Teaching Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

A common quote goes “Education is the key to success” which holds true. Currently, more emphasis is being placed on strategies and methods that enhance the impact of comprehensive knowledge to students. Recent research has shown that students lack the coherent and critical skills needed to take education seriously. Dr. Martin Luther King stated that the function of education is to teach a student to think intensively and critically. He further went on to state that the true goal of education is to build students with intelligence and character. Dr. King meant that giving students advice and problems that would ...

Critical thinking is a desirable value in every profession that each individual ventures into. In education, critical thinking has been considered as one of the most required value to students. Through critical thinking, individual students are able to think clearly while analyzing their goals, examining all the possible assumptions and skillfully offering judgments that are useful in accomplishing all the goals and be able to assess situations before making valuable conclusions. Thus in this context, skillful thinking is used to denote valuable tool for disapprovals as well as useful in formulation of workable solution to complex personal as well as ...

1. The six column framework assesses tools that support differentiation. The model acts as a tool that allows teachers explore multiple capabilities of the learners. This assists in lesson planning that caters for the needs of all learners. The model is useful in setting goals and strategizing on how to achieve these goals. It allows teachers to assess the interests of learners and create steps to implement at every stage. The framework also acts as a timeline for teachers.

In Differentiated Instruction, the six column framework provides elements that the teacher can explore so as to understand the learners and boost ...

The original issue that center staged my research was oriented along the angles of how to come up with an effective teaching plan that shall facilitate great learning tactics in schools. In this regard, the issue had come of pertinent relevant was because most schools were manifested by instances that called for immediate attention. In this context, the issues that were circumscribed included; those that are oriented along instances of students underperforming in their studies. On the same note, it should be regarded that, schemes of teaching have been the most influencing instances that been used in criticizing schools ...

Introduction

According to Burns (99), learning is comparatively permanent change in behavior, whereby behavior is the observable activity as well as internal processes such as attitudes, thinking and emotions. Burns holds that learning may not show itself in observable behavior immediately the educational program has happened. Learning occurs in different settings such as at home, during play, at work or more commonly, at school. In formal settings, learning takes place in a classroom, library or laboratory. Teachers facilitate learning on different levels. On the other hand, apprenticeship is a combination of training on the job and related classroom instruction through the supervision ...

Critique of Joshua M. Englehart (2011). Why class size effects cannot stand alone: Insights from a qualitative exploration. Learning Environ Res 14:109–121
This is a critique of a qualitative study on why class effects cannot stand alone in influencing performance, comfort and participation amongst students in both large and small classes. This critique uses several criteria to analyze the qualitative study and its social and conceptual justification. Example of the criteria used include methods used to reduce bias, the use of the qualitative approach, interpretation of results, sample size, study results and any strengths or limitations to the research. From ...

Introduction

Different countries have different subcultures with each subculture demonstrating certain characteristics. The following discussion analysis a sub-culture from Japan called Gyaru.

Description of Gyaru sub-culture

Details
Gyaru is a Japanese cub-culture generally consisting of young girls. Gyaru is a Japanese name meaning ‘gal’. Gyaru sub-culture originated in the 1970s and always classified as a sign of youth rebellion. Members of Gyaru can be found around the street corners in all major cities in Japan. They are characterized by heavily bleached hair with, mostly with dark brown and blonde shades, extremely decorated nails, and funny makeup as shown in figure 1. Figure 1 shows Gyaru girls with ...

According to research studies, bullying is among the main causes of suicide among school students. For instance, researchers reported that in 2007, approximately a third of all students aged between 12 and 18 years had experienced bullying in school. Even though bullying has been a serious problem in school, most of the bullies get away with their mistakes because victims fear to expose their actions. However, parents, teachers, and students have a role to play in the fight against bullying in school (Burroughs, 2011).
First of all, states should endorse policies that promote safe and supportive environments for students (DeNisco, 2013). ...

Introduction

The Apple II “Every Educator” Ad was published in 1979, out of Cupertino, CA. The “Every Educator Ad” was to appeal to the learners as an education tool in the classroom that would help the mind of the students expand by helping with drills, problem- solving, and games. On the other hand, it would appeal to teachers by assisting with testing, counseling, and saving classroom data. Apple II offered a connection through a color television turning the television set into the computer, the ad was trying to introduce the idea of the product to the classroom environment (Ilulian, 2012). The company ...

Group work is one of the most important aspects of learning because it enhances creativity and sharing of ideas among students. I have studied the application of group work in the classroom context and acquired some ideas on how to improve learning. Even though most of the literature material on this topic focuses on ENL learning, I believe that teachers can also use group work beyond ENL learning. The second reading discusses the concept of group work in ESL learning. This discussion confirms my understanding that the concept of group work goes beyond ENL learning. The author provides a systematic ...

Literary Criticism

15th of December
Beautiful Minds
Literal analysis is crucial elements that help in critical analysis of the works of literature. In the context of the play ‘Goodnight Desdemona, good morning Juliet' is an indication of a play that can be applied with the help of the theories. A vindication of the right of women according to Mary is evident in the play. Critically, we seek to understand the cries of women in the play and their seeking to find out the root causes of their problems and the best way to curb them. Her thought indicates that women ...

Literal analysis is crucial elements that help in critical analysis of the works of literature. In the context of the play ‘Goodnight Desdemona, good morning Juliet' is an n indication of a play that can be applied with the help of the theories. A vindication of the right of women according to Mary is evident in the play. Critically, we seek to understand the cries of women in the play and their representing to find out the root causes of their problems and the best way to curb them. Her thought indicates that women should have access to education to ...

The article talks about that one of the largest food companies in Britain is asking its suppliers to make annual cash payments to the company or risking losing their contract. This is a part of turnaround plan of the company, where it is planning to reduce the number of supplier to twelve hundred. Many of its suppliers have raised concerns over the demands of the company. However, the method is not legal and is totally based on morality and ethics. Premier Foods needs the money finance its promotion, and product development. Without having ample money in its kitty, it cannot ...

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According to reports, the number of English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students has significantly increased in recent years. (Canadian Bureau for International Education, 2010; U.S Department of Education, 2008). Migration from one country to another for the purpose of education or in search of jobs and opportunities has increased in recent years. Immigrant students are admitted to the school or college at different ages. They come from different circumstances. The students and job seekers are at a loss if they do not have knowledge of English. Communication is necessary for survival in a new country. Immigrants have various kinds of ...

Stephanie Dotson is currently based in California. She decided to settle in the area since her work, as a professor, requires her to be near the vicinity of Santa Barbara, California. The place is also home to several young artist, which derives their inspiration from the weather and landscape. Dotson earned her BFA degree in Kansas City Art Institute in 2000 while majoring in printmaking. She continued her studies and finished her Master’s degree in Fine Arts major in printmaking at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Aside from being an artist and printmaker, she earns a living by ...

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On Teaching Strategies

Several education programs have opened my mind to learning and strategies for the past couple of years. These programs have been a good foundation for me to think about and develop my teaching plan. As part of my teaching plan, I intend to use different teaching strategies to employ to my class and students. These strategies include Analogy, Simulation and Case Study. Using analogy as a teaching strategy allows being familiar to something that is unknown or unfamiliar. This strategy allows students to contemplate and analyze things or situations and associate it in ...

Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” is a passionate recollection of her experience growing up in America to immigrant parents whose cultural values and beliefs are at conflict with her own. Tan explores her rebellious childhood under an overwhelming mother who appears to have planned the entire future for her daughter without even taking her opinion into account. Like many immigrants to America, Tan’s mother believes America to be the home dreams where everyone can achieve anything they want. This is depicted in the first line of the essay; “my mother believed you could be anything you wanted in America” ( ...

INVESTIGATING & CRITIQUING THE ROLE OF VISUAL MODALITIES IN MEANING MAKING IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

Critical Articles’ Appraisal of the Described Visual Learning/Teaching Medium (Digital Stories) or Strategy
PRACTICAL FACTORS IN THE USAGE OF VIDEO IN THE CLASSROOM IN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Christine Canning Wilson
Vol. 6. No. 11. 2000.
Video is best defined as the selective and sequential use of pictograms in an audio visual format. Considerable confidence has been placed in the valuation of audio visual assistance for enhancing foreign language learning, despite the minimal amount of empirical data on audio visual material in learning foreign languages. However, given the time devoted to utilizing video in the study of a ...

Synchronous learning is an environment of learning in which everyone takes part at the same time. Lecture can be viewed as an example of this type of learning in a face-to-face environment. In this, learners and teachers are present all at the same place and in the same time. Long before technology enabled synchronous learning, most of the online learning was carried out through asynchronous methods. Since various tools for synchronous education have become available, most of the people are viewing them as a way to help decrease the difficulties related to transactional distance that are present in online education.
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Understanding of what happened in Atlanta

The case of education of officials being involved in the alteration of student test scores can be linked to manipulation, greed and gullibility. Principals were inclined to condone and supervise the manipulation of test scores to ensure they do not lose their jobs. From previous records, the education superintendent had portrayed her fearsome nature by firing those principals who did not meet her targets. Increased performance meant the district superintendent got more finance bonuses. Teachers feared losing their jobs especially the single mothers.

Why did it happen? Who or what is to blame.

The situation in Atlanta occurred because of poor leadership skills. To begin with, once Dr. Hall ...

The discussion on language and context confirmed my understanding that learning English as a second language was not a linear process. According to the first reading, learning English as a second language involves the participation of both students as well as teachers in different circumstances (Gibbons, 2012, p. 30). This is because of the fact that learning is a collaborative activity that requires the active participation of primary stakeholders. In this case, teachers and students are the primary stakeholders. I have had practical experiences whereby I am unable to use a second language in different contexts. I always feel comfortable making conversations with familiar ...

The education system in California State, just like other states depends on policies enacted by the state. Today, many citizens and interested parties feel that the education system in this state does not meet the social or economic expectations. Normally, education policies define quality of education and influence directly or indirectly the lives of students, educators, employers, or parents. California State should consider revising its education policy in order to meet the expectations of the educators, students, parents, and other interested parties. Some of areas which require policy include allocation of learning resources to the students. Imperatively, the state ...

It is now recognized that new teachers need mentors to help them transition from the classroom and student teaching experiences to the professional role of teachers and their new responsibilities. Whereas during their training student teachers were supported and forgiven for lapses or errors while under the supervision of a senior teacher, now these new teachers are required to take both the praise and criticism of parents, principals and superintendents. In addition, there has been a recently developed movement in the U.S. of teaching based on standardized testing to insure that each grade learns the same material no matter where the ...

Distance learning started around the early 1700s by Caleb Phillips in Boston where he taught scholars by sending week after week sends to them. Isaac Pitman throughout the 1840s began showing a gathering of learners through correspondence. With the progression in engineering, the notoriety of distance learning expanded to an extensive degree and in 2008, few taking in projects were begun in the United States of America in the forty four states. The principal college to offer distance learning in the United Kingdom was the University of London in the year of 1858. The system was known as the University ...

Those students have a problem with both conceptual and abstract thinking. This workshop is, therefore, very important since it helps the students acquire budgeting skills. Teaching these skills in form of the game makes it not only interesting but also helps in retention rate of the skills learnt by the learners. The use of the visual cues made teaching easier especially for the low functioning skills. Allowing the low functioning students choose weekly goals by themselves from the given choices makes them comfortable since they choose the goals that best suits them and ones which are easy to achieve.
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Midterm Essay – Augustine and Plato

When discussing the concepts of knowledge and belief, philosophers Augustine and Plato frame these ideas in varying ways. Augustine’s perspective on knowledge and belief, as depicted in De Magistro (The Teacher), is that “knowledge of words is completed by knowledge of things, and by the hearing of words not even words are learned” (Augustine 94). Because of the difficulty inherent in true knowledge, belief is also a major component of Augustine’s teachings; while knowledge is more objective (and thus harder to grasp), belief is much more subjective, as we choose who to believe. “What I know I also ...

1. In a classical look the problem of induction was formulated by David Hume who noticed that such conclusions are based on the assumption that the future is similar to the past, or on the assumption that events of one type are necessarily bound (by means of a causal condition) to the events of the other type. (1) For example, if someone is asked why we believe that the sun will rise tomorrow, we would answer that in the Earth turns round within each 24 hours (approximately), and that in the nature, there is a uniformity which guarantees that such events always ...

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The education system and examination go hand in hand around the world. All the educational institutions have a policy to take exams that will help evaluate which students have learned what has been taught in class and which students have failed to do so. But there are different schools of thoughts on the notion of whether exams should be taken in the first place or not? And if there should be exams, should the professors tell the students exactly what they will give in the exam?
Let’s look at the first scenario. If we agree ...

In the 2008 film Die Welle (The Wave) directed by Dennis Gansel and produced by Rat Pack Film and Christian Becker, high school teacher Rainer Wenger (portrayed by Jürgen Vogel) challenged his students about the possibility of an authoritarian government in modern Germany. To prove its possibility, he provoked his students to being his blind Nazi followers while he plays as the dictator "Herr Wenger". It was an experiential experiment gone astray but a subtle and touching revelation on the transcendence of fascism in contemporary time.
For Rainer, it started as an innocent class strategy in teaching Autocracy ...

Any form of research can be termed as conclusive if only all the data analyzed is thoroughly investigated against other studies conducted in the respective field. It will therefore be imprudent for a research to make inferences and conclusions which are bases on findings that are not proven. It is from this point of view that this research can be said to be biased.
The research in question here can also be termed as biased because it seems to favor a certain outcome. Even from the way the experimentation is done to the way it is concluded, it is clear ...

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PART 1

- At least one problem or guiding question related to your personal or professional setting that could be used in a program evaluation. (Note: Anything related to education, elementary schools, etc).
Each year, federals, government and foundations fund educational projects and initiatives with the main goal of transforming lives of students, adults and families. Such a program needs to be evaluated in order to determine whether its goals and objectives are being met.
- A statement defending the choice of problem or guiding question for program evaluation with support from the Spaulding text, Program Evaluation in Practice. ...

Introduction

One of the worst problems facing accounting students today is the problem of plagiarism that is a major concern not only in the business field but to all academic fields. This has been a major concern and a problem to several universities throughout the world (Dey & Sobhan, 2006; Roberts 2008). Many students do not clearly understand ways on which to get rid of plagiarism and the measures they need to take in order not to encounter it. This has mostly been due to the ever changing nature of accounting that keeps changing from time to time (Sundem and Williams, 1992). There is ...

Jim Cummins among other authorities have been in the forefront at studying and recommending for the diverse application of BICS and CALP. For English language teachers, BICS and CALP related skills are essential in the overall continuous professional development. A teacher is expected to gain knowledge and understanding in different perspectives with the overall results being the improvement of his or her teaching skills. In addition, the more knowledge and competencies the teacher gathers, the better his or her productivity becomes in terms of teaching the language. One, therefore, must appreciate the role of the skills and knowledge related ...

There exists exclusive difference between teachers who use behaviorist approach in contrast to teachers who use constructivist approach in class. The main difference lies on the style of teaching. For behaviorist inclined teachers, they usually depend on the environment around schools in deciding how they should handle students. In my view, these kinds of teachers do not aim at encouraging change for the condition of learning. They fear improving the status of education as they are bound by education. On the other hand, constructivist approach aims at improving the level of education among students. This approach extremely significant as ...

UWP 101

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Exercise Still Possible For Students
Introduction:
Recess and Physical Education is about more than the small amount of time these programs slice out of the day. It is about setting up appropriate activity patterns for a lifetime. We all know that childhood and adult obesity and diabetes are not the only trending concerns today. There are an increasing number of carpal tunnel and other posture and osteopathic work related problems among adults. Any osteopathic physician will tell you the solution is to stop periodically and stretch. Doctors recommend that people break up their work ...

Golding’s article “Thinking as a hobby” focuses on the idea of the complexity and development of thought. According Golding the art of thinking evolves from mere imagination, to reflection and then to understanding. Golding refers to these thinking patterns as grade three, grade two, and grade one thinking respectively. The author begins by talking about the life of a young boy in his early stages of schooling. The boy did not have much understanding of the world around him. The boy is at grade three thinking according to thinking levels created by Golding. His mentality focuses on seeing and imagining ...

Introduction

For changing this situation, and for allowing more students the opportunity to break out of the routinized working environment that would otherwise expect them after graduation, Darling – Hammond is suggesting the application of an educational model based on five practices, meant to challenge the educational focus of nowadays elementary and secondary schools:

“1. Small size for the school or learning communities within the school

2. Structures that allow for personalization and strong relationships
3. Intellectually challenging and relevant instruction;
4. Performance – based assessment
5. Highly competent teachers who collaborate in planning and problem - solving” (Darling - Hammond, 2010, p. 244).

Practices Defined

As Darling – Hammond (2010) notes, students tend to ...

Early Stage 1, Kindergarten

Lesson Evaluation:
Did the lesson go as planned?

Were the instructions clear?

Did the students understand the story?
Did the students understand the task?
Did the students work well together in groups?
Did the students enjoy working together? Were there any problems during the group activity?

Were there any unexpected outcomes?

How would I change this lesson for future use?
Did the lesson cater for all students?

Where do I take the students now?

Sample Train Pocket Chart
MATHEMATICS LESSON PLAN #2
Early Stage 1, Kindergarten
Lesson Evaluation:
Did the lesson go as planned?
Were the instructions clear?
Did the students understand the task?
...

The following list gives the five most practical concepts that would be important to a student planning a career that heavily relies on math:
- Probability
- Matrices
- Vectors
- Functions
- Measure of central tendencies

- Mathematics teacher
- Economist
- Surveyors
- Statisticians
- Physics teacher
- Nutritionist
- Chemist
- Marketers
- Accountants
- Engineers
- Actuarial scientists/ actuary
- Sales agents
- Purchasing agents
- Geologists
- Computer scientists
- Architects
- Property valuation specialists
...

Concepts for Science and Technology

Focusing on ‘living things’ as the main topic in the lesson plan sequence not only allows students to discover more about themselves and their natural environment, and thus, relate science and technology to their everyday lives, but also allows the teacher to integrate various concepts that meets the learning program of the school – Going Green and multiculturalism and diversity, encourages multidisciplinary approach in teaching, and the introduction of various issues that affect the lives and the future of the students. The Science and Technology syllabus (Board of Studies, 1991, p. 3) indicates that students learn best when “they are ...

Foundational to the Christian faith is the belief that mankind is created in the image of God. Explain how this belief affects the way you interact with people within your chosen vocation?
We are all made in the image of God, this is because during the creation of the first man, he said let us create man in our own image. This means that in each and every individual looks like God regardless of his physical appearance, race and even gender. Being all created in God’s image only means that all are equal and the same and ...

Introduction

There exists an instructional supervision dilemma, which is essentially a self-created crisis that is caused by absence of definition, exercise, and legitimate understanding of current social dissatisfaction with the schooling and the schools. Instructional supervision thus has been closely considered as a performer or teacher observation by a commonly-agreed-to- be- exceptional performer or simply a supervisor. Thus, a supervisor’s excellence rests upon him or her proving his or her teaching ability and the mastery of content.
In Instructional supervision, formative evaluation refers to an assessment that is used to monitor the student learning so as to provide the ongoing feedback, which can ...

Form-Referenced Teacher Evaluation

Form-referenced teacher evaluation contains the overview of the work expected as per the form. The form should clearly show the membership status of the workgroup and all the members involved. Another important aspect of this form is the purpose of the evaluation. Here, the agendas of the teacher evaluation could be outlined in, for example, gathering the evidence of professional practices. Again, changes could be made to the specified agenda. This could also be done throughout the comparison of the former and the new evaluation as it influences the standard change as well as the rubric.

Criterion-referenced Teacher Evaluation

Criterion-referenced teacher evaluation ...

Teaching as a Profession

It is true that the work of teachers is driven by a moral ideal that activates and validates their integrity as human beings. This is because teaching is an important social good, and thus teachers have are responsible for safeguarding the moral quality of the teaching practice. Teachers are responsible for the construction of the full width of professional morality. This is because just like other professions such as medicine, law and engineering, teaching incorporates virtues and professional ideals that define teaching as a profession. Teachers play an important role in the society. They are responsible for imparting knowledge or skills. ...

Instituion

Introduction
While inequalities in educational opportunity in the United States continue, and have actually grown worse in many states over the last 2 decades, recognition of the increasing importance of education to individual and societal well-being has spawned an education reforms movement focused on the development of new standards for the students (Darling-Hammond, 2010). The standards perform as guideline to teachers to focus on the different areas in their teaching, with the purpose of teaching our students more functional skills and problem solving skills. Regardless of the student's gender, ethical background, language and socioeconomic status, they should have ...

Early Stage 1, Kindergarten

Lesson Evaluation:
Did the lesson go as planned?

Were the instructions clear?

Did the students understand the story?
Did the students understand the task?
Did the students work well together in groups?
Did the students enjoy working together? Were there any problems during the group activity?

Were there any unexpected outcomes?

How would I change this lesson for future use?
Did the lesson cater for all students?

Where do I take the students now?

Sample Train Pocket Chart
MATHEMATICS LESSON PLAN #2
Early Stage 1, Kindergarten
Lesson Evaluation:
Did the lesson go as planned?
Were the instructions clear?
Did the students understand the task?
...

Mentoring involves giving inspiration and advice to a person going through a process or undertaking an activity that you are familiar with or have experienced. For students joining the Master of Science Management Program I would advise them to give it their all. This means sacrificing some activities that they usually enjoyed previously. This may include spending their weekends and weeknights studying, as opposed to spending time with their families. I would advise them to work as a team and have frequent group studies since this is more effective than individual studying while taking this Master’s program. As for their on ...

What I Dream of Accomplishing During My Career

In my career, I dream of completing my Business program in management. The skills of management that I will acquire in this course will enable me to influence and change management approaches in the business world. Further, I wish to develop my skills to an extent that as a manager, I will cause change in the organization that I will work for by positively motivating employees and enhancing teamwork among the subordinates and superiors.

My Where I see myself in Five years

In five or ten years, I see myself having a family and being a business owner, such having my own Laundromat called Omo International Laundry. Further, I see ...

- Since teachers work in relative solitude from each other, it is important for them to seek
out professional relationships as a way of validating their profession, gaining support for what they do on a daily basis, and be able to have cohorts who can appreciate their cares and concerns. Teaching is a profession that is not regarded as highly as many others with equal educational backgrounds. Frequently, teachers are viewed as adults who spend their day caring for kids rather than professionals who are teaching the future generation. It is important that teachers support each other so that they can ...

Personal reflection is exceedingly a useful method for both the students and the teachers. After a lesson, students may give advice to their instructor in regards to what they found helpful in the entire lesson. Its also one of the best ways to advance students learning and adjusting instructional practices. Take a scenario where a teacher may give their class an assignment where each student is required to reflect on their first lesson which would help them improve their next week’s lesson. Clearly this brings out the imagination and reflection on the course visibly . In a major way this reveals the kind of ...

Developmentally appropriate methods of teaching refer to an approach of teaching based on research on how children learn and develop.

They include;
- understanding child development and learning in formal education
It entails what characterises each developmental stage of a child. This guide is in choice of the best suited methods of imparting skills and knowledge.
- Knowing the appropriate method for each individual child

These assist in teaching and caring for all children at an individual level.

- Understanding the relevant cultural aspects of a child.
It is important to know the child’s background value and factors that influence their lives. This helps in providing respectful and appropriate learning experiences.

How instructional materials and resources are used to enhance a lesson

Instructional materials are items or objects that are designed to serve as a major tool to assist in teaching a ...

Efficacy in the school environment

The principal self-efficacy in the school environment Meiners (45), indicates influences the effectiveness of learning and teaching in a school environment. Self efficacy according to Meiners (46) is defined as the credence in one’s capabilities to realize a goal or an outcome. According to Schempp (75) self efficacy is concerned with the execution of control but not the outcome action process. Students with a strong sense of efficacy are likely to challenge themselves with hard tasks and to be intrinsically motivated. Schempp (75) indicates that the type of learning environment and the mode of teaching can improve self efficacy in the classroom. ...

Explain the history and organization of educational systems in the United States

The development of the current education system in US started in the 19th century. However, it all started by Jefferson suggesting the opening of a public school, which played a significant role in the formation of current education system. Introduction of the system was important because the previous system had dissimilar discrimination in religion, race and gender among others. The previous system discouraged the admission of girls to schools and they undertook different subjects with boys. This went on until 1950s where there were segregations in schools between the south and the African Americans, which ended in 1980s. The previous system ...

Critical Thinking Responses

Response to Karen Post
Karen’s posting examines the effects students, experience on their learning and desire to attain advanced study levels by foreign language anxiety. The instructor looked at the study in the Korean University analyzing the impact of a foreign language anxiety on students studying the foreign language. She also had an interest on the motivational effects on the student’s goals.
Through her own experience of teaching foreign language, Karen strongly felt the existence of a difference in stress levels of various learning modes. The foreign language anxiety findings validated Karen beliefs. The study found a significant ...

Handling children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) can be quite cumbersome (Stein, 2001). This is because such children are not disciplined and tend to oppose even the simplest instructions. Handling such children can be quite a challenge especially since I was teaching them. They tend to disrupt lessons and are rather destructive and insensitive to the well being of the other children. While working as a teacher, I sought to help these children to make friends while teaching them to relax at specific times.
However, my efforts often felt futile since the children quickly ...

Each person has his/her own learning style. Take a professional development book and you will find its advocates. Contrary to the believers of this “common knowledge,” this statement is a myth. Reiner and Willingham (2010) debunk this myth and explain why the claim “learning could be improved by matching the mode of instruction to the preferred learning style of the student” is not backed by solid evidence. The following sections are three important discussion points this writer makes about the article.

There is no scientific proof that learning styles exist.

Learning style is defined as “the preferred bodily sense through which one receives information, whether visual, auditory, or kinesthetic” (Reiner & ...

Quote of the week (7)

The quote for this week is specially used by a Yoga instructor to engage the attendants on the best practices of Yoga. While yoga has a rich background in Hinduism, today’s contemporary society attends yoga lessons for its diverse health benefits. Ranging for strength, flexibility and balance, people also learn how to move their bodies in new ways. Being an art, Yoga has to be done in particular ways in order to reap maximum benefit and avoid injury. As an art of relaxation, certain rules have also to be observed in order to get the best out of it. The ...

Mathematics is a creative and reasoning activity engaging generalization and abstraction to recognize, define and use relationships and pattern. Math’s symbolic nature gives a powerful, concise and precise means of communication. Mathematical concepts have progressed across all humanities from ancient times and are always advancing. It is essential to technological and scientific development in many arenas of endeavor. Moreover, to its applied usage, learning mathematics is a valuable quest in its own right, giving opportunities for challenge, originality, and leisure (Board of Studies NSW, 2012). To learn mathematics, students must be taught with a curriculum or syllabus that gives skills, knowledge, and ...

Following The American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Abstract
The struggle of reading comprehension has been pervasive around the world for centuries; it is of no surprise how even current statistics illustrate how many adults have difficulty reading and comprehending the most basic literature. As well-intentioned as well-crafted learning models have been launched to bridge the gap between low and high comprehending participants, the root of the problem stems from repeated modeling to students of diverse generations. Although some learning models have proven to be useful, new or rebooted models are sometimes necessary for younger students understanding elements of vocabulary, fluency, and background knowledge for reading ...

Introduction

Play refers to behavior that is liberally chosen, individually directed and fundamentally motivated (Essa, 2009). It is one of the methods through which young children get to know about themselves and the environment around them. Play is a very essential part of early learning. Children are usually born with instinctive talents, and need to be guided on learning novel things through exploration and imitation by play (Wood & Attfield, 2005). Consequently, there is more than just having fun when children play. Play is very important for young children’s rational, emotional, and social development as they grow (Essa, 2009). The intent ...