Essays on American Educator

Booker Taliafer Washington is an outstanding educator and a fighter for the rights of the black population of America, orator, politician and writer. His birth took place on a plantation in Virginia in 1856 on April 5. His mother was a black slave, a cook in the house of plantation owner and a white father he did not know. In childhood, like all slaves, he did not have surname. The civil war, which ended in 1865, brought release to the black slaves. Booker then decided to take the surname Washington as U.S. President. After signing by Abraham Lincoln the Emancipation Proclamation, exploitation of ...

Abstract

The current discoursed used the article entitled “Why Does Family Wealth Affect Learning” written by Willingham (2012) which was published in the American Educator as the source of discussion and evaluation. The author hereby aimed to determine whether there is truth to the common perception that children of wealthier parents exhibit better academic performance than their poorer counterparts. Through reviewing and describing the main points, one hereby aimed to determine whether the arguments of the author were valid through the support which were disclosed and noted therein.

Discussion of Main Points

The article entitled “Why Does Family Wealth Affect Learning” written by Willingham ( ...

Children literacy file

There are very many books that tend to talk about childhood literacy though there are very many things involved. These books mainly discuss some of the problems related to children at their growth stages. One of the literary factors considered in children growth is the disease awareness. For instance, one of the literary actions that is to be taken into consideration is education on children. According to the research carried out over the years, it is evident that most of the children do learn verbal language and hearing skills from the mature adults. This does not actually include reading ...