Growing up, math teachers always seemed surprised when I showed competence manipulating objects and shapes. Teachers even went so far as to tell me usually boys have better spatial sense. Reading the authors’ acknowledgement of the fact people are not simply born with or without spatial sense was very interesting to me; this statement made me wonder how I can foster this skill in my own students. Similar to number sense (defined and discussed in chapter two of this same text), having spatial sense is crucial to understanding geometry. Knowing that mathematics in general helps to formalize the ability to be able to grasp, visualize and represent the space in which we live, it stands to reason that learners who are able to display an understanding of spatial sense have a better understanding of the fact that
Three single desk and chair sets were individually placed at specific areas in the room. There was also a large mat at the back of the room an adequately large closet area for the learners’ backpacks and coats/jackets. At the end of the cubby area was a row of three kid-sized sinks. Both teachers have been teaching Kindergarden through six grade and have been employed by The Board of Education, NYC for over thirteen years. There is also one aide, or classroom paraprofessional who spends the mornings in another class, and the afternoons at class Z01.
August 16, 2012 ‘On Homework’ One of the most difficult challenges that teachers and parents face is getting teenagers to do their homework. A common complaint with high school students is the fact that they do not have enough time to do their homework. Since the year 2000, American students are holding down more jobs, taking on more household responsibilities, and participating in a greater amount of extracurricular activities than any other generation of American students. As more and more distractions are made available to the American teenager, it is imperative that today's students are aware of the importance of doing their homework. Homework is a necessary component of every successful student's education.
Rachel Veroneau Leasa Day English 101 February 10, 2013 Why Would You Cheat? People in college can have a hard time with some of their classes. They can think that it would be easy to just get all of the answers to a test, or to buy the paper that is needed. But why would someone cheat? Those kinds of ideas can lead them to serious consequences.
Some academics come naturally to students and if they are outnumbered by those that don’t comprehend the lesson, then they may receive a poor grade. In the same manner if a student is outnumbered by intellectual student then they would receive a grade they did not earn. I have seen a few children in the classroom who can read really well and it would not be fair to those few students if they received a low grade because the majority of the class does not know how to read well yet. Another downside to group grading is that sometimes you find that some people work harder than others. In college as well as in kindergarten you find students that put forth no effort, when this happens you have students who are going to have to work harder to pick up the slack.
Students take quizzes and tests. In all of these ways, middle school should feel somewhat familiar to new students. However, there are some big changes that new middle school students should be aware of. In elementary school, students usually stay in the same classroom with one teacher for most of the day. That is not the case in middle school, where students typically have a different teacher for each subject.
Children who are slow learners are not learning-disabled. In general, they want to learn but lack the ability to process information well. Often, children will be considered slow learners in one subject but not in others; a child who excels at language arts, for instance, may have difficulty in mathematics. Specific techniques can help the slow-learning child with mathematics: Slow learners need more time to understand and figure out how to use basic concepts. They may require more thorough revision and review for the basic concepts to make sense to them.
Teaching place value using the principles of teaching mathematics for understanding When preparing to teach mathematic lessons there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration. These factors include grade, concepts, children in your class, their prior knowledge, the relevance of your lesson, and the approach you will be using and many other important factors. Needless to say this can be a very daunting exercise for most educators, and so often it is completely avoided. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) produced a set of guidelines known as the principles and standards for school mathematics in order to assist mathematics teachers when preparing lessons for their classes. The NCTM consists of many professionals such as school administrators, teachers and professors their main goal being to use both the principles and the standards they decided on to continuously improve mathematics education in classrooms.
MI has been introduced but not all teachers cater the needs of the students in our campus. Students on the other hand, had not been assessed on what intelligences they have. If they found out the kind of intelligence they have, parents, teachers, and themselves will able to help enhance the kind of intelligence they want to excel. Upon assessing their multiple intelligences, one can prepare his lesson suited to the kind of learners being handled. Moreover, as the researchers were sent to trainings, speakers always pointed out that Multiple Intelligences should be applied as one of the learning styles to determine how a student had learned so that at the
Being a Successful High School Student To become a successful high school student there are four main aspects you must be able to achieve; the first one is to cope with barriers and challenges that interfere with lessons and homework. Technology including, cell phones, computers, and ipods are main barriers that distract students from doing schoolwork. Another challenge some students have is a lack of focus or a lack of teacher or administrative support. Some students have poor grade twelve role models or are under peer pressure, this causes learning barriers. People and things that help along your high school years are resources and allies.