Students are forced to memorize multiplication tables to pass test and check offs. According to the National Education Association (NEA) not much has changed in regards to teaching for memorization and to pass a test. ... She reports that much of the stress comes from 'the idea that we are not doing what's best for kids,' adding, 'the anxiety can lead you to question the profession you are dedicated to.' ... 'We must get the testing scores increased. Everything is overshadowed by one high-stakes test.'...

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Children need the opportunity to learn in a stress free environment, and dance is all about using movement, exercising, and having fun. ... The minor distraction of a catch trial may trigger these impeding behaviors, which then become competing stimuli during testing(Pedersen, S. ... In dance therapy, the connection between motion and emotion is stressed and dance therapy is involved with both the expression and transformation of emotion (as cited Grönlund, E., Renck, B., & Weibull, J. 2005). ... Dance gives children the opportunity to express themselves and what they are capable of, use...

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EARLY YEARS CURRICULUM In this assignment, I plan to achieve a number of things. I shall discuss, evaluate, and define Early Years Education'. Initially I will be defining Audrey Curtis` statement, following that I will aim to deliver a clear concise meaning of the term Curriculum'. My next step will be to discuss the early educationalists work and how it has had an influence on today's education. Other areas for discussion will include High-Scope, National Curriculum, Desirable Outcomes, and Baseline Assessment, as they all play an important role in this assignment I...

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