Pattern

going to mainly focus on. Geometry consists of shapes. These many shapes can then be put together to form patterns. They are the Golden Ratio, Fractals, Spiral Growth, and Voronoi Patterns. The Golden Ratio consists of ratios which the two larger sums are equivalent to the ratio. Fractals are infinitely complex patterns which repeat endlessly. Spiral growth is shown in nature. Voronoi Patterns help architectures design. These different aspects of Geometry are often incorporated into our everyday…

“An analysis of the voting patterns of America’s major cities further shows a portion of the previous specified area patterns in the political leanings. Of the fifty-seven cities studied, Detroit remains as the most liberal city with 93.96% of the votes cast for liberal candidates” (Alderman et al). District of Columbia, Oakland, San Francisco, Cleveland, Baltimore, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia and St. Louis, these cities all originate from areas of the nation commonly thought as liberal. With…

There are a lot of on-going debates about the traditional grading system. Many argue that the system deters learning therefore; it should be overhauled and/or reformed. Alfie Kohn, an American author and educator that speaks and writes about education and parenting is very much opposed to the traditional grading system. In his essay “From Degrading to De-Grading”, Alfie Kohn argues against it, he claim that students are so grade driven that it reduces their interest in learning, creativity and…

“Patterns” is a poem composed during the rise of the Imagist movement in modern poetry, Amy Lowell was greatly sympathetic . She eventually became one of its major advocates and leaders. Imagists attempted to break with the traditional forms of poetry, preferring unrhymed and free verses which are more colloquial, economical diction which was closer to the rhythms of speech. In “Patterns,” her best-known poem, Lowell used an irregular rhyme scheme to suggest that expression must follow the…

Zen and the Art of Grade Motivation by Liz Mandrel Summary Liz Mandrel writes “Zen and the Art of Grade Motivator”. In this article, the former high-school teacher gives an account of her trial of testing a non-grading system and its effects on the students and their ambition to learn and gain knowledge without the pressure of getting good grades. She observes how the elimination of grades can be effective for students. Contemplating the importance of grades in maintaining the quality of…

Kale Kimbrell ELA Mrs. King 18 March, 2016 Should students have letter grades? Letter grades should not be used to grade students in school. Because there here to learn, not to pass things.(In fact, they’re “relics from a less enlightened age,” says education expert Alfie Kohn, author of punished by rewards and schooling beyond measure and who (Time Magazine Cindy Long) (describes as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades and test scores.) “The…

While conducting a systematic analysis of Marie’s family of origin, the author discovered the precise apparatus of intergenerational patterns with the following: marital outcomes, dysfunctional boundaries and parenting style. Specific behaviors that demonstrated that marital outcomes existed were the reflection of grandma E poor marital quality with her children’s marriage and her grandchildren as well. Even though it was difficult to divulge specific details behind grandma E’s three marriages…

My Grading Philosophy When it comes to grading I have to same that my grading philosophy will be the same no matter what grade I am teaching. First of all, I feel that a final grade should be made up of many components. Those components should be test, daily grades, quizzes, and class participation. Test should be weighted them most at 50%, daily grades and quizzes should weigh 40%, and class participation should be 10%. There should be at two to three test grades in a grading period and…

Susan Cain in her book, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Won’t Stop Talking” writes, “There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.” This idea is especially relevant in today’s school systems where so much pressure is put on classroom participation. In recent years the question has been posed of whether or not grading based on classroom participation, which has been the norm in many classes for years, is really the best way to engage students.…

I wake up after what seems to be centuries. I feel sluggish, like after drinking so much. The weirdest part, it seems that I can't move or in fact, see anything, just complete darkness. But how is this even possible, I think to myself. I died on my bed, with my wife and children surrounding me. I was a King, an Emperor in fact, since; and I am proud to say, that I ruled an entire Continent, the Continent of Marsa. But back on track here, where... am I exactly? I try to move as fiercely as…