bullying can be a hidden action and can be completely missed by teachers and staff. Within recess, teachers can pinpoint these actions as they can become very obvious during recess with actions such as verbal abuse and physical abuse, such as…

in school to teachers nor students for any purposes or reasons because it is extremely dangerous. Allowed gun in school to teacher and students especially in a country where violence has become an epidemic could lead into a greater deal of fear to students and teachers just as it is to law enforcement officers in the street. As a survey was taking a few years ago in order to observe what students think about allowing gun to school, many students responded that they do not feel safe in school…