School library

Where would the leaders in the United Sates be without its teachers? A reformer by the name of Horace Mann came along in the early 1800’s to promote education and train educators in schools. During this time the education in Massachusetts was suffering and the quality of education was shifting downhill. He reformed the education system by making sure every child received a basic and free education, ensured proper training for teachers, and shaped the education system through his six principles.…

What do you want to be when you grow up? This question has been asked to everyone, numerous times. When we were little and excited to grow up, and when we are older. Although, when we grew older, the question changed from what do you want to be when you grow up to, what are you going to major in. At the age of five I would 've exclaimed, "a teacher", to my mother as she set up my new easel. As the pre teen age set in, I would start to call my aspire of a teacher to a Resource Teacher or Special…

I arrived at school around 7:40. I came in and helped my CT grade some papers. I then took up ice cream money. I read the morning exercises to the students and walked around and helped them while they worked on it. I then met with the principal with the other student teachers. We discussed the importance of confidentiality at school. The principal explained what can happen if you tell a parent that their student has ADHD…

The district hardly has enough resources to ensure that the schools have the necessary facilities. The material that the teachers need to use in teaching cannot be sufficiently availed due to the small budget which is allocated to the school and hence the school infrastructure is not up to standards. The other challenge has been that the district determines what should be taught and determines which books should be bought. The school is not supplied with sufficient teaching materials like book,…

For this artifact that addresses NJPTS #11, I had to complete thirty hours of student observation at the corresponding school at which I was placed. During these observation hours, it was encouraged that I become as actively involved in the classroom as I could, working with both corresponding teachers and students in order to gain meaningful pre-professional experience. Additionally, at the end of my thirty hours, it was required that my corresponding teachers fill out evaluation forms which…

The school that I taught at in Philadelphia was different in regards to the socioeconomic status that I grew up in. First and foremost, every student qualified and received free and reduced breakfast and lunch. As each student arrived they would enter the cafeteria to eat their breakfast and line up in the schoolyard, which was all concrete. The area in which I grew up had a tremendous amount of space that included multiple playing fields, courts and playground equipment. About 15% of students…

grade for 4 years now. As many of you know being a teacher is a well-rounded job with multiple simple and yet difficult tasks. A teachers’ main responsibilities are to make sure the children are safe during school hours, while teaching the students the required material throughout the school year to prepare for the next grade. The reason behind why I chose my aunt to interview is that I’ve wanted to be a teacher since the 2nd grade and every sense then I’ve looked up to my aunt and her classroom…

Kawarsi with a smile infused with enthusiasm and a touch of fear. “I have officially entered the real world. Wow.” For Kawarski, one of the most anticipated days of her life so far has finally come. After four years of countless hours spent in the library, sleepless nights studying, and thousands of dollars accumulated in loans, Kawarski has finally reached the finished line and is ready to take those hard worked for and long awaited steps across the Allstate Arena stage June 11 as she becomes…

Bird wakes up when the sun is barely shining through cracks of his blue cloth shades. He wakes up with a big stretch to his water glass where he had set it the night before on his dresser. Bird takes a big gulp out of the room temperature glass and sets it down as he get up to head to the bathroom. He opens up his door and hears the T.V. on downstairs he then moves sluggishly to the other end of the hall and shuts the door behind him. He takes a long shower before his mom come up and knocks on…

to finish his education he uses technology to study get help on homework anything that’s school related really. Mostly everyone in my family uses technology to work on something or send important things. The three most important reasons technology is changing education is that it helps special need students a lot, studying for a big exam, also contacting a friend for notes or help on things. My siblings school uses technology all the time for practice test…