Philosophical terminology

Not a day goes by in this 2016 election year without hearing the engraving campaign words and phrases such as “Feel the Bern” and “Make America Great Again.” The television in every single living room across the country blares live debates while updating every single American citizen on the status of each candidate. Although there is a mute button for the television, unfortunately, there is no mute button for politics. Ever since the first televised presidential debate in 1960 between John F.…

I’ve had my ups and downs with reading, starting out with some severe downs. It was truly a struggle in the beginning, to even figure out how I felt about reading. Why can’t I find the right book? Do I even like reading? The struggle in the beginning was figuring out what I liked to read. The other ones came later, such as, getting through school with my test anxiety, and having a hard time with comprehension, I didn’t see a bright side. Nevertheless, the only constant thing in our lives is…

SC5 Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school activities and a capacity to reflect on, evaluate and improve professional knowledge and practice. My commitment and contribution to school activities began in my own schooling. As a student at school I was always looking for new programs and extra school activities to get involved with. In my final year alone I became a School Prefect, a House Co-Captain and a Platoon CUO. Whilst maintaining a high…

Pear Assignment #1 In a recent article published by the Toronto Star, attention is drawn to the current strain on the healthcare system and how it will increase in the future. Political leaders are urged to take action before the situation becomes worse. Experts anticipate the number of senior citizens to double in the coming years as a result of the baby boom. This will place an even bigger strain on the already stretched healthcare budget and may send this sector into crisis. An economic…

“Today’s Exhausted Superkids” is a well constructed editorial written by Frank Bruni regarding students not getting enough sleep. Today’s teens have a lot of pressure put on their shoulders because of the competitivity between peers, so students, “Lose a few winks but never a few steps,” as stated in the editorial. According to the editorial, it is extremely important for growing teenagers to get enough sleep in order to stimulate healthy growth. However, approximately 55% of teenagers are…

In the article which is named Obey At Any Cost which is the Milgram study which talks about how when someone is in command, they can make people do anything. In the beginning of the article it talks about how they believe humans have the tendency to obey people in charge, Milgram’s hypothesis is if they put people in situations where there is a student and teacher and the subject is the teacher and the other person who is an actor will be the student. The subject will ask the student questions…

Assessment is the process used to gather information in order to develop an in-depth understanding of a student 's knowledge and a way to determine what they have learnt during a particular programme or course. Ann Gravells states that assessment is a way to ascertain if the learner has gained the required skills and knowledge needed towards their programme of learning. Assessment can also be used to determine any additional support needs a learner may have to ensure they are met efficiently.…

According to the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) (CSDE, 2013-2015), a student is considered chronically absent when the number of absences is 10% or greater of the total number of days enrolled in the school year. Pre-Kindergarten students are excluded. As reviewed from the Connecticut State Department of Education School Profile and Performance Reports, East Windsor School District had 1, 216 students enrolled in their PK-12 grade range. Demographics are reported to be diverse…

Technology is always growing and changing. We can now do things we never thought possible. Each day the world creates something new to offer. It’s no question that technology affects our society in many different ways it provides many negative tools that many places use for grocery shopping from evading consumer privacy, quick and easy access to information, taking away consumer options, and even taking out competitor companies. Technology is sometime negative in our society. It takes away from…

His big math test is tomorrow and he is worried sick about it. He knows he has to study hard if he wants a good grade. On the other hand, he has homework in every other class that will take him hours to finish. Not doing the homework leads to doing bad in class, which leads to doing bad on tests, which leads to more stress. His anxiety starts to kick in and he ends up doing nothing that night but eating dinner and going to sleep. There are people out there that think homework is good because it…