... as just taking a semester off to get things together, but they got caught up in life and never went back. John Benson argues that the biggest fight with closing achievement and opportunity gaps is getting over the stereotypes that minorities are unintelligent and incapable of doing higher level classes. He quotes the Education Trust president Kati Haycock; "Many educators believe ... gaps. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson called for Affirmative Action, a policy requiring for employers to give preference towards hiring minorities and women, instead of white men. This policy was also...

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... minority students, (latino/as, blacks, Asians, etc.,) will, in fact, make up the majority of students, (Introduction to Teaching. Class notes. 10/10/16). Being a minority, this is very interesting. I want to teach diversity because it's a very important aspect of our lives. Mrs. Johnston grew up in Iowa and did not meet a latino until she was in high school. How is that possible, I ask ... myself. I want to teach students to be accepting and to be tolerant towards others because I know ... better grades than those students whose parents don't bother with their child's education, (Intro...

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... to become democratic citizens who would fight for an egalitarian society. These contradicting opinions derived from the conflicting ideas of neoliberals and social justice activists. Neoliberals aim toward the prosperity of the nation's economy. On the other hand, social justice activist such as John Dewey, intended to build a socially just society. Today, there still isn't a firm conclusion to the ... . He was convinced that building democratic schools would lead to the creation of an equitable society. Dewey explains that, "democracy is more than a form of government." [It] is equivalen...

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... completely detach myself from my old friends when they are five minutes away. My trip to college has not been a step into a larger world of different people, ideas, and values. Many of the people are different from me and my group of friends, yet they all seem to be the same. Everyone snowboards or skies, smokes marijuana, attempts to dress as different as ... to alternative rock. Too bad through all this battle to be different they are all becoming more and more alike. This group of lemmings may soon find themselves following each other over the cliff of college drop outs. ...

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... Mr. Guerra, he was truly a great soul. Mr. Guerra covered the material in its entirety, he was receptive to student's ideas and thoughts, and was very patient. He thought a well taught class helped people of all ages to fully grasp the material and more importantly, enjoy learning in the process. Mr. Guerra also never made a student feel small, even if they didn't understand the ... texts from all subjects as much as I pleased. He knew so much about so many things, that visiting his personal library became an addiction. We would sit for long periods of time discussing what I had read an...

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... student as well as the teacher. There is now a large shift taking place in the way writing is being taught. This shift involves the emphasis of composition being moved from the product of writing and being placed on the process. Donald Murray see the process as "discovery through language(Murray.)" There are many reasons that this progressive approach is superior to ... Due to its unthreatening nature, process instruction promotes original topic selection and interesting content. This stems from the time allowed for the practice of writing without so much emphasis on correctness and spell...

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... . Among them were politicians, labor leaders, religious leaders, and teachers, men and women who believed the federal government needed to address the ills of a modern industrialized society. Progressivism in U.S. education started as a reaction against formalism, verbalism, and authoritarianism of traditional schooling. The concept of progress was emphasized asserting that human beings are capable of improving their environment by applying intelligence and the scientific method. Progressivism held that political reforms ... -ended intellectual inquiry"" was developed. As a result, he den...

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... are carried out by different people or departments. Such fragmentation of the workforce, notes Van Krieken at al., makes it difficult for the employees to unite against the upper reaches of the hierarchy because " control can be maintained because of the principle of divide and conquer" (2000, p. 194). Students are socialised to believe that equality of opportunity exists and that the system is meritocratic; however, available marxist literature ... contemporary relevance" (2003, p. 89). Although, generally speaking, feminist theory is "...united in its identification of and opposition ...

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... why Dewey focused so much effort on attempting to analyze and explain the importance of education, including the moral principles of children. John Dewey's Moral Principles in Education was an analysis of moral education in schools and society. For Dewey, the moral development of children and adults was a never ending process. Dewey allowed that every societal ill involving, seemingly, a lack of good judgment, had definite ties to the lack ... the mob or the crowd or a tyrant? The movie "Twelve Angry Men" comes to mind when I think about lack of force of character. Henry Fonda was faced...

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... a woman. There are three male characters in this novel who "threaten her desire for equality and dignity" (SparkNotes Editors, 2002). Jane struggles of these three men as it begins in Lowood when Jane prepared herself with education and escape from Mr. Brocklehust followed by reject St. John and lastly when she finally decided to marry Mr. Rochester after ensuring that she has the same ... social status with him. Generally, all of this example may be related to certain issues that are still ... that women tend to seek the gender equality with men. Women believe that there are capable t...

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... . Kay's suggestion that more moral training is needed in higher learning establishments is valid, but what specific training is needed and wanted by the customers? Thanks to John Stuart Mill, some utilitarian believe there are "higher" and "lower" forms of pleasure that can be obtained. But Mill also argued that all preferences should not be considered equal but we should ... the time but it has proven to be an essential approach in our education system. To take this approach away from educators would prove determent to the education system and the advancement of student's growth. To mak...

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... The Philosophies and Practices of John Dewey Many educators, professors and students alike consider John Dewey the father of progressive education. They praise him for his unparalleled advancement in the field of education along with his insight of the maturing and thirsty human brain. He changed the way the future of the world was being taught. Educators were no longer drilling information into the masses and testing the regurgitation of said ... was to have an enormous effect on the minds behind the power. A new way of thinking was inevitable and John Dewey was there to help it in its...

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... in education. Before the late 1900s disabled children were not even given the option to go to school. However, two influential court cases, PARC v. Pennsylvania (1972) and Mills v. D.C. Board of Education (1972) were revolutionary in terms uncovering the serious injustices in special education (Thornton). Although no federal law was ever enacted, in both cases it was ruled that ... could not understand the teacher (Resmovits). Class sizes are not the only manifestation of the budget crisis. Funding for additional educational opportunities and programs has been cut as well. The Pew Stateli...

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... appearances at events where they are invited as a way to make sure to support their kids and to celebrate progress. This is well like by students as J. Kevin Barge and William E. Loges notes: "Effective parental involvement, from a student perspective, means that parents should come to school and participate in school activities " (151). While student may sometimes be embarrassed by parental visits, they ... enjoy them as a good opportunity. Students feel that parents should be involved in their school life. Barge and Loges later stated: "children take ... to be less involved. If a par...

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... make up work for the short time she had to take off after delivery or accept doctor appointment notes (Mangel). So when these teenage moms dropout of school, not only are they not going to graduate and have less of a future, but now they also get stereotyped and sometimes criticized for the decisions they made. Unfortunately, this can lead to feelings like low self-esteem ... care then why should they. Every school should have a policy set up for teens who get pregnant. This policy should allow students to have doctor routine doctor appointments excused and anything else of course deter...

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... , models and systems, some of which are outlined in The Adult Learner and will be discussed from the point of view of this adult learner. Concrete Experience Adults learn differently than children. This is the premise of the class and the book The Adult Learner. As part of this class I have been assigned to read chapters in this book, take quizzes based on the readings and the instructor's notes, participate ... in classroom discussions and produce two papers. The first paper was an overview of what I have learned. That was an easy paper to ... write. The second paper is what I am curre...

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... historians thoughts on this subject were well justified, especially by John Barnard. After 1830 Southerners felt more and more keenly the dangers of allowing Negroes to be taught. The poor white feared the competition of educated Negroes . From my own knowledge, southerners depended greatly upon the works and functions of slaves; therefore they feared the idea that if they were to be educated, the whole southern ... several letters from Harriet Jacobs to close friends or relatives that demonstrated her level of education. In one of the final letters within her book, she wrote "On some o...

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... addition to these discussions, we had a set of very remarkable articles to read and explore that have enriched my classroom management philosophy. Leadership vs. Management Lunenburg (2011) has distinguished between two terms, leadership and management that both contribute to effective organizations. He claims that not all leaders manage and not all managers workout leadership. Bennis (1989) notes the difference between the two terms as well ... . He argues that "managers do things right, while leaders do the right things" (as cited in Lunenburg, 2011, p. 2).This distinction pushed me to...

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... an immoral individual using acquired knowledge in a way that harms society. If this were true, universities would be producing "menaces to society" left and right because, according to John Mearsheimer, most major schools "are silent on the issue of morality" (Mearsheimer). The issue then raised is whether or not universities should in fact teach morality. Due to the fact that student bodies are ... U.S., it is inappropriate to conclude that there is one set of deeply rooted culturally based morals that we as citizens shall all believe and abide by. Assuming so would be to ignore a larg...

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... disadvantaged position. As teachers we must be aware of the ideologies that are operating in schools and be careful that we do not unconsciously or consciously disadvantage students by not giving them as many opportunities to achieve and learn. Because as we know school is a very influential period in an adolescent's life, and as Santrock notes "virtually everyone's life is affected in one ... considering class-consciousness is a term which isn't used or recognised in rural areas (Hatton 1998). As Malin has found from the National Review of Education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla...

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... had no control over the education of its members. The state was controlling all aspects of education. The great purpose of education at Sparta was to develop courage through test and trials which were sometimes almost barbarous. The one great draw-back of the system of education was that it developed courage and physique both at the neglect of mind and soul. Plato borrowed from Sparta ... the social aspect of education that it must be controlled ... are brothers, yet God has framed you differently, men of gold, men of silver & men of iron." A further selection will be followed by anothe...

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... the attention needed to improve their skills in difficult learning areas and self-esteem is gained, being able to shape themselves independently. Moreover, several schools in today's society do not take religious values sincerely. Homeschooling recognizes religion as part of ones culture, influencing the basic moral and religious values to have a well rounded education. Arai notes how [S]everal parents stated that the liberal humanism ... of public schools was incompatible with their religious faith. Homeschooling for these people was a way to ensure that their children ... ...

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... their jobs and simply teach just because it is the only thing they "know" how to do. The problem that arises with bored teachers is that they pass their boredom down to their students which is the reason why these students find school as a hassle. In John Taylor Gatto's ... article, "Against School", he asked his students why they were always so bored and their response was that, "teachers didn't seem to know much about their subjects and clearly weren't interested in learning more" (142). ... are busy trying to publish in order not to perish, hanging by their fingernails onto a shrinkin...

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... TO THE CORE," he accuses it as a way to indoctrinating the youth to become candidates for the workforce of tomorrow. His quotation of John D. Rockefeller's hope for educating the youth as he, "[did not] want a nation of thinkers, [but] a nation of workers," brings into consideration what the purpose of these new standards were, (Farmer 21). He even goes on to accuse the creators ... of the Common Core aligned questions of writing them in such a way as to alienate a majority of parents so that they wouldn't be ... . Does it make sense to you? More importantly does it make sense or confus...

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... other students may need additional lessons or activities to keep them engaged in learning. IV-TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS FOR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IV-1-TECHNIQUES FOR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT Sitting and Listening Closely. Teachers watch the behavior of the students at work and listen closely to their conversations. At times, they may ask questions during conversations to clarify ... are finding out, but otherwise do not interfere. Purposeful Questioning. Teachers ask open-ended questions that enable students to reflect on, clarify, and explain their thinking and actions and give their point of vi...

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