Prairie School

problem in his article “America Skips School.” Barber explains exactly how American children have become intellectually inferior and supplies ideas to fix the situation. Adults’ apathy to fix the educational situation and their true pedagogues’ influence cause children to become intellectually inferior. Americans’ unwillingness to take responsibility disregards the value of education and fails…

Board Certified (NBC) is one of the most respected profession certification available in education. This certification has several benefits for the teacher, but also the students and school. It was created to develop, maintain and distinguish accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvements in the schools (About Certifications). Lately, I have been in contact with three local physical education teachers that are all National Board Certified. I interviewed them through email about…

instructional coaching satisfied both professional and socio-cultural needs of the participants (Teemant, 2014). Fullan (2007) also noted the significance of addressing teacher needs in order to affect change in schools. While hiring an instructional coach may not be an option for some schools, principals should still seek to provide the types of professional relationships developed in this study with the resources they have. By creating professional learning communities and staff mentorship…

Culturally Centered Education When thinking about the educational system in America, from middle school through high school, even in college depending upon programs, white/European culture has been the focus of the system. It is within this system, that whiteness is embedded at the top of an oppressive racist hierarchy. Everything else deemed as other, is at the bottom and is treated as inferior. This is problematic, because although Europeans today can learn their own history which centers them…

learning was convenient and comfortable, but that was over twenty years ago, when I was in school. Being a single mother and just trying to manage going to work every day was a struggle for me, I couldn’t imagine going to college just seemed like a dream. When considering to further your education, whether it be at a school or online can be challenging. I had to think to myself, do I want to be on a campus for school or can I reach my education goals online. The following steps below, will help…

School has changed my primary language to English and can be argued for the better or worse. For one, it has been good because I am granted the ability to learn in a country that has the best opportunities, in my opinion, to succeed in society. I have the privilege to learn in the school system that my parents never had and my education has helped me accomplish my goals. The basics that is required…

The Common Core State Standards were first implemented on June 2, 2010 by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) (Spring, 2016, p. 250). At first glance, the Common Core State Standards would seem like a good thing that will help ensure that our students are learning and able to keep up with other countries when it comes to the education topic. From the interview, I conducted earlier this week, I’ve gained…

assisted with scheduling, developed schedules for in school remediation for both students and teachers, led faculty meetings, been placed in charge of the afterschool remediation program, dealt with student issues ranging from bullying to skipping school to tobacco. All of these experiences have helped to prepare me for life after graduate school. I have learned so much this year when it comes to scheduling. One of our issues at Fort Chiswell High School is the lack of teachers, which leads…

was not only able to see what good things school could provide, but I was also able to see what it meant for some students to not have such opportunities. In the past I believed that the purpose of education was to just teach children a common curriculum and to then ship them off to college. But education and teaching is more than just that. Because of my new experiences it has become clearer to me of the role of the teacher in connection with the school and how much of an influence it has on…

young person. There are a few people that help us grow, which often can mean our parents, friends, or other family members, but to many people, a teacher or someone who works at a school can make the biggest impact. Mentors are people who are wise, and can help others in the situations they are presented with. In schools, there are often many students who struggle with learning, at home life, or personal things going on in their lives. Mentors are important especially to these students, because…