Primary school

case involves a child named Endrew F who suffers from autism. During his fourth grade year of school, he attended Douglas County School District. Endrew has had an Individual Education Program (IEP) throughout the last 4 years of school, however, his parents were concerned with his progress in academics. They felt he did not show significant improvement in reading or math on his previous IEP’s. The school district recommended the fifth-grade IEP to his parents, although they believed the new IEP…

straws and arguing our community choose me to retell the story of our people emerging from the darkness. “I’m going to be late for school. Wait! I’m thirty-three; I’m a teacher! Anyway, I’m still late what will the kid do without their number one super totally awesome science teacher.” Mr Mattson, the very unconceited teacher, we all love oh-so very much. By school, he meant the section of bunker concealed by curtains in which all those under the age of 18 go to learn arithmetic and the…

The sexualization of children and what schools can do about it. There are several components to sexualization, and these set it apart from healthy sexuality. Healthy sexuality is an important component of both physical and mental health, fosters intimacy, bonding, and shared pleasure, and involves mutual respect between consenting partners (Satcher, 2001; Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States [SIECUS], 2004). There are many examples of the sexualization of…

economic disparity. I discovered this through my experience with the Junior Achievement (JA) program, and through data collected and observations made on my assigned school and its neighborhood, and of other JA schools in the city of Corpus Christi. All data and observations were collected to show comparisons between each JA school. The information found is valuable because it is important to know about both the physical side of a community and the economic side of a community, and how they…

that you can get injured from playing with fidget spinners? Some schools have been debating the positive and negative uses of fidget spinners. Liam believes that students at his school should be allowed to use fidget spinners in class. His principal thinks that the use of fidget spinners at school should be banned because of being a distraction. After completing research, it is clear that fidget spinners should not be allowed in school. Kids play with fidget toys in class and it can be a…

When I first arrived at the school, I noticed that the walls inside of the building as you walked in were very bright colored. I also saw a few bulletin boards that were full of children’s artwork and there were colorful signs hung up on the walls. This indicates that the school was a friendly and welcoming environment. The bright colors also make you feel happy and attracted my attention. It also showed that the school cared and was proud of their student’s artwork. The facilities were…

passionate lifelong learner who is currently striving to inspire the 5th grade students in her science class on a daily basis. She spent the last 19 years as a teacher for Aledo ISD and is currently a 5th grade science teacher at McAnally Intermediate School. Rebecca didn’t realize until she became a teacher that her experiences in the little community of William Penn would have such a great impact in her career choice. In this little community outside of Brenham, Texas Rebecca was surrounded…

Fidget Blog Kaija 05.22.17 #12 A few years ago, rainbow looms were very popular at school. Then came bottle flipping. Now, many people have fidget spinners. My siblings, friends, and even random strangers I see have them. Teachers and parents have to deal with them. As much as I like fidget spinners, I think they are a distraction at school. They make some noise and can attract attention. They can even harm people. If I was a teacher, I would ban these toys. Fidget spinners are designed to…

FCAT Exam The type of test provided, is a test that students can take to make sure they are prepared for the FCAT exam that they need. Teacher can make sure that students know what is going to be ask from them in this test. In this case a FCAT 2.0 Science test for 5th grade was taken, to see how they present the ideas for this students. This test is a good practice for the students and serves as a guide to the teacher to make sure that the content in the test is been tough in the classroom.…

Mrs. Fletcher was my 5th grade general education teacher at Marvine Elementary School. Every morning Mrs. Fletcher came to playground to pick up her students and when she arrived she had the most welcoming smile to greet her students. Mrs. Fletcher was an extremely enjoyable and compassionate teacher. When you entered her classroom it was a friendly environment. There was not a day that Mrs. Fletcher was unprepared; she was extremely knowledgeable and well organized. Mrs. Fletcher’s compassion…