alcohol consumption. Ultimately, Robin Wilson’s article aims to answer “why colleges don’t talk about alcohol’s role in sex assaults.” The writer reveals the sensitivity of the issue, administrators fear of blame, the students’ perspective and sexual assault prevention programs that do not focus fully on alcohol as a proximal cause of sexual assault. Moreover, he highlights administrators’ obligation to prevent sexual assault occurrences and “promptly and fairly, penalize” perpetrators. The…
than teachers working together, it is comprised of individuals working with each other for a common result. Collaboration can further be broken down into characteristics that make for successful outcomes. In the inclusion classroom the special education teacher is often the professional most likely to collaborate. Some characteristics are easier to accomplish while others are more difficult. To achieve successful and productive collaboration several prerequisites to collaboration must be…
In Koppelman’s (2014) book Understanding Human Differences: Multicultural Education for a Diverse America, one chapter specifically deals with the controversial issue of sexuality and its role in this society. Koppelman explains how the idea of homosexuality was typically regarded as immoral and unacceptable. There was a build up of personal discrimination and homophobia based on homosexuality misunderstandings. In recent times however, there has been more acceptance, tolerance, and knowledge of…
important to note that not all child care administrators and day care facilities are experienced or knowledgeable enough to accommodate the needs of all children with disabilities. Moreover, while full inclusion of children with special needs in a regular child care program is considered to be an attribute of high quality early childhood education (ECE), it is not always the preferred method practiced in Canada (Finding Quality Child Care, 2015). Hence, administrators understand that while some…
Police Disciplining Students?” (The Atlantic, October 29, 2015) written by Seth Stoutan and Josh Gupta-Kagan, argue that police should only handle matters that pose a real threat to the school and the surrounding community. They should leave the responsibility to the parents and teachers to deal with the students in non-threatening situations. The authors support this main idea by using real-life examples to prove this so the audience has evidence to believe that police should not have a say in…
Evaluation System. This evaluation system is based on the 21st century skills of education. In order to understand the components and administration of the McRel evaluation system, I conducted an interview with an administrator at a local high school. During the interview, we discussed the components of the evaluation tool, the role of the evaluator and role of the teacher. In addition, we explored what the administrator specifically looks for in a teacher evaluation. In this paper, you will…
relationship between schools and crime, and concluded that this was an area of concern. As a result of said conclusion, a school study was conducted to measure crime as it relates to school violence. More specifically, in 1978 the National Institute of Education conducted the “Safe School Study Report” which made various policy recommendations to reduce school violence (Ismaili, 2015, p. “97”). More specifically, the Safe School Study made recommendations as to the students (i.e. smaller…
RTI Process The RTI process of a school begin with high-quality instruction in a general education classroom. When a student needs additional intervention for some studying areas, the school will arrange a test to that student. If the student still fails of the test, the school will do some interventions. The student’ parents need to come to school to discuss with school how to do the interventions to the student. Then the struggling student will be provided interventions to increase his or her…
I have been in education for 15 years with the last 10 of my years in school leadership and 14 years in a high school setting. My current position as of four years as an Assistant Principal as well as my previous position as Special Education Administrator(six years), my education and my 1348 total professional development hours, has significantly contributed to my preparation for the position I am seeking in the Dekalb County School District. Through my journey, I have learned and grown my…
Transformation, Stress, and Conflict in Higher Education Leadership Frequently, managers are tasked with the responsibility to improve motivation and increase productivity both departmentally and organization-wide. In the past, this was completed through transactional leadership efforts, where leaders implement a contingent rewards system comprised of positive consequences for the accomplishment of goals and negative consequences for falling short of goals or making mistakes. Recently,…