The Magic School Bus

Social skills are a vital part of learning for young children. (3) Cell phones can also harm rather than educate children. Children start to relay on cell phones for the answers to their school work rather than using their brains. Come test time they can’t remember the information needed for the test. Besides, seeking answers on their phones, children spend too much time playing on cell phones and not doing homework or regular class work…

Imagine being handcuffed, to demonstrate a magic trick, by a man you thought you trusted and in a blink of an eye his intentions change and you end up with a rope around your throat. This was what John Wayne Gacy did to his many victims. John Wayne Gacy seemed to be a respected business man with many friends in high places, but his life would be an open book after his last murder of a boy by the name of Robert Piest. Wounded by his childhood, Gacy was taught to hide unusual yearning for the…

subject; there were no gray areas in my mind. English was odd, though; I was not able to determine whether I loved or loathed English. From as far back as I can remember, the pursuit to hone my reading and writing skills has followed me around my school as well as my own home. Throughout my limited experiences in life, I have developed a number of conflicting…

Aaron Torres Gonzalez Professor Burns Bus 117 08/01/2017 My Cousin Vinny “My Cousin Vinny” begins with two students who are from New York deciding to road trip all the way to go to UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) where they will be attending school. However on their way to their future school they stop at a gas station and then are later arrested for the murder of the convenience store clerk. They are mistaken for somebody else who committed the crime but are an example of bad…

We were then guided up the stairs and ventured through a narrow hallway to be shown various, vacant classrooms, which I later learned is where we would be sleeping for the duration of our stay. After our brief tour of the school, we were all gathered in the gym for dinner, naturally everyone sat with their designated cliques, which left me a state of unshakeable awkwardness due to the fact that I didn’t know anyone. While contemplating on whether or not to attempt to socialize…

In order to develop lasting bonds with students, teachers must show that they are caring individuals. A teacher is also responsible in making sure students develop a sense of caring and respect for others as well. Ramsey provides us with early childhood social goals that relate to multicultural education because they become a foundation for children’s capacities to connect with the natural environment, the larger social world, and issues within social justice (Ramsey, 2004). These goals usually…

Recuerdo cuando tenía cuatro años y solía dibujar en hojas en blanco que mi madre me daba para dibujar. Recuerdo aquellas hojas blancas en que dibujé, escribiría palabras al azar que no tenían sentido. También recuerdo que la primera palabra que escribí fue Mamá en aquellas hojas de papeles que mi madre me dio. I remember my mother read the book of Nacho to me every afternoon so I could learn how to read. My mother also read the book called Coquito, every night before going to bed. My favorite…

I’ve been waiting for this year since I walked into Coral Gables Senior High as a freshman. Everyone kept talking about how senior year was the best year anyone can experience in their 4 years in high school and I was finally a senior. Senior year was finally here and I couldn’t wait to go to grad bash, prom and the most exciting part of the whole year, graduation. I knew I was going to enjoy the experience and love every second of it. Senior year was my year to let loose and be stress free.…

have shown that students believe that their teachers need to relax, destress, and have a sense of humor in order to maintain a productive classroom. They say that having a boring teacher who teaches boring lessons, makes them feel uncomfortable in school. So, by creating an atmosphere of positivity and freedom to make mistakes, students become more likely to succeed in their studies. However, the concept of a teacher not only acting in an authoritative position, but a friendly one as well, can…

father to advocate and support education which led to the Taliban finding her and shooting her while she was on her way to school. Remarkably, Malala has survived and has since continued to share the importance of education around the world. In 2013 she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and in 2014 she won. Recently she published a children’s book entitled “Malala’s Magic Pencil” which she hopes will inspire young children to never lose hope during the toughest times (Kettler,…