Waldorf education

I agree with what she says, many educators have to rely on Western mandated pieces, not knowing they could embed their own heritage stories for fear of top-down penalties (Hale, 2014, p. 4). Reflecting back on my education at the boarding school I attended the teachers were afraid to incorporate the Dine culture into the different subjects. We only did the Dine culture once a week and that was in a different building. From there it’s like forget about that and now…

For my first field experience I observed a kindergarten class. The class included 24 students, the teacher, and the student teacher. When I entered the classroom, I was very impressed on how clean it was. The students were able to move around the very well, but it was a little tough for the adults. The students were located in the middle of the room at 4 tables, each seating 6 students. The teacher was located in the back corner by the window. This gave her an excellent panoramic view of all…

Homework Encourages Education In 2008, 72 percent of parents and students agreed that homework was the main source of household stress (“Why Johnny”), and statistics show that these numbers only continue to rise as years pass. So, how can students decrease the amount of stress they receive from homework and gain more free time? Many jump to the conclusion that abolishing homework is the correct solution to the issue. However, homework is far more useful and effective than many may think.…

Education is a very important part of a person’s life. Every parent wants the best thing for their children. They want their children to be happy and to be able to achieve their dreams and be what they want to be, which is why they want the best education for their children, because, almost everyone would agree that being well – educated is the closest way to a successful life and a better future. However, despite their strong desire to send their kids to the best school, they still to face many…

Children are only allowed to be children and have fun up until kindergarten after which serious education starts, with long schooling hours combined with additional classes, such as TOEFL, IELTS and SAT at weekends and during holidays. Whilst it is understandable as China is the most populous nation in the world, having therefore an extreme competitive…

Much research has proven that neuroscience studies and the way one develops is truly two of the most important components of education. If one walked around campus, for instance, and asked many people what they believe the reason for education is and most would have to say that it is to get a higher education or go into the work place. The real purpose of early education is for children to learn about themselves, others, and both feelings, find about ones needs and values, and about different…

Challenges in Education and Inequality The challenges of providing equal access to citizens in suburban, rural, and urban areas can be seen in various categories, and education is not an exception by any means. There have been countless attempts made to help create an equal playing field for school districts across the nation. Grants have been provided to school systems, academic core standards have been administrated nationwide, and even legal acts have been passed in hopes of providing…

Education is a subject that is very simple, yet quite complex at the same time. Most people when they think of the word education would picture a student at a desk and the teacher teaching them. In reality education is so much more than a lecture from the teacher to the student because education is constantly being developed throughout a person’s everyday life. Two stories, “Allegory of the Cave” by Plato and “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” by Paulo Freire have two very different views on what the…

To Fail or not to Fail Throughout the Canadian education system there are individual schools and school boards that have written their own no-fail or no-zero policies. Over the last few years these policies have become a much debated issue, not only between the schools, parents and teachers, but also in the media. In most cases these policies do not permit teachers to assign a student a grade of zero for incomplete assignments, deduct marks for late assignments or penalize students for…

On Tuesday, September 15, I videotaped the science lesson that I taught to Mrs. Oliver’s homeroom students. The topic of this lesson was the nervous system, which was a continuation in the “Cells to Body Systems” unit. The lesson objectives were that the students were to describe (knowledge) how the nervous system works together with all other systems in our bodies and to apply (application) their knowledge of the nervous system as they worked cooperatively to complete the nervous system…