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and her daughters (beginning with the oldest to the youngest) are named “Priscilla,” age twelve, “Tina,” age eleven, and “Leslie,” age eight. Dana has four other children who don’t have a disability, and all of them go to school. This mother was the first option in my head to be the perfect example for the interview. I am related to her, and knowing she is an easy-going person, I knew she wouldn’t mind if I asked a few questions on the daughters who have autism. If anything, she welcomed the…

at St. Edwards Catholic Church and School. She is quiet. Her first language is Spanish and it is what she speaks at home the most. She understands English because it is what her father speaks, but she doesn’t speak it much. She listens to the kids and teachers around her and eventually catches onto the language a little more. She hates the English language! Fast-forward. Now she 's at the end of kindergarten. In order to pass onto first grade she is asked a series of questions. She is stubborn.…

The structure of education has changed drastically since it first began. As education grew more popular and schools began to be built in more places, lessons became more uniform and policies began to be put in place to structure education. However, as education has changed throughout the years, so has the quality of the education. In “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education, Paulo Freire uses the comparison of a bank to the current style of education in order to reveal several problems within the…

are many different reasons I want to become a teacher. The biggest one being that “next to parents, teachers are the most important foundational element in our society” according to DESE (Missouri’s top website for teacher stuff). Coming from a private grade school to a public high school, having experienced many different teaching styles, some teachers had their masters in education and others simply had their bachelors in their content area. Educators benefit through high degree based…

that high school would be extremely challenging with its advanced academics and active social life gave me the feeling of excitement while also raising my fear of the unknown. So the day finally arrived when I would start my first day of high school at this religious private school. I had to follow dress code as per the rules of the school and wear a dress shirt and khakis. I was under the assumption that the dress code would be more formal, but I wasn’t going to complain since it was more…

myself due to the type of school we attend. In America, public schools are falsely characterized by the ideal that they lack in the rigorous education standards of private schools along with the prosperous extracurricular activities that private schools successfully provide. The growing belief that public schools lack many attributes of private schools has flawed many mindsets of Americans. Not only has this stereotype defined itself, it has re-defined and put larger emphasis on other…

Dave Ramsey’s Positive Effect on My Life Dave Ramsey has made a big impact on the way I look at my future life and money decisions. Taking his class has opened my eyes to the importance of financial awareness. Before I took his class I didn 't know the difference between a grant and a scholarship, and before I took his class this didn 't strike me as a problem. I now know the difference between a scholarship and a grant, and I have a better understanding of how to finance my future. This is all…

football star in high school, but chose not to pursue it any further in college. Therefore, he could not receive any athletic scholarships for college which would’ve helped with the cost of tuition. Everything was going well for him until after the first month of college his financial aid was not processed. He had to leave Utica and return to the Bronx. He worked for the time while he was home then tried again for the Fall Semester in 2014. For the second time, he returned to Utica but still…

I observed two of Mrs. Moening’s 7th grade math classes at St. Mike’s school in Findlay. Many aspects of the private school contradicted the atmosphere of a public school. In particular, Mrs. Moening’s classroom had more bible verses and inspirational quotes on the walls than math references. As the students came into the classroom, I noticed their attire was very different from a public school. Every student wore uniforms that consisted of a polo with khaki shorts, pants, or a plaid skirt.…

system exists when a government provides payment to families that allow their children to attend a private or public school of their choice. The payment is in the form of a voucher that can be given directly to the parents of the child, or indirectly to the school of choice. The purpose of the voucher systems is “to increase parental choice, promote competition and allow lower income families access to private education” (West 1997, p.83). The implementation of the voucher system would force…