Lori Skurka believes that all-day kindergarten is to better prepare students to succeed. She states that students in this type of program show
Wendy Yu HD 15 Ch.5 Journal After researching Professor Alison Clarke-Stewart, I selected the article’s topic about the study of high quality day care linked to children’s cognitive and language development. In the article, the most comprehensive study ever conducted on the effects of daycare has found that young children in the care of others while their parents work generally suffer no disadvantage in cognitive or linguistic development. In other words, children’s cognitive development is not harmed by daycare but the importance of verbal and intellectual stimulation whether provided by a parent, day-care provider or baby sitter in early childhood development. According to the article, Professor Clarke-Steward said that the more attentive, responsive and stimulating caregivers are and the more language they use when interacting with children the better children do on tests of knowledge, intelligence and language. Again, study shows that children are not being placed at a disadvantage in terms of cognitive development if the have high quality day care in their first three years.
Peer Mediation 1 Running Head: PEER MEDIATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS The Effectiveness of Peer Mediation in Elementary Schools A Student A University Peer Mediation 2 Precis If counselors provide a parent education course to cover the conflict resolution ideas applied in schools, would overall behavior improve? Schools in which counselors implement school based peer mediation for conflict resolution show and improvement in overall student behavior. In Las Vegas, Nevada, the Clark County School Board and Clark County Social Services provide a comprehensive school-based mediation program for 2,500 students. An evaluation in 1995 found that peer mediators successfully resolved 86 percent of the conflicts that they mediated. There were fewer conflicts and fights, and the mediators skills and self-esteem improved (OJJDP, 1997).
Attitude, Legislation, and Litigation Attitude, Legislation, and Litigation: Changing Peoples Thinking Eldon G Ray Grand Canyon University: SPE 226 Educating the Exceptional Learner 25 August 2013 Attitude, Legislation, and Litigation: Changing Peoples Thinking There are many reasons why the exceptional learner is now in the classroom. Many changes have taken place already and as fast as things are developing many more changes are coming. Educators are facing these changes, they must understand the disabilities, the laws that brought the changes, what are the challenges and how the educator will need to adapt and make changes in the classroom, as well, how did I respond the first time I met with a person with disability and how by knowing somebody with a disability, will I react in the future? Students with disabilities at one time did not exist in times past. In the early twentieth century the government started showing support for the disabled and their families.
Adam Ismond Cheri Brown ENG 0950, Section 116 31 July 2012 The Nontraditional Student’s Success Nontraditional students are more motivated to succeed in getting their education. These students have everything on the line, and for most of them, there are no other options. Some educators believe that students who graduated from high school should get a job for a few years and learn the importance of being self-reliant in order to see what an education can do for them. This was stated by Andrew Braaksma, the author of “Some Lessons from the Assembly Line.” The nontraditional student can have a higher success rate than a traditional student. A nontraditional student generally has more responsibilities than the traditional student.
Year-round education could have a part to play. Proponents of year-round education argue that the key to success in school is continuous learning. They also argue that the traditional calendar works against efficient learning by sending students and teachers to months of school without significant breaks and sets students back significantly during a 60-70 day summer vacation. On the other hand, having a longer summer vacation is a tradition that is firmly entrenched in many communities. Is there really solid evidence to show that moving from a traditional calendar to a year-round calendar increases student achievement?
Educated citizens with strong social awareness are the basis of any democracy and especially a well-built democracy. Thus it becomes obligatory for the nation to educate each child to it’s fullest capability for self-realization, self-fulfillment and to make them compete and contribute nationally and internationally. Exactly at this juncture there comes the need for counseling, to realize these goals. Full potential is the key word that should attract the attention of the schools, it’s teachers on one hand and the parents, the government and the local community leaders on the other hand. School counselors are the bridges between these two sets of groups to assist students in reaching their full potential in their educational progress and accomplishments.
One of the main tasks is to provide the students with as many useful tools as possible. The regular American school sees the progress in education in those tools and considers them as a real helper. Americans are convinced that the certain degree of education will provide the future students with a set of skills that would help them to rule themselves. Nowadays, it is believed that American school could not provide those skills without use of technology. In the 21st century the mass media or technology goes hand in hand with education (Cassidy 3).
As teachers, it is our job to prepare our students for the world that lies ahead. Since this world is proving to be an extremely diverse one, our education practices must follow suit. Especially in areas that may have a less diverse population, teachers should present a picture of America that is more representative of current multiculturalism. This better prepares students for what they will encounter in the future, helps them to dispel myths and prejudices surrounding cultures other than their own, and encourages respect of differences from a young age.
This will be because the parent and teacher will be seen to be working toward the same ends, although at times from different perspectives. The school parental involvement policy provides a platform where every parent is to given equal priority and this consequently removes discriminatory and cultural barriers. The Benefits of Parental Involvement in Schools Parents’ help in the school is extremely valuable, whether it is within the class or to the school as a whole. Education research repeatedly documents that parent and community involvement in education contributes to students’ academic success. According to Henderson & Berla, (1995) & National PTA (1998) “When parents are involved, students achieve more, regardless of socio-economic status, ethnic/racial background, or the parents' education level”.