bring their guns to traditional "gun-free" zones such as daycare centers and schools. And by "extra training," the bill called for an additional eight hours and another 94 rounds on the firing range.” To support the veto 21 superintendents sent Rick Snyder letters for teachers not being armed. Recently, the case of teachers being armed with guns has brought attention to many schools around U.S. Mad River Local Schools district in Ohio, has provided teachers with guns, but many students and…
Hannah School lunch Rocky Mountain Middle School’s lunch choices can affect students. Depending on whether or not the school’s food is healthy or not the students may not act accordingly. If students do not eat healthy there health will not be healthy. Although the cost may be outrageous to feed thousands of kids each day, We at Rocky Mountain Middle School have federal assistance. Behavior For my first…
1. Complete duties and responsibilities in one’s profession that are ethically and just. When grading papers I ensure each student is graded on the same grading scale. This ensures that I am fair to all. In addition, when making decisions, I ensure that the decisions that are made are ethically sound. For instance, when disciplining students I ensure that I make decisions that are fair and ethical by using procedures that has been established in my classroom. All parties involved are treated…
There are a few places in my school where resource teachers provide language and reading support, as well as where they store instructional supports. As a bilingual teacher, I was especially interested in finding material supporting Polish instruction, and unfortunately my school/district does not have any Polish instructional supports, except for a few books in the library. Therefore, I have ordered high quality fiction and non-fiction books and also some, material supporting learning Polish…
being, there are only partial reported data from different sources. Therefore, there is no accurate account for how many girls are being excluded from obtaining an education. According to the Indian census bureau; 27.7 million girls are not in school. Education is the key to knowledge, so by exposing girls to these opportunities opens the door for all people regardless of race, color, gender or age to fairness and balance advantages. With this in mind, the chapter Inexcusable Absence was…
Common Core was last updated in 2013-14 school year. It is a voluntary program that currently involves 45 states, the district of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity. It covers subjects areas of K-12 english, language arts, and mathematics. Prior to CCSS the states had their own standards that where different from each other. With one standard for the majority of the country it allows for better collaboration for the development of curriculum material. It…
others. The call for better education is a responsibility that lies not only on the shoulders of parents, but also teachers, administrators, and the government. Critics may say that schools are successful because they follow strict plans, that apply to the everyday situations. Nonetheless, if we analyze the system that schools have, we will see that sometimes an out of the box solution more effectively cures problems. In Finland, they are creating new pedagogical methods that tailor to…
heaviest tests fall on the nation's eighth-graders spend on average of 25.3 hours during the year on testing. .Schools allocate more than a quarter of the years instructions to test prep. In my school there is not a lot of time for fun or learning. This is why tests take too much time away from class. My second reason is that standardized test take too much money from the schools. According to the Texas…
Administrators of schools serving Native American students have a unique role as leaders of technology. In this study nine principals from federally-funded, BIE schools that serve Native American students were interviewed about various topics related to technology leadership. The study was based off of the National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators, and found that even though these principals were meeting various components of the NETS-A in distinct ways, they were missing…
2012). This rings true for Tuscaloosa County School System. New teachers in Tuscaloosa County Schools participate in new teacher training that only consists of monthly meetings focused mainly on professionalism. Classroom management, discipline, teaching strategies, and implementation of Common Core standards are not a focus of this training, leaving new teachers just as uniformed as when they entered the classroom. This is evident in the school where I currently teach. New teachers are…