... bring weapons even though they have never been threatened. Some students would like to be a "hero pretender"; they bring guns to classroom, restaurant, library and many public places even though they do not feel under threat. If those guns get discharged accidentally, it will cause an irretrievable mistake, which is completely unnecessary. For instance, some students hurt their classmates involuntarily while ... hurt other people or not; in other words, it would be unfair to others because the student without a sense of duty would menace other's life and bring them mental stress. Second...

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... theory of Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development when students collaborate with more knowledgeable others and distributed expertise to complete the task rather than working single-handedly. A carefully managed group work will encourage critical thinking and active discussion compared to a traditional teacher-centered classroom that focused on drilling and memorisation of facts. According to Vygotsky (1978), children first develop lower mental ... engagement is a jigsaw learning technique that can be used in teaching listening & speaking or even reading skills. Using this technique, a r...

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... are armed, would cause him to think twice before attacking a classroom of children. On the other hand, those who oppose arming teachers and school employees believe that doing this will send the wrong message to students. Having teachers with guns in the school leads the students to believe violence is the way to handle their problems; it tells them that if they ... in the classroom holding a gun? The police won't know if it's a teacher or an intruder and will just shoot, possible killing a teacher. Students would fear being mistaken for having a weapon and being shot. Dr. Joseph Cirasu...

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... is the state of not having enough money to meet basic needs. This is very common throughout the world. Most children who grown in poverty and they will stay in poverty for their whole lives. Many of researchers say that there are three major effects on poor people that are lack of education ... education, lack of education leads to low level of education, this can affect many things like illiteracy, low level of jobs, less income, unplanned family, and short minded. Illiteracy is the state that when child dropout from elementary school or high-school due to their financial condition is ...

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... strengthens your understanding of what is being said. This introduction was challenging at first because of the strong views on reading and the comparisons to essays located in the book, thus after reading it a second time, the author's views became clearer. The introduction actually encourages you to read things more than ... once not just because of "misunderstandings" but also because when reading long passages it is hard to absorb so much information at once and by reading the passage twice over you will come across things that you may have missed. I know this class ... on what we...

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... that the readers had to interact with the text on the screen therefore she kept using the format of reading that she had developed. This model, adapted from the framework of Ringler and Weber (1984), suggests three phases of interactive teaching: prereading, active reading, and post reading. They had planned on using the computers during one of those phases. The article went on to show ... how they incorporated the use of the laptops into their reading curriculum. In closing the author offered several ideas to help technology ... and reading work together. I found this article to be ve...

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... (Godzicki). The use of computers, tablets, interactive whiteboards, and iPads just to name a few, not only encourages traditional reading (one example of visual learning) but also enhance education through listening and speaking, music, demonstration in conjunction with verbal explanation, group activity, and problem-solving. "Innovative multimedia features such as animation, music, and narration transform the traditional reading experience for the child" (Salmon). The combination of ... learning styles wrapped up into a package and presented as a learning program or application inspire...

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... here in American college. One thing I've learn is that with independence comes responsibility. High school students can count on parents and teachers to remind them of important responsibilities that must be managed. They are there to help guide them in setting priorities and schedule management. In college, all that changes. It is becomes the duty of the student to balance her responsibilities ... the learning of how to take class lecture notes. College instructors often lecture non-stop, expecting students to identify the important points and note them accordingly. Good note taking sk...

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... Arlington, Va., indicated that the number of unfilled IT jobs exceeded 425 000. (Jones, screen 1) As a person you continually grow and your interests change. Many people often stay in a career that no longer interests them because it is all they have done. Switching ... Personality types influence how well you will perform in certain surroundings and how well you will work with others. Many people tend to be introverts and will not flourish in a group environment. I personally am an extrovert and can work well in groups despite being a type 2 ... and are not motivated to make improvement...

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... OF FICTION/NONFICTION TEXT A. What is the strategy? Describe it. K-W-L (What I Know, What I Want to Know, and What I Learned) is a teaching strategy developed by Donna Ogle (1986) used to encourage reading by first activating students" prior knowledge, then developing questions of interest to focus attention during reading, and finally reflecting on what was learned. B. Why use it? This method is used by educators to ... column what he/she has learned for the 2 pages D. When to use it? Before/During or After reading K-W-L should be used before and after reading expository text. It is de...

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... not having sex education in school suggest that parents should be the primary responsible for guiding their children and should be the first one to open up regarding this topic. It will be a big help to build deeper connections with their children and thus to guide them to the right path. Through the years, society behaves so different than today. In the early ... 60's, people were more conservative and making love should be done by a married couples only. As time passes by, societies' behavior drastically changed. Supporters ... to the students. I personally believe that parents have ...

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... from high school who are shy and withdrawn in high school open up when they get to college. The more diverse student population also means there is less chance of being without a friend or a group of people. There are more classifications of personalities, interests and groups. This can oftentimes mean ... who were popular in high school find them as unpopular and anonymous in college. This could depress them of the lack of attention ... are not mature enough to make the best decisions for yourself. They guide you through your responsibilities, which include making sure you study and no...

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... much more effective in meeting students' needs" "(Boese). However, even better tests cannot outweigh the most important negative impact of standardized tests. A Toch and Wagner survey says "1 in 11 teachers reported pressure from administrators to cheat on standardized tests." While I'm sure that no teacher at a university such ... of the underground illiterate society. He first starts with an allusion to a previous dream he often had before and then goes on to the banal inconveniences of being illiterate such as "reading letters, cannot help with homework." They cannot write a letter to ...

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... workers; other career paths, such as being an author, are mainly solitary work. In conclusion, group work is an ineffective and unjust method of learning. It results in unbalanced distribution of the work depending on the nature of the students. Although there are some obvious pro's to group activities the negatives completely out weigh the positives. Working in groups also results in a teacher ... having false beliefs of who contributed what to the project. Lastly, working in a group does not help ... , and can even harm some students" natural tendencies to working alone....

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... , the school's English department carries most of the power in public schools when deciding which books will be read by the students. If a representative group of parents, teachers or administrators view a particular book unacceptable for students, then there should be an opportunity for them to discuss their consensus with those ... settle this problem. One reason that teachers choose a book for students to read is that they hope the book will help students become better readers and more developed people. If the book has words in it that may offend people, there may be a reason that the...

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... hopefully ensure the Spartan civilization would survive. From the age of seven onwards, the Spartan boys became members of a group with whom they spent their entire day with. From the age of twelve they left home and slept with other members of their group. They didnt have a private life until they were at least thirty years old. The behavior expected of Spartan boys ... porridge Steal to prevent starvation from inadequate rations. If caught, you will be beaten for lack of shrewdness, not dishonesty Practice tough ball games and organised fights Have no amusements Learn only war songs L...

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... children's confidence in their ability to read, 4) give examples and demonstrations of what fluent reading looks like, 5) make book(s) predictable, and 6) to use text to teach phonics concepts. Some goals for children during Shared Reading are 1) act as a reader and interpret familiar letters and conventions, 2) make connections between background knowledge and new information, 3) demonstrate awareness and use symbols and conventions as he or she constructs meaning from text read ... for children to take on novel texts,read them at once with a minimum of support, and read many of them a...

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... ; by Paulo Freire it became evident that there was a lack of similarity in content and each style of writing. When reading "Short Talks" you immediately notice that Anne Carson has broken her work into short thoughts that are difficult to understand. After clearing your mind and rereading what she has written you will be able to understand most of her thoughts ... ; by Carson, I am not able to determine how she feels about the current educational system that is in place. However she does place value on nature and taking trips in the car while reading. "Some fathers hate to read but love t...

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... all influenced by how literate we are. All of these things can be improved with practice. Your vocabulary, grammar, critical reading skills and being able to comprehend are all parts of literacy. This is what makes literacy so important in the real world. For ... to write respectable job reports that get the information across in a good organized way. It is also needed for reading contracts. The last thing an employer wants is someone to a contract wrong and it ending up costing the company a ton of money. The person needs to be able to work in a ... someone's attention in order to r...

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... other person is saying in a letter, a list of instructions, or even a stop sign. Therefore, there are many different uses for reading such as: pleasure, education, jobs, traffic situations, parenting, and college. Starting with pleasure, millions of people read for their enjoyment. They enjoy reading because it allows their mind to picture what the author is trying to make people visualize from the story ... . Reading also enables everyone to get creative with his or her own imagination and come up with his or her own ideas for stories, illustrations, and books. Without that imagination ...

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... to read a word like "that" there is no picture that, how then will a child read? Phonics is an important necessity in reading, take away phonics, and children could not read. Smith writes in chapter one, "Unhappily, although every method of reading instruction seems to achieve some success with some children, no method succeeds with all children." This statement could not be more true ... to read in a general classroom, may not in mine, because as Smith says "Computers can stimulate reading on their own account." I never thought of that before, but some children love to get on the Inter...

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... presence as a source of infinite information from topics ranging from health to entertainment and education, the future of the printed book is clearly threatened by the speed and efficiency of the Internet and its gargantuan powerhouse of knowledge and information. My experience of reading a hyperfiction is wholly different from one of reading a printed book. The presence of hypertextual links allows me to go where ... I want to go at my own pace and according to my own interest. The flexibility of hypertext ... mean different things to different people. To state a simple example, a com...

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... for good scripts that might not have any other chance to be performed but it also stretches the students" horizons and mind, so they can gain an experience and understanding of situations they may not otherwise have considered. TIE performances also guide pupils to see the challenges in adverse circumstances and possible ways to handle them. Even though this branch of theatre seems functional ... and intelligently attractive for schools, it is apparent today that TIE in Australia is facing numerous issues and challenges that hinder it from achieving and enjoying its true potential. By w...

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... education sector. The following are some of the best-known learning styles that must be taught by teachers; visual, auditory, kinetics & reading. The four learning styles are the main driving force behind the primary driving sectors and teachers who learn and understand them, are bound to succeed in parting knowledge on their students who follow their lectures attentively. Teachers can, therefore, teach a ... lot of information in a very short period if they know these learning styles. The visual and reading are a way of delivering learning materials to the students include graphs, pict...

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... holds back so many people. Like Douglass, they too can obtain freedom. Reading Douglass's narrative persuades adults that are suffering from economic slavery into realizing that they can also escape slavery with the help of an education. Just as it was imperative for Frederick Douglass to get an education and escape slavery, it is just as imperative for adults in the twenty ... that can be found in textbooks. Because he was a slave, his narrative provides a first-hand look at slavery. Douglass shares his personal experiences and the horrors of slavery; therefore, readers are able to fee...

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