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percent admitted to plagiarism and 95 percent said they participated in some form of cheating.” Some people believe that cheating in our high school is unconstitutional, however, with common core our educational system has changed from context or teacher-centered learning to student-centered learning, which emphasizes the final grade. This means that students are not learning as much but still striving for the perfect grade. The Huffpost College stated that, “While most students will call…

When I asked her what the hardest part of the job was, she said that sustaining that energy level for 6 hours a day. Even when she has had a tough week at school or with personal her personal life, she has to come to work and be the happy go lucky teacher. Another connection that I made with the book was the amount of energy required to complete a task. In the book, it talks about how certain waitresses will put in extra time for people who will tip well. Well in this case of teaching…

Standardized testing is often scrutinized by teachers instead of being looked at in a positive manner. There are many ways to utilize such a test. The best possible way would be to teach to the test. It not only benefits the original reason standardized tests are in place, it also provides a backbone for what to teach. It allows you to stay within professional boundaries and also allows the teacher to teach to their liking with what material is provided. A process such as this would help with…

Public schools do not get a choice to choose who get admitted to their school. Public secondary schools on the average have 26.8 students in their classrooms and primary school on the average have 21.2 (nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=28). The teacher in public schools have to be certified to teach in the classroom. A large number of kids graduating from public high schools have to face remediation in college.…

said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Children spend a significant amount of time with their teachers at school and develop many habits from them. Teachers want to educate their students on ethics, and there are unlimited instances where ethics would be relevant to teach in the classroom. Because of this, teachers should teach their students ethics in order to help them develop the morals which they may not learn at home. Educating students in the…

implement new approaches to help students meet their needs and succeed in the classroom. For this reason, teachers must implement effective teaching strategies to engage students in their learning as well as develop new forms of teaching and strategies to meet the needs of a diverse, continually changing student population (McLaughlin & Talbert, 2006). In order to improve student learning, teachers need to make commitments to work as a team and discuss issues and concerns affecting students’…

personal experiences about education which show some of the more flawed components of our education system. Tagore claims that nature is a better teacher…

A lesson plan was written up for a Year 5 Humanities and Social Science lesson covering the curriculum content, why people work in groups to achieve their aims, and how they can express their shared beliefs and values and exercise influence (ACHCK027) (Australian Curriculum, n.d.). The completed lesson plan was then emailed to three peers and the unit tutor. The peers and tutor were to review and provide constructive feedback on how the lesson plan could be improved. Through the process of…

Combes Public School System, into a model school using a $150,000 grant will be a worthwhile challenge! When the new superintendent demonstrated a collaborative leadership style by forming a Principal interview team that included both veteran and new teachers to choose the new principal, it well-received; therefore, as the new principal, following through with a similar collaborative style would likely be successful. In my perspective, the principal needs to develop a strategic plan that creates…

this profession so great. We all teach differently (and similarly, too); we see how to approach one standard, objective or lesson plan differently but then we collaborate and discuss different ideas. I feel like I have learned how to look from other teacher 's perspectives to see how to teach differently. I feel like this is beneficial to to profession because when working with others who learn differently, we see aspects that we are missing or changes we can make that will benefit students who…