The traditional calendar always has been the schedule for school since the 1800s. The traditional calendar is the 180 days system with a two month break for summer. It was not operated on the year round system back then, because children worked the fields of their farm in the summer. People believe that this traditional style should change because this is an outdated system (Year Round Education - attending school year round). Finally, in 1968, when the first school changed, they quickly reverted back because it caused disruption of families, little or no academic benefit, and saved no money (year-round school calendar home page).
You’d be surprised how different it really was back in the early 1900s. Schools back in the 1900s had a much more difficult time than students today with all of the technological advances. In the early 1900s schools only had one teacher, a large room to teach in and every grade level to teach. School wasn’t really required back then, most attended but once a male was in about the sixth grade, he would drop out and help work with his father to support the family. They didn’t even know if school would still be around now; they thought that teaching would fail, all together giving up on education.
Three main reasons for this decline were lack of facilities, uninterested administration, and scheduling. The middle school saw three different principals in six years, and four different assistants. Not a single administrative leader had a desire to see the arts grow. In fact, seven years ago, one administrator took the room designed as a band room, with storage space, practice rooms, office, exterior access for evening rehearsals, and sound-proofing, away from the band and gave it to a math teacher. The band classes were sent to a building away from the main school, in a suite of rooms not designed for music, much less band classes.
and all of the students would navigate throughout the seventy-year-old school building to find their appropriate classroom. Since the building was established almost a century ago and the school had limited funding, the small, private school had never been renovated. There were no elevators. The walls were made of plaster and some were so paper-thin you could here the neighboring classroom’s lesson plans. The flooring of the staircases were made of wood and hand railings were black painted metal that were cold to the touch.
I had a reason to do my best and she brought that characteristic out of me. Even better than being rewarded for memory was when I learned to have fun while learning. The most prevalent experince of this for me was in my tenth grade year of high school in America. I moved to America and thought I would not fit in with society. However, when I started school I integrated well with the other students and found that many were interested in my Hatian culture.
I had to take the entry exam after five years of not being in school. It was like taking the SAT
Morgan Smith Teacher Cadet 3/11/11 Teacher Cadet We all experience people who have had a positive influence on us in our life. Whether it’s a parent, grandparent, boss, or teacher we all have someone who has helped us. Most people are very thankful for those who have made an impact in their lives. Although I have many in my life, I have one who made me a better student today and taught me an important lesson. My sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Williams had a positive influence on me.
He only attended school for eight years so he had no formal education. He could keep business accounts, write letters, and do simple figuring. George’s father had planned on sending him to school in England but he died when George was eleven. His mother was scared to stay at home alone so George stayed to help her on
I tried every technique that I possibly can in order to try to improve my skills. I read 5 chapter books such as 5 harry potter books, but my skills still hasn’t improved in my reading skills. Every reading passages test that I took during my sophomore year I will always get 70 or lower on these tests. I begged my dad to get me an English tutor for Sat’s. My dad has gotten me a tutor.
It helped me overcome the struggles I faced in this new land, turning me into a realistic, social, and confident individual. By forcing myself to make friends in school, I became outgoing and independent, willing to interact with diverse classmates. As I did so, I realized that I had become friends with a lot of the people in my grade. In opening up, I found that the world was not nearly as scary or dreadful as I had feared. Instead, it was full of warmth and positive energy.