At Challenger K8 I am the internal coach for the Positive Behavior Intervention Support initiative. As celebrations for nine grade level become expensive I wanted to incorporate a fundraiser for the next year events; however, after speaking with my principal she had asked me to work on a fund raiser for a marquee that cost $6,000. There have been many fund raisers within the school each year, so finding something different is hard. 1. Describe your planning activities. The planning for this…
wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door” (as cited in Freedom Resources Center for Independent Living [Freedom RC], 2015). This quotes resonates with the elder project because I learned more about my neighbor Jeanne. Family History and Support System Jeanne is an 81 female, who is the only child of Herbert and Clara. Both, Herbert owned a grocery store a few blocks from their home (born in 1905; died in April of 1984). Clara was a stay at home mother (born in 1907; died in February…
behavior in the classroom resulted in negative consequences symbolized by the image of the misbehaving student wearing the “dunce cap” (Weaver, 2012). However, now schools throughout the United States have begun to adopt Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS), which is designed to increase the amount of positive affirmation that students receive when behaving appropriately in the classroom (Caldarella, Williams, Hansen, & Wills, 2015). Research has demonstrated that PBIS may have the…
In this essay, I will argue that Mencius’ altruistic position and four dispositions offer more precise explanations of human motivation than Glaucon’s support of psychological egoism. I contend that humans all have the capacity to partake in moral acts (e.g., helping kin and others, altruism, combatting injustice, etc.). Glaucon’s defense of psychologically egoistic motivation is only useful to recognize that human beings harbor a degree of self-preservation (i.e., to guard oneself from harm and…
Congress should support gun control laws because people will help people stop dying from mass shootings, laws would be adjusted to fit a more modern time,and older, more experienced people will be handling firearms. Congress should support gun control laws because it if they do, then innocent people will stop dying in mass shootings. Most people say that people will just find other ways to hurt people, which is true, but it won't be with a firearm, which is the most used weapon in mass…
a very important subject to write about is Behaviour management, what I learnt through my course of Education support was that Behaviour Management is the use of techniques to change or eliminate unwanted behaviour and to encourage desirable behaviour. Teachers, teacher aides, specialist’s workers and parents all use behaviour management strategies. Some positive and equitable support techniques that I learnt and I put into practice in my vocational placement were establishing behaviour…
until Poseidon saw that the Gods had released him from Ogygia. This aggravated Poseidon and he produced a great storm, enabling Odysseus’ travels to go haywire. This started Odysseus on his scattered journey across the unforgiving sea. Which gods support Odysseus and which gods oppose him? What does this story reveal about how ancient Greeks felt about…
The Revolutionary War was a battle for independence between the American colonies and Great Britain (1775-1783), which eventually resulted in the foundation of America’s economy, government, and society. Preceding the war, delegates of the Continental Congress collectively made the decision to demand the colonies’ separation from the empire of Great Britain. Two notable, historic figures that took part in this decision were Pennsylvania delegate, John Dickinson, and Massachusetts delegate, John…
In the article “How Should Families Support Pregnant Teens?” Amy Dickinson speaks about how she would feel if her daughter or son would tell her the special news that they’re going to be grandparents. Most parents can’t wait until the day they become grandparents, “but not necessarily when…
Public Opinion Supports Gun Control As the Brady Campaign continues to bring in bold statistics of gun violence and details of their public opinion polls, the latest of these polls finds that the public opinion supports gun control. Solid majorities of the American people want to have a voice when speaking about gun control. Although not all people want sticker gun laws in the united states, most people support that a law be made requiring background checks on people buying guns at gun shows…