Essays on Classmates

I believe my personality and learning style would fit in extremely well in the community atmosphere of the Rotman MFin program. First of all, I am an extremely gregarious and outgoing individual; I find it extremely easy to make friends and find common ground with which to relate to others. I have a great many stories to share with others, and always enjoy learning new ones from exciting, diverse groups of people. This will make it quite effortless to ingratiate myself with my peers and become part of their learning experience. I fully anticipate making many great new friends in ...

Admittedly, there is a correlation between the crime statistics and the frequency of or tendencies of the criminal behavior occurring at any given time and area. Usually, crime statistics is useful in forecasting future crimes, a situation that implies the relationship existing between the statistics and the trends in criminal behavior. From a theoretical perspective, the relationship between crime statistics and the frequency of a crime is based on the routine activities and the rational choice perspective. In essence, both of these principles imply that individuals are self-determining even as criminal activities are purposeful. Substantially, this theoretical constructs mean that offenders or those ...

Abstract

For every child whether they experience delay or not, it is important to know that they will learn just as well provided they are given the right tools and that they are allowed to take part in the normal activities that go on around the schools and even in the surrounding environment (Friend, 2014). They should be exposed to this as allowed to do so to their best of their capabilities. It is not right to have the special needs children grow apart from those who are not affected in any way. Children will learn optimally in a surrounding that ...

I disagree with my classmates who claim that watching television cannot make one smarter. This is because television is informative and tends to educate a person on the realities of the world. The media offer the current happenings in society. For instance watching, the episode of 24 one can integrate a lot of information. The Sleeper’s curve is a new force that alters the mental development of children to benefit their cognitive faculties. The media show violence, ethnic stereotypes, and stories of addiction not to promote bad behavior but to enlighten the young people. These kinds of programs are nutritional and ...

In school, I was almost intolerably ambitious. I was more than motivated, I was focused. This experience in itself, was very much centered on neglecting communication and balance so I could dedicate myself to personal projects and class work. At the time, it was the best thing I could do and, aesthetically, I was praised and envied for it. My singular choice was so fine-tuned that I was ahead of my classmates, and possibly better educated than my peers. However because of my high expectations, you can more or less agree that I’ve burned out after four years. ...

The study examines the efficacy of a professional development program for early childhood educators that facilitate emergent literary skills in preschoolers. The program led by a speech-language pathologist, focuses on teaching print concepts, de contextualized oral language, teaching alphabet knowledge within natural occurring classroom interactions. A child with special needs will flourish and benefit from an early childhood environment to empower learning. Center learning empowers a child to engage in the self-directed learning based on ability, interest, and strength actively. Centre learning will enhance interactive language, collaboration, independence, reading, and writing. All of the empowering areas of development relate strongly with the ...

Sexism and Classism were seen majorly in the communist China during the period lasting from the year 1949 to the year 1979. Sexism which refers to discrimination and prejudices that is not based on race but on the sex of the individual. This usually is channeled towards the female sex due to some ancient cultural, religious or social beliefs. This can surprisingly be seen till date in our present day society. Classism on the other hand refers to this same practice but with the tendency of being based on the race and ...

Chapter 6 – Learning

Firstly, the classical conditioning applied even before my early stages of learning. It created a positive experience for me during my elementary years since I associated school with having fun with my classmates and teachers. Back then, it was easier for me to deal with school because of the excitement and happiness of seeing my classmates and friends again. The classical conditioning worked by assuring me that school experience is a positive experience. On the other hand, classical conditioning also works when the bell rings and the class is over, it also brings a positive feeling for me since I can go ...

Mike Rose in his essay “I Just Wanna Be Average” narrate about his experience in vocational school, “ euphemism for the bottom level” (183). It was by mistake that Rose end up into that kind of a school. Nevertheless, he did not protest, he accepted vocational path as his own. Rose gives many details, providing full profiles of his teachers, classmates and surrounding. On one side are teachers who are not interested in what they are teaching, without real lessons plans, without skills and knowledge about topic that they are presenting. From other side Los Angeles provides complex variety ...

Seemingly, Malcolm Gladwell believes that working for a famous company or attending an elite college may terminate a person’s dreams. The famous author uses the analogy of a big fish in a small pond in his latest book, “David and Goliath,” to overturn conventional notions regarding who should be an underdog and what makes for a disadvantage. Certainly, Gladwell opposes anyone attending a giant university or college, merely for the name, or doing something out of an inner drive for prestige.

Accordingly, the popular author, outlines that choosing something elite translates to accept to be like a little fish living in a big pond. ...

As a newly assigned K-12 teacher in a school district, one must accept the challenges that come from being a newly appointed teacher. While teaching and helping students learn and prepare for their future can be rewarding, the daily tasks of disciplining and keeping order in the classroom can be exhausting. Being a teacher can be difficult because one have to interact with students with diverse family backgrounds and attitudes. (“Peek”)Problems on classroom violence, outdated teaching methods and parents concern on their children’s education are added responsibilities of a teacher.

The World Report on Violence against Children identifies the main forms of violence

a) Physical and psychological punishment- these are forms of violence that uses ...

Identity in the play the short story One Friday Morning

Identity refers to the state of maintaining one’s character under different conditions. Identity therefore relates to social situations such as gender, color, class, and community. In African American literature, identity can be experienced in social circumstances that are largely discriminatory. Discriminatory aspects that affect the blacks largely relate to oppression. This aspect molds the manner in which African Americans are confronted with dilemmas regarding their place within the white-dominated society. Ideally, the reality of the blacks cannot be separated in the American society because color provides an inherent phenomenon of identity that manifest in different races.

The aspect ...

There are many forms and styles of writing, ranging from creative writing to technical and academic writing. Despite the type of writing it, requires both talent and acquired skills. While some writers have inherent writing talents and others must put more effort in order to produce quality writing. However, talent alone is not enough; innate talent in writing must be combined with hard work to improve a writer’s skills. Practice is the key to improving one’s writing skills and the writer ought to pick lessons from the mistakes he or she makes in every piece of writing. The ...

Following my second paper on Play Observation as part of my project and study on the significance of Play Observation, this third in row paper will present you with the outcomes of the third play observation which took place in the same class emphasizing on the same student, Julie. The conclusions drawn from this third play observation conducted on my behalf reinforce my preceding theoretical knowledgeable background on the contribution of Play observation to the evolution of educators, the assessment and improvement of the educational procedure developed within the learning environment under observation and the evolution and change of ...

Andrew is a 5th grader who is constantly being summoned to the school Principal’s Office because of being frequently involved in a lot of troubles between his classmates and other students in the school. Andrew is 10 years old, but his physicality appears to be older than his age making him the biggest in his class. His appearance intimidates most of his classmates, which is one of the reasons that none of Andrew’s classmate dares to stand against him because they are afraid to be hurt by Andrew. Andrew’s parents have separated when he was just six years ...

This essay describes Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) using the case of Jake, a 2 year old AS patient. It will attempt to use the case in demystifying the experiences and symptoms of AS in children. Rudy (2008) defines Asperger’s Syndrome as a form of autistic disorder that causes its victims serious deficits in their interpersonal skills. The article further relates children that suffer from AS to those that lack the ability to resolve conflicts, manage their anger, participate in teamwork, and communicate effectively and assertively. It implies that such individuals would not only dislike changes in routine, but also display ...

Abstract

The Language Arts lesson intended for Kindergarten and 1st grade was drafted based on the major theories of language acquisition. There are several theories in language development introduced to rationalize the process involved in language learning. This paper will provide a rationale to the lesson presented herewith based on the tenets of major language acquisition theories. In order to clearly stipulate the concept of language development from which the lesson based from, the theories to be discussed will be compared and determine apparent contradictions between their concepts. Nativists and Behaviorists are two different ideas and theoretical foundation that define ...

Love, care and good perception by other people is all what makes an individual happy. However in life there comes situation when the people close to you such as peers, family members act in manner that you feel disowned or mistreated. These occasions are normal and could be as a result of real mistreatment but in most cases the victim might have had a different perception of occurrence. At the spot of action the victim is not aware of the nature of the situation but later the meaning as well as the lesson to be learned from the occurrence reveals itself. ...

Hello everyone! I am Kamie Quijano and I am standing in front of you today for the fulfillment of the final requirement of our Public Speaking class. First of all, allow me to thank you, Mrs. Malarkey for all the assistance that you have given me during the duration of this class. Thank you for your encouragement and patience in helping me become a better public speaker. Secondly, I would like to extend my gratitude to you my fellow classmates for the positive feed backs which I received throughout this course. Your relevant critiques have not discouraged me but instead ...

The “Petals Around the Rose” activity was an exciting experience that caused a higher brain activity and several different emotions. It helped me enormously not only in the area of my own personal problem solving, but also in the area of teaching, leading me to take many more things into account, such as the learning environment, physical movements, necessary explanations and adjusting the learning environment to every single student individually.

At the beginning of the activity, I was very enthusiastic because I have a great interest in solving puzzles. While Dr. Patty threw the dice on the floor and said, ...

I. Introduction

For one to be successful in life one has to be connected to other people who have been successful in different fields of life. It is important to realize that though a person might invest heavily in education, the person might in the long run unsuccessful due to his or her inability to connect with other people. One of the things that have made the job market more closed today compared to the past is the idea that globalization has come with increased technological and communication advancements. This means that jobs that were initially available for example manufacturing jobs that ...

The core concept in education in Great Britain is inclusion. As a result of high rates of immigration to UK, schools in Britain have had to adjust their teaching methodologies so as to satisfy the perpetual demand of students wanting to learn English as a second language. This fact is reinforced by statistics that show that there are 500,000 students taking English as a second language in the UK education system today (Barwell, 2004, p329). “The situation in Britain is referred to as EAL (English as an Additional Language), which takes priority in comparison to strategies such as teaching children ...

How Residential Proximity Affects Students Life

Introduction One of the prominent concerns of many students joining college is whether they will be able to enjoy an active and fruitful social life (Clouder, 2012). Consequently, it has become increasingly necessary to know how specifically the proximity to campus affects student engagement. Proximity, in this context, refers to how close or far away from campus a student lives. Students living on campus are taken to be the students living within the campus and those within a walking distance to the campus. Students living off-campus, on the other hand, are those that require commuting to campus from the places ...

Do you recognize and challenge the perceptions, assumptions and biases that affect your thinking? =2 Do you think about the impact of what you say or how you act before you speak or act? = 3 Do you do everything you can prevent the reinforcement of prejudices, including avoiding the use of negative stereotypes when you speak? =1 Do you encourage people who are not from the dominant culture to express their concerns and do you respect those issues? = 1 Do you speak up when someone is making racial, sexual or other derogatory remarks or is ...

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My classmates response:

RE: Reduce Cell Phone Use Mackenzie Your power point was very impression, there is a lot of different things on each slide. I could not pull up the youtube video so I can not really comment on that. I do believe your power point did list all the important topics about the cell phone usage. It is a topic that hits home to a lot of people. We all know someone who has been involved in an incident with cell phone weather it is driving or health issues. You did have alot of good points to your speech that ...

Introduction

People nowadays have the option to take online courses or enroll in traditional courses in college. With the advent of the Internet and topnotch universities offering free and paid courses, many individuals take courses virtually. On the other hand, conventional way of learning is still the most prevalent way of earning a degree. In this argumentative essay, I will present both claims and counterarguments why going to college is still much better than taking online courses because it is not only personally appealing but also entails many long-term benefits and effects.

Taking Online Courses versus Going to College

Going to college has many advantages. The process itself ...

Response to Classmates

I agree that people’s behavior get influenced by their culture, family background and various other internal and external factors. Psychologists and counselors should first understand the circumstances under which a person performs certain actions. Different psychological theories explain individual behavior from different perspectives. For example, Freud mentions that events that every individual faces during their childhood get reflected in their actions, performed during adulthood. Iceberg theory explains how submerged or invisible subconscious mind influence individual actions. Freud describes three approaches to analyze unconscious mind: 1st free association, 2nd dream analysis and 3rd slip of the tongue. Maslow, in his ...

Equal Opportunities

Question one (257 words) Equal opportunity for older people framework document contains distinct provisions that help people understand the care they offer. Precisely, it uses unique terminology to explain the various concepts. For instance, "age discrimination" refers to any action that adversely affects an older person because of their chronological age. However, discrimination can also imply a positive discrimination. Fundamentally, positive discrimination would refer to the action taken to uphold the best interests of the beneficiaries, that is, the older people (Department of Health 2001). Negative discrimination occurs in various levels. Primarily, these include age, monetary capability, fame ...

Issues in Psychology: Hypothetical Case Study in Two-Stage Life Development

Abstract The psychological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral crisis of traumatic interruptions during developmental periods in counseling and therapy, calls for the use of mental health support, assessments, and interventions. The present hypothetical case study seeks to direct (a) an explanation of two consecutive stages of mental development post-9/11 trauma for a male adolescent from 14 years of age to 28 years of age, (b) discuss overview of background of the case and situation, (c) scan the description, impact, and implication of client problem with inclusion of current state, (d) use of theories to compile the hypothetical case study from a perspective of a ...

With the world in turmoil and far bloodier, gorier scenes being created in video games than could ever be captured in a book, one would think a war novel, translated to English in 1929, would have lost its impact over the years. The startling, but very real truth, is the impact of the novel has not faded over the decades. It has been nearly a century and the words are still as powerful as the day they were written. Originally written by Erich Maria Remarquee and translated later by A.W. Wheen, anybody who reads it would be stunned by how true the ...

Abstract

Bullying and discrimination are a pervasive and highly damaging situation within school systems throughout the country (NYSUT, 2013). In recent years, this trend has expanded to include issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) related bullying and abuse, and the increasing dangers of cyberbullying (i.e. the use of the Internet to abuse classmates), making it paramount to pass legislation that is effective in controlling these trends. The possible effectiveness of the DASA (or Dignity Act) as anti-bullying legislation will be discussed, as well as the historical background of bullying as a practice and its effects. While anti-bullying measures such as ...

Behavioral Psychology is one of the basic topics in psychology that looks into how people or animals behave the way they behave. Although, behavioral psychology is one of the foundations of psychology, teachers have observed that students find the topic a little difficult to understand. The topic tries to find an explanation why people or animals have their corresponding mental and physical reactions in response to certain stimuli. In behavioral psychology, the idea is that the behavior of people and animals can be both conditioned and results of either rewards or punishments applied to them. Further, it is also believed ...

Autism is a mental disorder that influences the ability of various parts of brain functioning in normal ways. It is diverse in range, varying from patient to patient. Individuals who suffer from mild autism have less mental disrupt, they are independent, can develop social links, can acquire superior jobs and may possess some ability to face challenges. While, others who suffer severe autism have extreme impairment, they depend on others to fulfill their basic needs and require assistance in standby. Due to this extensive range in disorder, detection and therapy plans are still being investigated and modified. Advance monitoring utensils ...

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The oppression of the LGBT community, as well as their denial of civil rights, has become a commonplace fixture in today’s society. Many people see them as different, or abnormal. They see no reason to provide them with the same basic rights, such as marriage or parenting, that straight people are provided. Some feel so extremely about the LGBT community that they harm members, actions known as hate crimes, in order to instill fear, or set an example. The LGBT community is gaining progress in many separate states concerning their civil rights, but it appears that where progress is ...

Helping others is the greatest thing in the world. Helping others means you need not be helped. Most people would rather help others than be helped by others. Some people know that there are a lot of people who are in need, but they do not want to help those people. In the book Hope’s Boy, Andrew Bridge describes Andy’s inner issues that are unnoticed by others. No one understands Andy. Andy does not want to help someone whom he does not like by his attitude towards Louis. At the same time, a lot of people do not ...

“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” -Elie Wiesel, author of ‘Night’. I have this very beautiful passage from Goodreads about the definition of friendship. Contrary to romantic relationships, friendship is sharing all what you have. It is where you care for people genuinely without asking anything in return whilst love needs to be reciprocated for it to grow. Many people often confuse ‘friendship’ and ‘relationship’ as the same thing, these two worlds cannot merge as one. By definition according to Webster’s Dictionary of ...

Learning and training a person or animal to behave a certain way can sometimes be tricky. Depending on the subject, mere instruction is not enough. At times the subject may require added motivation to learn or accept the training. In order to handle situation such as these, psychologists came up with what is known as operant conditioning, a system of rewards and punishments that allow the subject to be trained behaviorally. Operant conditioning is a simple concept to understand. It is a learning technique, occurring through the practice of rewards and punishments for certain behaviors. Operant conditioning allows the subject to associate good ...

Abstract

Interviewing a senior person is such an eye-opening experience considering the wealth of knowledge and wisdom they have to share. In this exercise, I interviewed someone who comes from a poor family and lived through the ravages of war. Despite the dire situation they were in, Eduardo Jimenez, the interviewee, shared he was able to overcome all hardships as his parents taught him to love and persevere no matter what happens in life. Although he was the youngest and was adored by everyone in the family, he learned to become as responsible and as persevering as his older siblings. Faith in ...

The world is full of many fun and interesting sports. Any one of them could easily become a person’s favorite for any number of reasons. My favorite sport is football. Though there is a fair amount of violence there is also a lot of comradery. There are also many stories about players who have used football to overcome their pasts to create a better future for themselves. Most of all, football is an example of how anything can happen when a team pulls together and really tries. It is primarily for these reasons that football is my favorite sport. It is true ...

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Autobiography Racial and Ethnical Prejudice Both of my parents are white. My brother, who is four years younger than me and I, grew up in Virginia in a neighborhood where majority were white. It was however common to spot people from different racial or ethnical backgrounds in the neighborhood for instance African Americans and Asians Americans. My preschool and elementary school years, majority of my classmates and close friends were white. In those years, I had developed a negative perception about the African Americans from the experiences I had and from the history I read especially in regard to the ...

Life can be difficult in many of its stages. It seems though, that across the board, in both fiction and non-fiction, it is this time of coming of age that everything seems to take on an increased level of intensity. This is probably because many new things are not only being experienced at once, but they are all being experienced for the first time. Warrant Glen, by William Wallis, is an account of friendship during high school, in a school setting where there is violence happening within one’s surroundings, and also on the national stage. The novel’s plot ...

The stages of early childhood and middle childhood are a time of rapid change for a child. As the child crosses from early childhood to middle childhood physical growth is subjective, much of the difference depending on the sex of the child. The brain begins to grow while it refines its connections network through processes such as pruning and synaptogenesis. The child will also evolve socially and emotionally; once a tantrum prone toddler they will soon begin conveying the independence and understanding of a future adolescent. These changes are also subjective according to individual as well as gender. The child will experience a ...

I will bring diversity to the Nevada University Engineering Class from my Vietnamese Immigrant background and personal interests. I am an immigrant of Vietnamese origin. My family immigrated to the United States four years ago. I will teach my classmates about Vietnamese traditions, such as cookery, social life, and spiritual beliefs among others. I also expect to learn other cultural practices from different parts of the world from my classmates. I am a bright student and my current GPA is 3.98. I am ranked among the top performers in my class despite the learning hindrance of a language barrier in subjects ...

Dear Professor [insert name],

On Project 1 Before I stepped in your class, I had usually perceived writing as a difficult task that takes a lot of time. This short and yet a powerful statement, too, had resonated in the minds of most of my classmates that I started to study this course together. However, it has just been a matter of ten weeks, and my writing skills have improved very drastically, courtesy of this class. Thanks to a lot of time I dedicated in writing, revising, seeking professor’s reviews and polishing my works to come up with more superior contents about the given topic. My ...

English

It was a Saturday, and here I was, walking along what should have been, a resplendent beach, like I have been doing for the past few years. There were a few early morning walkers, some of whom I knew by face, and a few whom I knew by name. Being bred in a cosmopolitan city, I had an eye for details, and while I try and keep to myself, I just couldn’t get myself to turn and look the other way when I saw her. The beach is a popular place, and is among the most crowded places on weekends. It is among ...

IMPACT OF GENDER ON OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY

Introduction There is an understanding that gender differences are highly influential when it comes to hiring and employment, most especially because there are jobs that are gender-specific, even though the other gender is not condemned from taking on those, particularly on an occupational basis. For that, one may think that it is better to be a female with specific characteristics when one is taking on a particular job, while another job may require workers to be male with distinct features as well. The nature of the work somewhat dictates gender requirements among jobs, but other occupations, particularly those that are ...

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s My Beloved World

In her recently published memoire, My Beloved World, 1 Justice Sonia Sotomayor narrates her personal story, from her childhood growing up in a Bronx housing project up to the time she first becomes a judge. Focusing on the events and persons that made her the person she is today, she recounts how she becomes a successful lawyer and judge, overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, such as chronic juvenile diabetes and limited English language skills. She weaves an engaging story where many of her relatives and friends such as her paternal grandmother (Abuelita) and her Yale mentor José Cabranes come to life as ...

Monday, the morning lecture covers concentration. The music director provides lengthy music tracks. I do a report on the day’s exercise, and it gets a recommendation. I understand that the mastering of concentration can reveal the hidden elements in music that makes it melodious. Tuesday, I polish on the learned piano chords. The music director demands that no reference should be in any learning materials. I confidently play the pieces of music. My music director is surprised by how well I combine both the simple and complex chords. I enjoy the presentation and feel my confidence well built. Wednesday, cripples ...

Effects of the classroom environment on students with autism spectrum disorder

Thinking Having the flair for teaching I have considered learning is the crucial process for an individual’s overall development. At the same time, I have witnessed the difficulties encountered by the students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), at different instances. I remember some of my classmates and some others in my close circles who suffer from the same, how challenging was the learning process to them. Such individuals have issues with communication, social interaction, imagination and sensory processing. All these make a classroom environment and learning process a nightmare for them. They fail to understand and communicate with teachers ...

In the process of socialization every person definitely faces with the aggression from the side of other people. The phenomenon of aggression has been discussed by many psychologists and sociologists from the different perspectives. Lots of theories and surveys discuss the factors and the roots of aggression. So what are the reasons that make people humiliate others is the question we need to answer. While watching videos on YouTube I always try to find something eye-catching and funny. Yesterday I stumbled on a new episode that concerned bullying. I expected to see the evidence of violence in High School. ...

[Sacrificing Students’ Comfort for Full Inclusion] [Author] [Institutional Affiliation/University]

Summary

In the lesson entitled, “Is Full Inclusion the Least Restrictive Environment?” it compared two opposing cases on inclusion of persons with disabilities in regular schools. The first case tells a story of Ro who has successfully adapted in the education systems of inclusive schools since preparatory school to college. Her story reflects an empowered person despite her disability through the inclusive learning systems of schools she attended. She excelled in her schools especially in communication. She gained many friends from her classmates who learned life lessons from her story. ...

There are several life events that occur in an individual’s lifestyle. Changes in personality are influenced by time factor, and there is always an increase in consistency of traits with the increase of age. Changes in life occur with individuals observing the actions of others. Mimicking the behaviors of others may be common in internalizing other people’s behaviors that are an occurrence in the stages of life. This essay aims at selecting a significant life event that occurred to me before adulthood, use different perspectives in psychology to describe the event and determine learning that may have resulted ...

As discussed in class with the classmates and the instructor, nursing encompasses optimization, protection and promotion of health and abilities. Nursing’s major objectives include diagnosis and treatment to alleviate pain and suffering, advocacy for care in various populations and prevention of injuries and illnesses. Optimum care for patients is the core of nursing practice. Nursing’s obligation is to ensure that the patient receives the best possible care. However, nurses sometimes face moral and ethical burden in care provision decision making; especially when doing what is considered right is limited by environment or legal considerations Lutzen (2010). In ...

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Rhetorical Situation While planning and writing my argument on environmental issues, I took into consideration five elements that would constitute the rhetorical situation of my work. The five elements I chose would enable my audience to place itself within the rhetorical situation as they read my work to understand my general argument better. The five elements I considered while creating a rhetorical situation included the text itself, my audience, constraints, exigency and me as the author (Nancy). Text: the text in my assignment was an argumentive research on environmental issues. The special qualities of this genre are that ...

Distance education and online learning have significantly grown over the last decades. Digital media online learning involves separation of learners from the instructors through computers and internet. This contradicts the traditional method of learning where students contact their instructors face-to-face. Communication takes place through virtual forums and emails. Most learning institutions consider online courses as options for students who have different needs, interests, and challenges of class attendance. The controversy, however, is on the effects of these courses in relation to performance and student’s abilities. The use of digitalized media on online courses works for distance learners, and ...

[Author] [Institutional Affiliation/University] Educators in the West always promote individuality in teaching youngsters in their early childhood. They always make sure that every child has one set of toys, books and art materials to be able to explore and study on their own. It is teaching children’s independence and competitiveness. In the context of mainland China however, there is an inspiring way of teaching that educators are implementing. In an observation done by Freeman (1998), it brings another good perspective on how to nurture children towards building a community that does not leave an individual behind. It ...

I have participated in organized sports from the time I was a child and my understanding of good sportsmanship has developed not from any words or lectures given to me by a coach or parent, but from observing the actions of competitors of all ages. Last summer I watched a friend’s little brother play T-ball. In the last inning, a little boy hit the ball almost to the fence and scored a homerun. I could see the smile spread across his little face as he slid into home (sliding not because he was about to get out but because sliding is fun and ...

I haven’t made many public speeches or presentations before, and the time I got to make a presentation before the class came as a shock. I generally don’t talk much, but having no option to pull out, I had to dig deep to instigate myself to stand before the class and make the presentation that I ‘managed’ to contrive. I was nervous and this reflected in the way I began my presentation. My voice was feeble, and I just couldn’t put words in my mouth. However, knowing the consequences of my action, I began my presentation. I had ...

Ethical decision making refers to coming up with a choice that falls under the standards of the environment that are acceptable to most people. Most of the standards used to see whether something or a decision is ethical or not are based on Judeo-Christian principles (Husted et al. 56). The human societal structure often imposes sanctions on individuals who fail to follow ethical regulations and standards. The case study gives details of two classmates, Greg and Natalie, who posses different characters and other classmates too. Greg is hard working together with the other members of his group whereas Natalie is not ...