... they don't all need to see the notes about these questions.) The teacher reads and takes notes on Triceratops for about 15 minutes.  The teacher must model the steps of the research process all along the way. IV. Writing the Report-  After several days of note taking, the teacher and the children are ready to begin writing their reports. The teacher models how they will decide ... which information to include in each paragraph. The children begin their reports and the teacher helps them decide how to organize their notes. When the first drafts are written and the reports are typed ...

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... , 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 ... ...

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... each class session. Students should be encouraged to take their own notes instead of borrowing someone else's. Therefore, the student does not spend unnecessary time trying to make sense of the borrowed notes. For example, you borrow a note from your friend and you have no ideas what has been written on the note because different people have different kinds of noting, so it is almost impossible ... to understand somebody else's note in a short period of time. Finally, each student can create a quiz, using the notes that he took in class ... . Since most people would not create the exact...

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... so I was able to frame the meaning of my academic success, its consequent price - the loss". Richard Rodriguez's "The Achievement of Desire" is a story within a story. The author uses a frame, a literary device to remind him of himself. Rodriguez sees in the fourteen-year-old-girl, the only person who is paying attention to what he says, the only person who grasps on his every word, who's eyes ... shine with enthusiasm and ambition, the boy who once did the same things to his teachers. He remembers his own background from the very beginning. Having grown up with parents who ... much fro...

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... by encouraging this diversification. Suburbs can do this by making affordable housing (utilized throughout the nation by primarily low-income minority groups) more readily available in their neighborhoods. Cities can help reduce white flight by making the living environment more enjoyable and suitable for the average citizen; Ryan notes efforts by cities in "cleaning up parks, creating more retail and living space, ... and cracking down on street crime" (283). Efforts like these could do wonders in keeping middle-income citizens within ... parent fighting for their own. In summing up wha...

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... and logistics. There are tons of subjects, topics, courses and modules offered online that are provided by various platforms such as universities and websites for learners to choose from. Learners, on the other hand, possesses the freedom to choose any platform and sources that interest them to pursue this form of learning. In terms of flexibility of time, learners are able fit in ... the students have to study on their own most of the time and would end up feeling discomfort or depressed. Apart from that, online learning requires more time than the traditional learning because the onli...

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... relevance to the students life. If the curriculum deviates from what the student wants to learn, then the student will quickly lose interest. The atmosphere of the classroom should not be limited to a lecture and distribution of notes, this method of teaching restricts the student from fully understanding the subject they are studying. Students should have exposure to the subject through hands on experiences ... and activities that will spark interest in order to learn more effectively. The curriculum should be based around the individual students interests and preferred learning methods...

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... upon whether or not they ever teach art, and upon the attitudes they pass along to their future students. As I wrote in my lecture 1 notes (Planning for arts teaching and learning responses, sheet) dealing with my views on learning, "It requires an open minded approach to the topic-, (The Arts: Lecture 1). I believe that this view on learning should be encouraged a great deal more during arts classes ... for Multicultural Art Education Focused on the Florida Model, Brisbane Australia. Efland, A. (1976). The School Art Style: A Functional Analysis. Studies in Art Education, 17 (2), pp. 3...

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... can work together. As with all online courses, a student does not have the advantage of having a face-to-face conversation with the teacher. To resolve this complication, emails, post mails, web postings are used in place of a physical interaction. A grade book is can also be found online to check the progress of the student if he or she has any questions or doubts about his ... or her grade. In the virtual classroom, the teachers have the same responsibility and impact as those in a regular classroom, but the atmosphere is upgraded to a technological setting. (30) When you think ... t...

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... some may drop out due to boredom or lack of motivation. More than likely, students are not aware that dropping out of school is usually not the best choice they could make. A few major contributing factors which cause students to drop out of school are teen pregnancy, financial hardship at home, ... if they are trying to do right by the consequence of her action. Some schools may not work with the young teenage mom with allowing her to 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 .....

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... that they have done." Anyone looking for insight into what makes a good teacher would greatly appreciate reading Tracy Kidder's Among Schoolchildren. This passage from the book exemplifies the importance of a role that a teacher plays in a child's life. Teachers have the ability to improve a child's life without even realizing it - a refreshing revelation for both new and old teachers who may often wonder if they have ... lead to believe that it is Chris Zajac writing the book, that this book is a narrative. One sees what appears to be her deepest thoughts but then one remembers that th...

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... semester. Neither do I recall any complaints about troublesome students out on the town during school hours. There should have been no complaints from parents saying their juniors or seniors weren't receiving enough education; the opportunity for a senior year filled with the maximum amount of classes every quarter was present. Additionally, the classes last year were more education enriching than this year, as ... per night (they are either significantly more or less), 45 minutes of homework per class is an accurate estimate I faced under the seven-period schedule. This average would v...

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... recognise "literature- from ordinary "books- he replies: "One's always known really-, page 43 Until Frank tell her there is a difference between book viewed by the middle classes as being in the "canon-, and the type of book Rita was reading, she felt that any book reading was good for her education. Her working class education had not taught her to be more discerning in her choice ... her life will take. Rita does not have good things to say about her education. When asked by Frank why she did not carry on her education after she had first left school, she replies: Rita: What? After th...

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... of these students will not reach that goal, especially if they are Hispanic or African American. This is simply reflecting statistics that even though more minorities are enrolling in college, the rates of success for these students are still shockingly lower than those of their Asian or white counterparts. It then becomes a domino effect. Because fewer blacks and Hispanics are ... LSU, being 49.5 percent compared to 29 percent. Similar results have been seen at Syracuse University compared to Hofstra University, although with shockingly larger differences in percentages. Jennifer Gonzal...

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... real picture album, we keep only those pictures that are in some way satisfying to us? (Glasser 35). William Glasser, the author of the book Control Theory in the Classroom, tries to explain what our brain wants learn and doesn't want to learn. We choose on an everyday basis what is satisfying to us and what is not. If a young student associates school with a picture ... . This system does not make much sense since the administrators should be focusing on the long term motivation which is what is needed by each and every student. Glasser's novel closely relates to key terms in the Social...

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... its "immorality" and "racist attributes" (Karolides et al.). Banning To Kill a Mockingbird gave southerners the excuse to avoid hearing a part of American society they did not want to hear. Lee's book shines a glaring spotlight on the issues of race and justice. If students do not learn about their own American history, if they do not learn about ... the appalling horrors and horrendous events that took place on American soil, they nosedive right back into the well known comfort of ignorance. This novel challenges students to question the definition of humanity, on whether a man should j...

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... profound effect in volunteer's life even in those people who were reluctant in volunteering. Eggers says, "Reluctant participants become quick converts every day." On my own experience, volunteer service is an activity that provide joy to both sides. Before I started to do volunteer service I was hesitating to ... my city and it helped me to get a lot of clients also to get a manager position in a successful company. It just happened because of the network that I build while I was doing community service. Moreover, volunteer service is an important tool that any student can use to help t...

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... by paraphrasing a statement that is being made. They also remind the speaker of important topics of the statement. PowerPoint allows teachers to include parts of documents, spreadsheets, and pictures to help get the point across. A great benefit when trying to learn or take notes from a PowerPoint is the delivery. While the teacher is presenting the presentation to the class, I am still able to ask questions I may have because ... teachers are in total control of the slideshow; meaning they can pause and stop the slideshow at any time or go back to a ... time supervising their kids' a...

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... this common theme or social force directly affects him and his life. In his essay, Rodriguez tells us how education affected him. He was so focused on getting a good education that he failed to realize the lessons that were put in front of him. For example, Rodriguez was too interested in his books and learning more facts, and not interested enough in ... and relating it to his own life and situation. We see that Rodriguez was trying very hard to find the meanings of each book he read, and yet he was too focused on "getting educated " to apply those meanings into his own life. Readers m...

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... future." These two institutions created their values based on what they believe in, not what another institution does. In the book, the authors discuss the disruptive innovations that led to the genetic reengineering of BYU-Idaho. The church president and board chairman, Gordon Hinckley caught many of the students and faculty by surprise with the changes. Most did not know what to make of ... those changes. The changes made to BYU-Idaho proved to be extremely beneficial to the institution later on. The author subtly suggests ... variety of programs to more students than before. Table 19...

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... approach is geared towards students being taught only to adhere to job requirements or economic activities of our society. I have little doubt that some believe the role of education is to ready students for economic activities in society. Robin Barrow writes in Giving Teaching Back to Teachers, "A view will not ... die, although it has been killed more than it knows, is that the solution to the problem of establishing a worthwhile curriculum lies in seeking out content that is useful or relevant." (Gingell) Does everything need to be relevant to ... would make for a very dull world. Th...

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The book The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros takes place on a run down street in Chicago called Mango Street. The main character of this book is a 13 or 14-year-old girl named Esperanza. Throughout this book she is faced with many different feelings and learns a lot of lessons in life. The main thing she learns about is men and her feelings toward them. Esperanza realized that so ... many of the woman in ... good friend Sally. Sally got married at a very young age, thinking it would fix everything, but she comes to realize the she had more freedom within the trap at home. "...he won...

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There are many theories circulating the globe regarding teaching strategies and their consequences on students. Peter Elbow believes that academic discourse should be accompanied by nonacademic discourse; Vygotsky uses the "zone of proximal development" to show why nonacademic discourse is necessary; Martin discusses why writing should be taught with both Elbow and Vygotsky's theories together. There are arguments that educators ... both their teachers and peers, but they need scaffolding. According to Martin, "[the students] don't want to make mistakes. So they will try to use the language ...

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... , children, depending on their abilities and gender, gained responsibility to assist with the household tasks. This paper will examine some characteristics of childhood in rural Nova Scotia during the nineteenth century. Louisa's Diary: The Journal of a Farmer's Daughter Dartmouth, 1815? edited by Dale McClare describes the daily chores of an eighteen year old. Jane Sprott'sAlbum Musquodoboit: A Diary and Letter-Book? introduced by Janet ... to be necessary for children, especially girls. In an August entry, Jane gives a description of what she understands to be the well-bred woman. She m...

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... knowledge, given that he felt he had a "big brother" responsibility to the other boys. From the very beginning of the book Brush was the one who took Francis under his wing and cared for him and taught him the ways of the white culture. The book opens with Francis sitting outside the school crying and Brush comforting him, telling him not to cry that he would watch out for him ... was able to see the change coming in the life of the Omaha and knew it would be important for him and the other boys to know the ways of the white culture. Brush immersed himself in learning all he could and p...

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