Schoolwork

begin my schoolwork. The mile walk from the schoolhouse was a great burden during winter days. When I arrived home the hem of my skirt was soaked from the piles of snow on the ground. My mother worked hard to provide for me and my many siblings. My winter coat was merely scraps of cloth sewn together. We were all expected to do our part around the house. Being the oldest I had to care for my younger siblings, help prepare meals, mend their clothing, and on top of that balance my schoolwork. It…

They complete all or most of their schoolwork at home on a fairly flexible schedule. When asked about homeschooling, James Dothager stated that she enjoys it more than public school because “it gives [him] freedom to do schooling while being able to have a job to support [himself] and [he]…

WVU’s five values will impact my experience at WVU in many different ways. The five values are service, curiosity, respect, accountability, and appreciation. Each value will represent a huge part of becoming and being a mountaineer. Service will allow me to not only help the community but create experiences I will remember forever while helping. I am excited to contribute and jump into some community projects. Curiosity doesn’t always kill the cat. By asking questions and truly engaging in my…

needs students educated together in regular classes do better academically because due to their peers assistance (PIT Journal). Down Syndrome students benefit because nonclassified students help the classified students to review and learn their schoolwork. It is only in a general education classroom that special education students receive beneficial educational and social interactions with classmates that provide for a variety of learning opportunities which are not readily available in the…

In the spring of 2015, Katie Dickerson, an 11th grade English teacher at Olney Charter High School, published an article on Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, titled "Reimagining Reading: Creating a Classroom Culture that Embraces Independent Choice Reading". The article discusses the importance of reading and strategies she used to better engage her students with reading more on their own and in class. Throughout a two-year mark, she collected data during the school year and at the end,…

During the course of me starting school back in 20012, my mother’s health began to fail. She was a double amputee and developed several major issues with her heart. At first it seemed like I would be able to handle taking care of her and juggling school, but also in the same time frame my sister was having some hard times and I had to gain custody of my niece. I was working a full time job as well. Things started out real smoothly for me and it seemed like I could handle all the responsibility…

comparisons are between Neil and Finny, Todd and Gene, and Mister Hadley and Mister Perry. While Neil and Finny are very outgoing, strong, and have one specific dream they want to achieve, Todd and Gene are quiet and shy. They tend to focus more on schoolwork and less on adventures or having a good time. On the contrary, Mister Perry and Mister Hadley are very controlling parents who expect their sons to be absolutely perfect. They also believe that their children should only have one main…

According to Rae Stanforth, Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is one of the things that contribute to lacking of time for himself. As a special education teacher he has many responsibilities to take into action, he stands as a case manager of the cases of his students with special needs. He said that making an IEP is not an easy task for him because he needs to beat the deadline. Students with different exceptionalities need to have an IEP so if he handles two or more students, it takes him…

When a student has nothing that they can do to expel their energy, that energy is built up inside of them. When enough energy is built up, it leads to an “outburst”, which is normally always followed by consequence. If you were to redirect that energy to something like a sport, the student would be able to release their energy, preventing an outburst and giving the student something fun to do at the same time. Not only does extracurricular activities help dispel energy, but it also benefits…

sluggishly dragging down the halls and dozing off during lectures. The question is: why are they so sleepy? Because these students are often troubled by demanding social lives, family commitments, extracurricular activities and extreme amounts of schoolwork, they commonly do not get adequate sleep at night. For most, it would be a mixture of these problems that cause them to lose rest. On the other hand, some teenagers are not bothered by any of these demands and do not have a problem with their…