Parent-Teacher Association

Children, as people, need to feel like they belong and are valued and loved. Parents need to make sure that children are not socially excluded, meaning “restriction of access to opportunities and a limitation of the capabilities required to capitalise on these opportunities” (McDonald). Social inclusion is made of four key domains…

environments rather than offering rich, engaging, and well-rounded surroundings. The debate over standardized testing in public schools has become more controversial on whether or not it is negatively impacting students and educators in America. Every year teachers are forced to give their students test after test on information that they are expected to know, because of these exams students are becoming less successful in the classroom. Standardized testing has shown that testing does not lead…

The funds of knowledge are an asset that teachers can use to expand the knowledge of the student they have. According to funds of knowledge for scholars “Funds of knowledge is a familiar phase to almost any teacher of culturally and/ or linguistic diverse students” (David, pg.3). This statement is a powerful one since teacher and students share their knowledge through their culture and diversity variety. A teacher when is only in the classroom environment only he or she does not learn as much…

career that I could possibly pursue in the future: middle school Spanish teacher. I chose this one job to research because it encompasses almost everything that I think would be a good fit for me in the world of education. Teaching is basically helping people understand a concept so they can use those concepts to help others and solve problems, but being a teacher is more than just an opportunity to impart knowledge. By being a teacher you can help others with finding a purpose. You can help…

won’t have the opportunity to stand up for what they believe in. If we teach children confidence in the home, then they are very likely to go to school become leaders among their peers. Brett Laursen a PhD and member of the American Psychological Association in his article Speaking of Psychology: The good and bad of peer pressure, says that “If the [teen] who is more influential doesn 't like to drink, then we have data that suggests that actually teens desist from alcohol consumption. That the…

their success. Why speak up for your child? There is evidence that children whose parents advocate for their rights in school become more confident and achieve high grades. The children stay in school for longer periods and do better than any other does. For pre-school children, every parent and guardian should become knowledgeable about how the schools operate and the laws that govern the operations. The parents should also display confidence in their ability to work with schools and expect…

tool to gauge student’s academic ability, while others deduce that testing “narrows down curriculum” and is unfair to the students and teachers ("Is the Use of Standardized Tests Improving Education in America?"). The attitude towards the practicality of having an abundance of standardized testing nation and state wide differs between teachers, students, parents…

Focusing her research areas on policy implementation and policy effects on teaching and learning. Desmoine’s work falls in teacher quality initiatives and standard-based reform. This study looks at the need to include the common core standards in professional development impact studies. This paper presents ideas to improve the quality of inquiry into teacher learning, one of the most critical targets for educational reform. The key to reform in teaching and learning is professional development…

Instruction varies greatly and vastly across the staff. As Fullan (2007) states, “Classrooms and schools become effective when (1) quality people are recruited to teaching and (2) the workplace is organized to energize teachers and reward accomplishments” (p. 129). Since the previous leadership left tumultuous relationships within the school; “The range of educational goals and expectations for schools and the transfer of family and societal problems to the school, coupled…

because of this they don’t have enough resource such as, pencils, books, and other school materials. Because of teachers’ salary is too low, they just go from one school to other school in order to find a better salary. Money affects students in many ways such as students parts time job, schools don’t have enough supplies, teachers don’t get paid enough and therefore they don’t try to teach, parents don’t have enough money to provide good education for their children Students’ parts time what…