Style guide

During this class there were many different resources and strategies that was introduced that was helpful to me. The grades that was observed were 4th grade, 6th grade, and 8th grade. Each and every strategies and resources in all the different grades will be useful to me in my future classroom. There was also students in the classroom that had learning disabilities and I was able to see some of the accommodations and strategies that were used for them. During the observation watching the…

great passion, most strive to do the best they can in the subject. Bringing back creativity in the school setting would allow a broader spectrum of learning methods for students to grasp knowledge from, thus engaging those who have different learning styles. These students tend to have a higher outcome. The problem with this fact is, not every student can find the way that best fits them. With how the school systems are turning, student grades are more dependent on tests than any other category…

Diana Baumrind has four different styles of parenting which include, Authoritative Parenting, Authoritarian Parenting, Permissive-Indulgent Parenting, and Permissive-Uninvolved Parenting. (Santrock, 2010) Four dimensions, Four styles is based on four interactions between the child and the parent such as parental control, maturity demands, clarity of communications, and nurturance, In understanding “parental control”, parents work together to enforce the rules toward the child. (Santrock, 2010)…

Parenting: In the 1960s psychologist, Diana Baurmind discovered four different types of parenting styles: authoritarian, authoritative, neglectful, and indulgent parenting that are still used today. Commonly though, authoritative and authoritarian parenting methods are often confused even though, they are both different methods that produce different results. So, what is the difference between these two styles? In authoritarian parenting, parents believe that their child should do exactly…

Primate parenting is similar to human parenting in a way. They care for their offspring by investing a lot of time and energy into each one of their offspring in order for their young to survive longer. They teach them how to eat, what to eat and how to conform to and behave in the society they live in. A reason as to why they are able to do all of this is because primates are very smart due to their large brains. It has been proven that they are much smarter than other animals. Primate…

In writing classes the most common first day question is whether or not spelling and grammar will count. Most commonly students focus more on how they are writing and if it is grammatically correct or not rather than writing their inner thoughts. Jack Connor in his essay, “Will Spelling Count?”, argues that writing requires meticulous efforts through his use of cause and effect, comparison and contrast, and division and classification. Connor displays cause and effect throughout his essay…

Experience about English 101 This semester of fall 2016, I took English 101. Before starting this class I must say I felt nervous and unsure about myself. The objection of this class is to learn how to write with a clear content, accurately and my writing skills need to show beyond college level. I had trouble in the past with my writing skills and grammar. However, I took the challenge and sign up for this class. I can honestly say I did okay. Even though my grades for my essays were…

Western parents. Although there are variety of parenting styles around the world. Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, financial, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the aspects of raising a child aside from the biological relationship. (The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work by Martin Davies) The most common examples of parenting styles are the authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and…

How do we behave, and which skills have we developed? I have always asked myself if our behavior and our development have been directly affected by our childhood experiences, and also, which role family plays in personal development. Even though excessive family care may be inappropriate at times, family plays a fundamental role in childhood development. This paper will first examine how family is an essential part of childhood development. In addition, I will discuss which skills a…

In John Holt’s “How teachers make children hate reading”, Holt argues that rather than students trying to understand what they’re reading or writing they should simply just enjoy it. He claims that when teacher’s stress to their students “understanding” and not making mistakes interferes with the student’s growth as readers and writers. Holt provides many supporting arguments that strengthen his claim. One claim that I agree with is when Holt states, “Third, and most important, we learn to write…