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Ms. Smith decision to give Wesley another chance to succeed in school promotes education and builds opportunity for disadvantaged students. Ms. Smith can teach Wesley the skills needed to succeed, while painting a good relationship with other students and faculty. I related the ethical dilemma to my own life because…

attendance numbers of Indigenous students are low. School attendance for a number of Indigenous students is irregular. Australian Institute for…

Enthusiasm vs. Content Knowledge If universities and local school boards were to genetically modify new and upcoming teachers, would those groups max out the attributes of teachers being enthusiastic towards learning and students or teachers that are content knowing fanatics? During my teacher interview, Mrs. Sell (yes, my lovely mother) questioned the methods of first year teachers. She is concerned that brand new teachers are only concerned about being content knowing robots. My mother is a…

Ever since around the 1920s, schools have utilized test such as the SAT or the ACT to measure intelligence. These test were given to compare how one school competes against other schools for a national test average. Even today, they are used nationwide to measure growth.A popular question has arisen throughout our country. Just how accurate are these test anyways? Many people think that these tests are not very effective in determining an individual’s intelligence as well as other methods. So,…

that we once believed would lead us to success. Beginning with grade school, the education system has many flaws within,…

semester of observations was very beneficially to me, and made my decision to become a teacher clearer. I observed in a 3rd grade classroom at Meadow View Elementary School, and witnessed the true life of a teacher. I saw some things I agreed with, and some things I did not agree with. My class had 21 students, but Meadow View Elementary School does team teaching, so overall I observed about 40 students. During my 50 hours of observations, I was able to relate experiences in the classroom to…

Carter, Stephenson, and Strnadová (2011) surveyed Australian special education teachers to determine the prevalence of evidence-based teaching practices. Results indicated that the surveyed teachers use evidence-based practices as well as unproven or ineffective practices. In addition, Australian special education teachers use unproven or ineffective teachers practices more than their North American peers. Analysis The authors were successful in corroborating an earlier study in the United…

To begin with, Education is an important aspect for anyone to have. Without education people are limited to many things. As I was thinking of education many things came up to my mind but one thing that really stuck to me was, “What do elementary education teachers say about their profession?” This led me to find this article that talks about the insights of the elementary teacher profession. As I read this article I found many interesting points and made me think of me as a future teacher. As…

Children born to parents with less than 8 years of schooling are more likely to live in low-income housing, deal with more health issues and have problems in school. Educated parents are better suited to help their children with everything from schoolwork to seeking help for health issues. It seems that with all the research that has been done thus far on immigrant families the conclusion is if parents are educated…

the Director of Special Education, Susan Gribebler a first grade teacher at Jones elementary, and Virginia Stern a speech and language pathologist at Kennedy School where conducting an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for Reed educational needs by considering his least restricted environment level. During the IEP meeting the parents and school officials were not able to accurately communicate with one another about Reed’s educational needs. The parents had strong views of what they consider…