Structured After School Activities

... upset, which will put a strain on the schools. There is slim evidence to support the facts that longer school days boost performance, where as there is much more substantive research demonstrating that after-school activities show improved academic results. The pros and cons of longer school days would be Benefit for parents who just want the kids out of their hair until time for bed ... for learning and that means better schools with technology. Katy Clusen a Chicago Public school teacher who also is a mother of a kindergarten was asked what her views about the longer school days were....

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... in the United States have converted to over half of the public schools participate in a uniform program. Children typically spend seven hours per day at their school. A lot of children also attend a structured program before or after school. Many households have both parents working, leaving less time to spend with the children. The outcome typically will be that the children spend more time under ... even when the teachers are not watching them."(Murray). The results showed significant higher results for the school that had uniform guidelines in the following areas: guidance, grade lev...

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... convey is that schools produce certain types of people according to society's needs (or shall I say the needs of politicians and those who own large corporations). A definite correlation between impoverished school districts and disciplinary action can be seen throughout the U.S. This increase in security and authoritarianism teaches poor children their future place in society by inducing "fear of authority and habits ... of reading as an enlightening, fun, educational activity rather than a chore. He cites Britain, France, Germany and Spain as countries whose students make much more prog...

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... inequality is manifested in the organization of the formal curriculum through the unequal participation of genders in outdoor and indoor classroom activities. The types of activities that are organized and the members assigned to the groups in the activities are structured by stereotypes of gender characteristics, whereby females are more likely to be assigned to interactive and cooperative ... Canada were the Anglicans, the Roman Catholics and the Protestant dissenters who immigrated approximately fifty years after the American Revolution (Mifflen and Mifflen, 1982: 19). As early as 179...

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... Mathematical variability Constructivity principle Dynamic is a 3-phase process and the first phase is what Dienes refereed to as preliminary or unstructured play. The activities that the children are involved in are relatively unstructured ( first phase). Structured play or games (second phase) Explicit representation (third phase) Perceptual variability: the principal says that learning is facilitated when the children see ... degile. Puzzles, contents, games and outdoor activity can improve computation skills of the slow learner. A child needs enrichment and remediation when: He or she...

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... I suggested doing what I had to do in my curriculum class, which was come up with science, math, dramatic play, reading and art activities as our main activities of the day but spread them out. Within those subjects, we would need to incorporate fine motor skills, gross motor skills, language skills, ... general. As a teacher, the easiest thing that you can really do is pile up art activities each day. This is not going to benefit the child as much as if you did two structured art activities a week and filled the rest of the time in with the other subjects that were mentioned ... three...

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... and class sessions to support your presentation. 1. The emergence of logical thinking : A Need for order A child entering into the school-age period has the need for structure and order in their lives. In the after-school setting the child's day would be very structured. For example having free time when they first arrive at the program, then snack, and then they go to the ... interactions with one another. "Peers will teach a child quite effectively and sometimes very harshly, about social rules and about the importance of obeying them" (Hughes, 1999, p.108). The development of activit...

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... backbone for criticism and praise by professional athletes, physicians, and psychologists. There are many that feel organized sports can be very beneficial. Lyle Micheli, associate professor at Harvard Medical School, strongly supports organized sports for youth. He claims that sports aid in the development of social and interpersonal skills, health fitness and psychological well-being. The more evident benefits ... self worth .It is stressed that children love to compete, but research tells a different story. Dr Orlick found that an astounding 95% of children preferred to participate i...

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... in Chicago and more than twenty-five thousand members. Gang wars erupted as each group wanted control of specific territories and illegal activities (illegal alcohol, bookmaking, extortion, and gunrunning). The 30's and 40's had a strong presence of European-derived gangs. After WW II, African-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American gained power, especially in the northern cities. In the 50's, ... . Forty percent of their waking time is "discretionary," and a form of positive self-expression for these teens is vital. PSD, which is an after school community based program, provides ar...

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