Tertiary education

The purpose of this paper is to develop a sense of how college students across generations experience collegiate learning. To gain a better understanding, I interviewed a college student who is currently in their junior year working towards a bachelor’s of science degree in kinesiology. The student currently attends a large, research, land-grant institution that serves 48,000 students. Comparing my collegiate learning experience with the student, we focused on what learning means to us, how we…

Examining Diverse School Models School A School B Differences/Similarities identified between schools. Points to consider. Interviewee School Brook County High School The Bridge Juvenile Detention School Type of School Public Juvenile Detention The major difference between the two school is the situation the student are in. (A) is for youth inmates, while the (B) is a public school Total Population/Demographics 643 students Indian 1, 0.2 % Asian 4, 0.6 % Hispanic 43, 6.7 %…

Is Finland’s Education a Model for the Future, or a Model of the Past? Upon first assumption, school systems are believed to be most successful when students are assaulted with hours and hours of time in school combined with another couple hours outside the classroom. Makes sense right? The more time one spends practicing material, the better students will be able to comprehend and apply the material to real world situations. Viewing very objectively, this is true in most cases; however, one…

when you want to give your students a break you can use them to get their attention. In the article “Classroom management tricks: timers and a tool to control noise can help make the most of the school day” by Richard Bryne, he states that “Count down timers can keep these breaks from stretching on for too long (para 2). Giving the students a break when you have a lot to teach will also help their learning. However, it is also important to be sure the teacher does not give too much time away…

Japan’s education system is often seen as a success internationally, as Japanese students tend to do significantly better than students in North America in the Math and Sciences. (Rohlen, 2001) The post-war occupation of schooling has provided Japan with the right tools to create economic success and social stability.(Rohlen, 2001) Japan’s education system follows a 6-3-3-4 system, where it is six years of primary school, three years of middle and high school, and four years of university.…

54% of the students (309 students) qualify for free or reduced lunch. 64% of the students are white (372 students), while 26% are Native American (153 students); the remaining percentage is made of Hispanic and 2 or more races. There are 76 students in the exceptional children program, which is 15% of our population and just over the state average which is 12. 5%, and 61 students in the AIG program. Our school district has grown by almost 200 students in the past year. The school has 59…

“We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation.” Cesar Chavez America is often described as a melting pot. For example, you can find Americans enjoying Mexican or Italian food. What is considered a family today is radically different than it was fifty years ago. Families are becoming more diverse with interracial marriages becoming commonplace. One of the benefits of immigration is the…

Transitions are changes which may by intentional or inevitable and they create and disconnect relationships, due to new perspectives. Transitions are explored within the drama Educating Rita by Willy Russell and the collage picture book “Windows” by Jennie Baker. The drama explores transitions through the relationship between Rita, a working class women and Frank a university professor, as Rita strives to break free of the class boundaries that restrict her and become educated, allowing her to…

The education teacher, Christine, tried to provide the appropriate education, along with high expectations for learning, but that was not always effective due to no support. She advocated for Katy and her family, but was unsuccessful in that she could not meet the needs of all the children, when two had special needs. Katy’s parents were immense advocates in making sure her needs were met. Katy’s parents knew that she would fit into an inclusive classroom, with an aide; they continued to…

Moral Distress Ganske (2010) examined moral distress in nursing education through a systematic review of the literature. Moral distress is, “the stress that occurs when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action” (Ganske, 2010, p. 2). The author determined that moral distress is associated with student incivility, cheating, bullying, low academic admission standards, and cultural issues. Ganske (2010) suggests…